T+A Elektroakustik K 6 STEREO / MONO mode, Sound Field Simulation, dts Digital Surround

Unfortunately not all listening rooms are suitable		for
exploitingthefulldynamicrange.Forexample,it	maybe
necessarytotakeyourneighbours'feelingsintoac		count
especiallyinthelateeveninghours.
For this reason it is possible to reduce the dynami		c
rangeofDolbydigitalencodedsoundsourcesinsuc		ha
waythatquietpassages(e.g. whisperedconversatio		ns)
are reproduced somewhat louder, while loud passages
(e.g.giganticexplosions)arereducedinvolumesl		ightly
(see 'Main Menu').

dts Digital Surround

The 'dts'multichannelfilmsoundsystemwasoriginally

developed to replace analogue film soundtracks, usi	ng
digital soundtracks consisting of six discrete chan	nels.
Thissystemhasnowbeenfurtherdevelopedtoprovi	de
spatialsoundreproductioninthehomesituation.
Thesixchannels( 5.1)areencoded/decodedinoriginal
quality, i.e. with 20bit resolution, and recorded	using
onlyslightdatacompression.The5.1loudspeakerc	on
figuration,currentlythestandardarrangementfor	home
cinemasystems,isidealforplayback.

STEREO / MONO mode:

Stereo modefor stereoreproduction

Note

Inthis modea multichannel signal is converted in		to a
stereo signal (downmix), and reproduced via the mai		n
leftandrightloudspeakers.
	modefor monoreproduction
Mono
	AllchannelsaremixeddownontotheCen
	terloudspeaker *).
	modefor two-channel TV sound
Mono I
	Generally Channel Itransmitsthesynchro
	nised sound. The signal from Channel I is
	reproduced via the Center loudspeaker	*);
	Channel II(originalsound)issuppressed.
	modefor two-channel TV sound
Mono II
	Generally Channel II transmits the original
	sound.ThesignalfromChannelIIisrepro
	ducedviatheCenterloudspeaker *); Chan-
	nel I(originalsound)issuppressed.

Notes

*) IfnoCenterspeakeris present (see	'Loudspeaker
Menu'),theCenterchannelismixedontotheleftand
rightmainspeakers.
Not all signal sources (DVDs, CDs etc.) which are e		n
codedwithDolbyDigitalorDTSDigitalSurroundco		ntain
thefull5.1information.Evenifthescreenindica		testhat
achannelispresent,thatdoesnotnecessarilymea		nthat
soundsignalswillconstantlybeproducedfromthat		loud
speaker.
Ineverymodeofreproductionsignalscanbemade
availableonthesubwooferchannel,dependingonth		e

loudspeakersselectedinthe 'Loudspeaker Menu'.

SOUND FIELD SIMULATION

Thesurroundprocesses alreadydescribedrequirepr				o
grammematerialwhichisencodedusingtheappropri				ate
system,butthe K6alsooffersafacilitytoenhancethe
spatial effect available with conventional unencode				d
stereorecordings(CD,MC,VHFradioetc.).Thisit			does
byofferingarangeofartificial	sound field simulations,
includingtheatre,stadium,clubetc. Thesesoundf			ields
arebasedonapreciseanalysisoftheacousticsfo			undin
typicalconcerthalls.
The digital signal processor of your		K6 is capable of
simulating the spatial sound of these halls, and re				pro
ducingitviathefivechannelsofyoursurroundsy			stem.
For example, if you select the		HALL setting while
watchingarockconcertontelevision,youwillhav			ethe
illusionofsittinginthemiddleoftheaudience.

Note

Thesoundfieldsimulationisnotavailablefortru	emulti
channelprograms(DOLBY,dts)!
Your K6cangeneratethefollowingsoundfields:
Disco
This soundfieldis particularlysuitable for provi	ding
aneven spread of sound over a dance floor, using
thefrontandsurroundloudspeakers.Thesoundsig
nal is mixed and passed to the front and surround
speakers without reflections and delays, and with
equalpower.Thestronglyconcentratedsoundrepro
ductiongeneratesanimmediate,energychargedat
mospherewhichisagreatchoiceforanyparty.
Hall
Aresonantconcerthallwithreflectionsfromalld	irec
tions.Idealforreproducingalargeorchestra,or	the
liveatmosphereofalargerockconcerthall ane	x
cellentchoiceforhighlydynamicrockmusic.

Theatre
Thisprogramcombinestheentirespectrumofclear
voicereproductionwiththefullsoundreproduction	of
anorchestra,withoutanyunnaturalecho.Forbette	r
orientation the room sound is restricted slightly t	o
wardstherear.

Stadiun

Soundimagewithanarrowpresenceinthefrontre gion. Commentators anddialogues arelocalisedon thescreen.Therearresonanceprovidestheimpres sionofthepublicinthestadium.Thissoundfield is alsosuitableforTVshowsandmusictransmissions.

Club

Thecharacteristiccellarjazzclubatmosphere,wit ha pattern of sound reflection which is dominated by largefloorandwallsurfaces.Alsogoodforsimula ting smallhalls.

Church

Simulation of the acoustic conditions of a large churchwithalongresonantperiod.Thissoundfiel d istheperfectchoiceforsacredorganmusic.

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