Term: Multichannel (audio)
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Term: Multichannel (audio)
- Definition:
A multichannel recording is a mixed and edited presentation in which various channels of sound have been assigned locations in a sound field ("left front loudspeaker, right rear loudspeaker").
In this glossary, multichannel is distinguished from multitrack, which is defined as the "raw" (unmixed, unedited) output from a recording session. Some audio professionals use these terms in different ways in different contexts.
- Category:
- Audio
- Resource:
- Wikipedia article on surround sound
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surround_sound - See also:
- Channel (audio); Multitrack (audio)