[Vorbis] Multi-channel support

[Ian Malone]

On 6/27/06, Joshua Root <xiph at root.id.au> wrote:
> Ulrich Windl wrote:
> > On 26 Jun 2006 at 15:20, Ralph Giles wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> >> low-pass on the LFE channel for 5.1 surround. As far as doing a properly
> >> tuned mode, Monty has said that his ignorance of 5.1 mixing techniques
> >> (and the lack of lossless masters to listen/experiment with) has kept
> >> him from doing much. However, both he and aoyoume-san are interested in
> >
> > If you consider "lossless" as no more loss than what comes out of a DVD digitally,
> > the problem is not the lack of having such a sample, but to have one with a
> > permitting license ;-)
>
> I don't think that is what is needed, as DVD audio is already compressed
> with e.g. a52. I think the idea is to start with an uncompressed sample
> and try to make the Vorbis-encoded version competitive with DVD in terms
> of sound quality and bitrate.
>

Maybe the folks at magnatunes could help?  After all they have access
to a lot of musicians, at least some of whom might have worked with
5.1.

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imalone