What is Dolby Headphone technology?
Dolby Headphones FAQDolby Headphone technology is a signal-processing system that enables ordinary stereo headphones to portray the sound of a five-speaker surround playback system. It does this by virtualizing the sound of up to five speakers properly set in a good listening room. It can also be used to simulate a two-speaker stereo system.
Related QuestionsDolby Technology - Dolby Headphone FAQDolby Headphone technology gives you the sound of a five-speaker surround playback system through any pair of headphones. It accurately models the surround sound listening experience of a properly set up and calibrated 5.1-channel speaker system, making it ideal for personal and portable surround listening. Dolby Headphone reproduces the audio signal's entire sonic signature, from the initial impulse to the final decay, and every reflection in between.Related Questions
Can Dolby Headphone technology be used with DVD-Audio?
Dolby Headphones FAQYes. Dolby Headphone technology can be used with any multichannel format after it has been decoded back to PCM, including multichannel music programs encoded with MLP Lossless on DVD-Audio discs. This means that music lovers will be able to enjoy one of the most exciting features of DVD-Audio on the road as well as at home. For this reason, Dolby Headphone technology could well give added impetus to broader acceptance of this new super-high-fidelity format.
Related QuestionsDoes Dolby Headphone technology work with processors that do create a surround effect?
Dolby Headphones FAQYes. Just like a multichannel speaker system, Dolby Headphone technology can be used in conjunction with processors that are intended to give a surround effect on stereo material. For example, Dolby Surround Pro Logic II, the latest Dolby multichannel matrix decoder, provides a wider, more enveloping soundfield on many conventional stereo recordings, which Dolby Headphone technology (in its five-channel mode) will reproduce to great effect.
Related QuestionsIs the ".1" channel on 5.1-channel material reproduced by Dolby Headphone technology?
Dolby Technology - Dolby Headphone FAQYes. During playback of 5.1 material, the low-frequency effects of the ".1" channel are mixed into the Left and Right channels prior to Dolby Headphone processing-giving you the 5.1 surround sound experience. No. Dolby Headphone technology works well without the need for any individual adjustments or fine-tuning. The only thing you need is a system capable of processing audio with Dolby Headphone technology.
Related QuestionsWhat kinds of products can incorporate Dolby Headphone technology?
Dolby Technology - Dolby Headphone FAQDolby Headphone technology can be included in almost anything with a headphone output. This includes portable DVD players, PCs, digital TVs, wireless products, and virtually any other device that can process stereo or multichannel audio and is equipped with a headphone output. Dolby Headphone is designed to process a 5.1 signal. It can also process stereo sources, but the stereo signal must first be converted to a 5.1 signal.
Related QuestionsWhat is Dolby Digital technology?
Dolby Digital FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About Dolby D...Dolby® Digital technology is an advanced form of digital audio coding that makes it possible to store and transmit high-quality digital sound far more efficiently than was previously possible. First used in movie theaters in 1992, Dolby Digital technology is the result of decades spent by Dolby Laboratories developing signal-processing systems that exploit the characteristics of human hearing.
Related QuestionsWhat is Dolby Headphone Stereo?
Dolby Headphones FAQTwo-channel stereo products such as CD, MiniDisc, and MP3 and AAC players will feature a two-channel-only version of Dolby Headphone technology, indicated by the Dolby Headphone Stereo logo. On stereo material, just like multichannel material, Dolby Headphone technology gives you a much more natural and less fatiguing listening experience, equivalent to a good two-speaker playback system in a room with good acoustics.
Related QuestionsWhat are Dolby Headphone-encoded files on the new DualDisc™?
Dolby Technology - Dolby Headphone FAQThese new discs combine traditional DVD and CD formats with HE AAC files that are encoded with Dolby Headphone technology. You can download these files to your personal MP3 player and enjoy the sound quality of Dolby Headphone technology in devices that do not have Dolby Headphone capability.
Related QuestionsWhat is a headphone amplifier?
Frequently Asked Boostaroo QuestionsA headphone amplifier, or headphone amp, is simply a small amplifier specifically designed to drive the miniature audio drivers inside headphones. Because headphones are often used in portable applications, many headphone amps are conveniently battery powered. Headphone amps can also be used in a work station or desktop setting where they sometimes act as a switch between various sound sources or as a pre-amp for powered desktop speakers.
Related QuestionsWhat is 5.1-channel Dolby Digital?
Dolby Digital FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About Dolby D...Dolby Digital programs can deliver surround sound with up to five discrete full-range channels: Left, Center, Right, Left Surround, Right Surround-plus a sixth channel for powerful low-frequency effects. As it needs only about one-tenth the bandwidth of the others, the LFE channel is referred to as a ".1" channel (and sometimes erroneously as the "subwoofer" channel).
Related QuestionsDo all DVDs have Dolby Digital soundtracks?
Dolby Digital FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About Dolby D...Discs in countries such as the US that use the NTSC broadcast TV standard must provide at least one soundtrack in either of two formats: Dolby Digital or PCM (the format used on CDs). In countries using the PAL TV standard, including much of Europe, the discs must include at least one soundtrack in any one of three formats: Dolby Digital, PCM, or MPEG. Due to these requirements and the options they permit, not all discs may have Dolby Digital soundtracks.
Related QuestionsWhat is Dolby digital?
Lowyat.NET -> FAQ for Edifier SpeakersDolby digital is a sound format featuring six-channel sound with separate left and right sounds and a low frequency-effects channel. Dolby digital is a standard when it comes to sound formats for DVDs, set-top boxes, etc.
Related QuestionsHow does 5.1-channel Dolby Digital differ from Dolby Surround?
Dolby Digital FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About Dolby D...The technology behind 5.1-channel Dolby Digital provides two surround channels, instead of the one from Dolby Surround, for more precise localization of sounds and a more convincing, realistic ambience. Also, Dolby Digital's surround channels cover the entire audible range (20 Hz-20,000 Hz), whereas the range of Dolby Surround's single surround channel is limited (100 Hz-7,000 Hz). The increased range of Dolby Digital further heightens realism and gives sound mixers more creative freedom.
Related QuestionsWhat's a headphone amplifier?
Headphonic | Australian Headphones | Frequently Asked Questi...Some headphones are designed to run from home hifi systems with a little more power than your average portable cd player or PC soundcard. Unfortunately there are many hifi cd players and amplifiers while being excellent at their primary function have a mere $2 put into the headphone circuit. A headphone amplifier is designed to drive and power headphones and headphones alone. Under driving headphones will leave them sounding flat and lacking dynamics.
Related QuestionsHow many headphone sockets are there?
FAQ | Support | Yamaha Pro AudioThere are three headphone sockets: one in the monitor section on the top panel and one at both ends of the console below the armrest. All three sockets can be used simultaneously. The level is set by using the PHONES LEVEL control in the monitor section.
Related QuestionsWhat is the headphone trick?
AX84 - The General FAQThis is the best way to find the quietest place to put a reverb, output, driver, or any other signal transformer to get the least hum. CAUTION: THIS INVOLVES WORKING ON THE AMP WITH WALL VOLTAGE PRESENT. WALL VOLTAGE CAN BE FATAL. First set up the power transformer. If it's not installed yet, all the better, but if it is, this will still help. If the PT is not installed, wire up the primaries to a power cord, but do not wire up any secondaries-- tape the ends of the secondaries.
Related QuestionsWhat is the use of the Headphone Jack Adapter?
TV Ears ? #1 Selling Wireless Headset for TVThe Headphone Jack Adapter is used on televisions that have a Headphone Port. It is used with the Audio Cord (Red and Black Tips) as a method of receiving audio through our TV Ears System. (It is NOT required to be used for our system to operate).
Related QuestionsWhen I use a single cup headphone the sound is distorted. What's wrong?
Technical SupportSingle cup headphone devices don't work with these mixers and may cause damage to the electronics in the unit.
Related QuestionsIs there an adapter for the strange little headphone connector on the MZ-E3's remote?
Minidisc Frequently Asked QuestionsSony makes an adaptor for that bizarre headphone connection. It's $13.34 (US). Call Sony at 1-800-488-SONY to order one. The part number is: in the US: PC-MP1HG, in Asia: PC-MP1S.
Related QuestionsWhat is "Dolby FM"?
Legendary Audio Classics: Marantz Classics FAQDolby FM is a system where the broadcasting station modifies the transmitted signal to contain more of the treble frequencies - the higher pitches. These are the same pitches where the "noise" is most objectionable. So when the FM signal arrives at your FM receiver, it still contains the same amount of noise, but more of the treble signal components.
Related QuestionsWhat about: THX - Dolby - Ultra*Stereo - DTS - SDDS?
Audio Post FAQ'sThis is a BIG question. This one point alone causes much confusion amongst filmmakers. Please take a moment and read this paragraph carefully. If you need more information after that, please contact either Gnome Productions or Magnolia Studios and we will help you out. First, about THX. THX [tm] is not something that you DO to your soundtrack, it is just a set of sound reproduction or mixing conditions that optimize the sound of your film's soundtrack in exhibition.
Related QuestionsWhat programs deliver Dolby Digital audio?
Dolby Digital FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About Dolby D...Dolby Digital can be enjoyed via DVDs, DVD recordable and playback discs for computers, laser discs, digital cable systems, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) and direct-to-home (DTH) systems, and digital broadcast television (DTV/DVB). Sources are usually identified with the Dolby Digital logo.
Related QuestionsDo all Dolby Digital programs provide 5.1 channels?
Dolby Digital FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About Dolby D...No. Dolby Digital soundtracks can provide anything from mono to full 5.1-channel surround sound. DVDs of movies can even carry multiple versions of the soundtrack that differ in number of channels. A disc might contain a 5.1-channel sound mix with the dialogue in one language, a two-channel mix encoded in Dolby Surround in another language, and a mono track with the director's comments or other supplementary information.
Related QuestionsWhere are Dolby's headquarters?
Dolby | Investor Relations | Investor Resources | FAQDolby's principal executive offices are located at 100 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, California 94103, and our telephone number is (415) 558-0200. Our web site address is www.dolby.com.
Related QuestionsDVD HorrorDolby Digital is a system capable of multi channel digital audio, coded using technology previously known as AC-3, often abbreviated as DD.Related Questions
