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 selection methods vary depending on sound field program types. For details on how to select sound field programs, see “Selecting sound field programs” on pages 27 to 31.

Remote

 

 

 

control

Program

Features

Sources

button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEREO:

2-channel (left and right) playback.

 

1

2ch Stereo

 

2-CH

 

 

STEREO:

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

 

 

 

6ch Stereo

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUSIC:

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

 

 

Hall in Vienna

1700 seats. Pillars and ornate carvings create extremely complex reflections

 

 

which produce a very full, rich sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUSIC:

HiFi DSP processing. This is the sound field at stage front in “The Bottom

 

2

The Bttm Line

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUSIC:

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

MULTI

 

The Roxy Thtr

data for this program was recorded at LA’s “hottest” rock club. The listener’s

 

2-CH

 

virtual seat is at the center-left of the hall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTERTAINMENT:

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

 

3

Disco

lively disco in the heart of a big city. The sound is dense and highly

 

 

concentrated. It is also characterized by high-energy, “immediate” sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

SUR. STANDARD

Standard processing for the selected decoder.

 

 

 

 

SUR. ENHANCED

Enhanced processing for the selected decoder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAMS

SOUND FIELD

 

 

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Yamaha RX-V457 owner manual For music sources, Hall in Vienna

RX-V457 specifications

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