Introduction
Music presets
The 541 Surround Controller provides two alternative presets designed to enhance traditional stereo recordings and broadcasts.
The music presets, Music and Trifield, are designed to give new life to conventional stereo recordings and broadcasts. They integrate a centre channel, and add ambience, to take advantage of the additional loudspeakers in a surround system.
In addition, a Stereo preset is provided for comparison with the surround options:
Use this preset | For this material |
| Music | Recordings and broadcasts intended |
| for normal stereo reproduction. |
| Trifield | Recordings and broadcasts intended |
| for normal stereo reproduction. |
| Stereo | For comparison, or binaural/transaural |
| material. |
Each of the music presets can be used for reproducing material originally designed for a conventional stereo pair of loudspeakers, and the choice of which to choose largely depends on your own personal preferences.
Music uses special processing techniques to give a wider, more spacious sound, especially suitable for orchestral music.
Trifield gives a precise spatial image, suitable for all types of music, and is ideal for solo instrument or vocal music where a wider image may seem unnatural.
Both presets use the same procedure to extract the surround component of the original recording, which is delivered to the rear surround loudspeakers.
Stereo is provided for comparison with the other presets, and uses just the main left and right loudspeakers for traditional two- channel reproduction.
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