Surround Output; Enabling The Surround Function And Selecting The Desired Mode - Roland VM-C7100 Owner's Manual

Surround Output

The system supports the use of multi-speaker surround sound. This section gives an
overview of how it works and explains how to use surround outputs.
The surround function
While a stereo system plays sounds through two speakers positioned right and left
in front of the listener, a surround system creates the illusion of a two-dimensional
sound space with the listener located in the middle. Surround uses three to six
speakers positioned in front of and behind the listener. There are several surround
modes, depending on the number and position of the speakers. This system supports
the following three most commonly used surround modes.
4 speakers: front right, front left, rear right and rear left
2+2:
3+1: 4 speakers: front right, front left, front center and rear center
6 speakers: front right, front left, front center, rear right, rear left, and
3+2+1:
a sub-woofer)
Surround system playing environment
Surround sound utilizes a multi-channel amplifier and speaker system. Such a
system requires the number of speakers required for the selected surround mode, as
well as an amplifier capable of playing the required number of channels. You can
purchase a surround-type amplifier or several stereo amplifiers for this purpose.
Surround-output connections
When surround is enabled, some FLEX BUS OUTs become dedicated surround
output jacks. The selected surround mode determines the output configuration.
The correspondence between surround speaker positions and FLEX BUS OUT jacks
is as follows:
fig.06-13
2+2
Connect these outputs to the appropriate input of your surround amplifier.
Enabling the surround function and selecting the
desired mode
The surround function can be enabled or disabled and its mode selected using the
procedure below. You can also use this procedure to select whether surround
panning will follow channel pan settings or be set using a joystick, purchased
separately.
Chapter 6 Mixing Procedure 2 (Output and Monitor)
3+1
3+2+1
For how to surround-pan
each input channel, refer to
p. 74.
The 3+2+1 mode is also
called "5.1 surround."
You can record or play
multi-channel surround
sounds from two channels,
using a commercially-
available surround
encoder/decoder.
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