Instant Surround Sound

Surround sound is rapidly displacing stereophonic sound as the accepted standard. This book provides the reader a foundation in the technology that can serve them regardless of the software they chose. It demystifies the multichannel process for both musical and visual environments. It teaches techniques for mixing and encoding for surround sound.

Jeffrey P. Fisher provides audio, video, music, writing, training, and media production services. He also writes about music, sound, and video for print and the Web. He teaches digital audio production at the College of DuPage Multimedia Arts department, and co-hosts forums on Sound Forge and Vegas on Digital Media Net. His latest music CD, Atmospherics, and music library, Melomania, showcase his musical talent. Jeffrey has authored five music and sound industry books, including, Moneymaking Music, Profiting from Your Music and Sound Project Studio, Ruthless Self-Promotion in the Music Industry, and How to Make Money Scoring Soundtracks and Jingles.

Introduction, Surround History, Recording Surround, Up and Running, Software Tools, Bass management centre channel and Downmix; Music Surround Mixing Tips, Audio Post Surround Mixing Techniques, Export and Encode Options, Conclusion