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by Katsu » Fri May 23, 2003 10:31 am
S/PDIF is normally stereo, but can carry DTS/AC3 signals.
These are 5.1 files encoded into a stereo stream, and sound like very nasty noise, until put through a decoder to turn them back into 5.1.
This is very handy for testing 5.1 mixes, as you can make a 5.1 mix, encode it to AC3, then cut it to a CD (cause it looks like a stereo 16 bit file).
If you take the S/PDIF out of the CD to a decoder, it turns back to 5.1.
So, a cheap and easy way to test 5.1 mixes without burning DVD's.
Just don't EVER try listening to the unencoded analog out of the CD, as its SOOO nasty, you will fear for your speakers.
Will
Katsu
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