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Re: mp3 surround

Subject: Re: mp3 surround
From: "Rich Peet" <>
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 16:02:19 -0000
See if this works better. encoded as proper 5.1.
This mp3 converted a file 125 megs to under 4 megs.
If it sounds at all decent then the compression has uses.

same link as I just replaced the file with a slightly smaller one.
http://home.comcast.net/~richpeet/050602.mp3

Rich

--- In  "Rich Peet" <>
wrote:
> I had encoded the center and lfe channels as dead.
> Sounds like the encoder needed to see real sound files for all 6
> channels.  I will have to read the directions.
> 
> Rich
> 
> --- In  Rob Danielson <>
wrote:
> > At 7:52 PM +0000 6/6/05, Rich Peet wrote:
> > >.mp3 has now caught up with .wma and offers 5.1 surround.
> > >Maybe old news to others that play in multi-channel but it is new
> to me.
> > >
> > >You need a soundcard that has 6 channels and it does not seem to
> > >support asio or mme drivers.
> > >
> > >Free encode and decode at:
> > >http://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/amm/download/mp3surround/technology.html
> > >
> > >If you need a file to play with and don't currently record
> > >multi-channel, I offer a "nothing special" except tufted titmouse,
> > >worm-eating warbler, acadian flycatcher, type stuff.
> > >
> > >6 meg 5.1 channel unedited download at:
> > >http://home.comcast.net/~richpeet/050602.mp3
> > >
> > >Rich Peet
> > >
> > 
> > Pretty slick. I'm getting L, R, C and LFE. no LR or RR on mac system 
> > sound selecting my 8 channel card. Anyone getting the rear channels 
> > on Mac? Rob D.





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