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Originally Posted by cflm3' post='304826' date='Jun 28 2006, 10:31 PM
Will Logic 7 play DVD audio discs?
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I'd say that you'd probably not want to be playing it in the car anyway. To get the multichannel to sound correct requires quite a bit of tuning - levels, time/delay, etc... Things you can't do well in most listening rooms, let alone in a car.
As an aside, does anyone besides me think a center channel in a car is a stupid idea?
If you need a copy of the music and there isn't a standard set of CD tracks on the DVD, it should be possible to rip the Dolby Digital portion of the DVD-Audio to MP3. It is also possible to "hint" some of the multichannel information when you downmix it to stereo so that it will sound a bit better when played back through a PLII or Logic7 system. You need to know your stuff with LAME though. I have been meaning to try this out but have never gotten around to it.
As an aside, does anyone besides me think a center channel in a car is a stupid idea?
If you need a copy of the music and there isn't a standard set of CD tracks on the DVD, it should be possible to rip the Dolby Digital portion of the DVD-Audio to MP3. It is also possible to "hint" some of the multichannel information when you downmix it to stereo so that it will sound a bit better when played back through a PLII or Logic7 system. You need to know your stuff with LAME though. I have been meaning to try this out but have never gotten around to it.
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Originally Posted by UUronL' post='305082' date='Jun 29 2006, 07:45 AM
As an aside, does anyone besides me think a center channel in a car is a stupid idea?
I'd say that the center channel is perfect for a car. Designers are forced to shove speakers all over the place, resulting in imaging compromises. With a center channel, the image is put where it belongs - around ear level. I don't like the heavy center channel setting in L7 (studio?) but the "spread" setting (Theater?) gives a fairly balanced presentation that doesn't sound like its coming from one source.
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Originally Posted by Captain Tenneal' post='305122' date='Jun 29 2006, 12:22 PM
I'd say that the center channel is perfect for a car. Designers are forced to shove speakers all over the place, resulting in imaging compromises. With a center channel, the image is put where it belongs - around ear level. I don't like the heavy center channel setting in L7 (studio?) but the "spread" setting (Theater?) gives a fairly balanced presentation that doesn't sound like its coming from one source.
The sound never images properly - there is no soundstage and none of the voices or instruments seem to come from in front of me the way they should. In a multichannel environment, your center is directly in front of you. It just seems pretty silly to me, but probably great if you're sitting in the middle of the back seat.
I would advocate a dual center setup, with one in front of each passenger, or perhaps a center that has two drivers that fire towards each of the front seat occupants. If the processing was done properly, this could create a proper soundstage for each person.
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When I was test driving cars, the Acura equivalent to the BMW 5 series had DVD audio. It sounded very good. In fact, the sales person spent more time on that feature than almost anything else.
I had DVD Audio and SACD at home. As there is little software and what was released was expensive, this was not a very good investment.
My wife's car has the center speaker (a Volvo). I like it. My 5 series does not. I don't love the stereo; but its okay (US model; 10 speakers). My beef is the inadequate bass. And I am not a "pound pound boom boom" listener. In general I listen to stereo flat with all processing off.
I had DVD Audio and SACD at home. As there is little software and what was released was expensive, this was not a very good investment.
My wife's car has the center speaker (a Volvo). I like it. My 5 series does not. I don't love the stereo; but its okay (US model; 10 speakers). My beef is the inadequate bass. And I am not a "pound pound boom boom" listener. In general I listen to stereo flat with all processing off.
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Originally Posted by originalsnuffy' post='305210' date='Jun 29 2006, 05:29 PM
When I was test driving cars, the Acura equivalent to the BMW 5 series had DVD audio. It sounded very good. In fact, the sales person spent more time on that feature than almost anything else.
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I had a $20,000 aftermarket stereo in my old Lexus.
It blew away the Logic 7.
It blew away the Logic 7.
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Originally Posted by UUronL' post='305184' date='Jun 29 2006, 03:20 PM
The sound never images properly - there is no soundstage and none of the voices or instruments seem to come from in front of me the way they should. In a multichannel environment, your center is directly in front of you. It just seems pretty silly to me, but probably great if you're sitting in the middle of the back seat.
I would advocate a dual center setup, with one in front of each passenger, or perhaps a center that has two drivers that fire towards each of the front seat occupants. If the processing was done properly, this could create a proper soundstage for each person.
I would advocate a dual center setup, with one in front of each passenger, or perhaps a center that has two drivers that fire towards each of the front seat occupants. If the processing was done properly, this could create a proper soundstage for each person.