Glossary

 

5.1   the prominent system for the use of loudspeaker channels to produce front imaging and surround sound, with an added Low Frequency Effects (0.1) channel. The principal channels are Left, Center, Right, Left Surround, and Right Surround.

A chain   that part of a theater sound system including reproduction of the print with the sound head on the projector, preamplification, noise reduction or Academy filtering, digital decoding, and matrix decoding, each where used. The A chain is the part of a system that is identified with a particular format, such as Dolby Digital,1 DTS, SDDS, etc. See B chain.

A track   a term used in editing for the production sound that is cut in sync with the picture.

Absorption   the property of materials ...

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