SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS

For music sources

You can select from the following sound fields when playing music sources, like CD, FM/AM broadcasting, tapes, etc.

Program

Features

Sources

 

 

 

CONCERT HALL

HiFi DSP processing. A classic shoe-box type concert hall with approximately 1700 seats.

 

 

Pillars and ornate carvings create extremely complex reflections which produce a very full,

 

 

rich sound.

 

 

 

 

JAZZ CLUB

HiFi DSP processing. This is the sound field at stage front in “The Bottom Line”, a famous

 

 

New York jazz club. The floor can seat 300 people to the left and right in a sound field offering

 

 

a real and vibrant sound.

MULTI

 

 

 

 

2-CH

ROCK CONCERT

HiFi DSP processing. The ideal program for lively, dynamic rock music. The data for this

 

 

program was recorded at LA’s “hottest” rock club. The listener’s virtual seat is at the center-

 

 

left of the hall.

 

 

 

 

ENTERTAINMENT:

HiFi DSP processing. This program recreates the acoustic environment of a lively disco in the

 

Disco

heart of a big city. The sound is dense and highly concentrated. It is also characterized by high-

 

energy, “immediate” sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

q D+PLIIx Music:

Standard Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic IIx processing for music sources.

 

SUR. STANDARD

 

 

 

 

 

q D+PLIIx Music:

CINEMA DSP enhanced Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic IIx processing for music sources.

 

SUR. ENHANCED

 

MULTI

 

 

DTS+PLIIx Music:

Standard DTS and Dolby Pro Logic IIx processing for music sources.

 

SUR. STANDARD

 

 

 

 

 

DTS+PLIIx Music:

CINEMA DSP enhanced DTS and Dolby Pro Logic IIx processing for music sources.

 

SUR. ENHANCED

 

 

 

 

 

STEREO:

2-channel (left and right) playback.

 

2ch Stereo

 

 

 

 

 

STEREO:

Use to output stereo sources to only the front left and right speakers without any processing.

 

Direct Stereo

 

 

 

 

 

STEREO:

Use to increase the output stereo sources (in stereo) from all speakers. This provides a larger

 

6ch Stereo

sound field and is ideal for background music at parties, etc.

2-CH

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRO LOGIC IIx:

Dolby Pro Logic IIx processing for music software.*

 

PLIIx Music

 

 

 

 

 

PRO LOGIC II:

Dolby Pro Logic II processing for music software.*

 

PLII Music

 

 

 

 

 

DTS: Neo:6 Music

DTS processing for music software.

 

 

 

 

*You can select either Pro Logic IIx or Pro Logic II processing using the PLII/PLIIx parameter on page 60.

PROGRAMS

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Yamaha RX-V450 owner manual For music sources

RX-V450 specifications

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