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• Stereo analog signals are converted to digital audio and routed through the processor.
• Stereo digital input signals are routed through the processor.
• Surround sound digital signals are decoded, mixed down to stereo, and converted to analog
(the Center Channel and LFE signals, if present, are mixed into the stereo output).
• After all processing is completed, the left signal is routed to ALL left side speakers and the
right signal is routed to ALL right side speakers; and the center channel speaker receives a
mix of left and right. .
• If an LFE signal is present, and one or two subwoofers are also present, the LFE content will be
routed to the subs along with low-frequency content from the main channels (as determined
by the bass management settings).
Immersive (Digital) Surround Sound Formats
Immersive digital surround sound formats like Dolby Atmos and DTS:X contain high-quality multi-
channel audio, in the form of both fixed channels, and audio objects, which are assigned to the
appropriate speakers when the audio stream is decoded.
Dolby Atmos content is always decoded by the Dolby Atmos Renderer.
DTS:X content is always decoded by the DTS:X decoder.
Discrete (Digital) Surround Sound Formats
Discrete digital surround sound formats like Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio contain
high-quality discrete multi-channel digital audio; each channel is stored separately, and the decoded
audio is an exact replica of the original content.
For audio encoded in these formats, the RMC-1 will automatically detect the format and use the
correct decoder.
Upmixing Surround Sound
The Dolby Surround Upmixer (DSU), and the DTS Neural:X upmixer, are used to synthesize extra
channels from the content in existing channels. They may be used to convert stereo content into
surround sound content, or to synthesize additional surround sound channels for existing surround
sound content.
Dolby Atmos content is decoded by the Dolby Atmos Renderer; upmixing may not be applied to it.
DTS:X content is decided by the DTS:X decoder; upmixing may not be applied to it.
Dolby Digital, and Dolby TrueHD content is decoded by the appropriate decoder;
the Dolby Surround Upmixer may be used with it to synthesize extra channel content.
DTS Digital, and DTS-HD Master Audio content is decoded by the appropriate decoder;
the DTS Neural:X upmixer may be used with it to synthesize extra channel content.
Either the Dolby Surround Upmixer or the DTS Neural:X upmixer may be used with stereo or multi-
channel PCM digital content to synthesize extra channel content.
Operating the RMC-1
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