Archive 'Panpot'

The Dolby Motion Picture Matrix Encoder algorithm we have just been looking at is used in Dolby Pro Logic-type systems.

These are supportive buses that fulfill various functions which we will take a detailed look at when we will illustrate the recording and mixing phases.

Via the channels, the signal is picked up, manipulated and sent to the destinations we will shortly take a look at. In actual fact, every one of the mixer's channels contains two channels, but for the moment let's pretend there is only one, and concentrate on this single channel only.

The aim of these techniques is to reproduce a stereo sound field, and therefore they require the use of two or more appositely placed microphones.

The human ear acts as a transducer of acoustic energy- firstly into mechanical energy and secondly into electric energy. Once the energy has been converted by the ear from the mechanical form into the electrical form, the electrical impulses reach the brain through nerve endings.