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SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
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This unit is equipped with a variety of precise digital decoders that allow you to enjoy multi-channel playback from
almost any sound source (stereo or multi-channel). This unit is also equipped with a YAMAHA digital sound field
processing (DSP) chip containing several sound field programs which you can use to enhance your playback experience.
Most of these sound field programs are precise digital recreations of actual acoustic environments found in famous
concert halls, music venues, and movie theaters.
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The YAMAHA CINEMA DSP modes are compatible with all Dolby Digital, DTS, and Dolby Surround sources. Set the input mode to
Auto (see page 44) to enable this unit to automatically switch to the appropriate digital decoder according to the signal being input.
You can select from the following sound fields when playing movie or video sources. The sound fields marked “MULTI”
can be used with multi-channel sources, like DVD, digital TV, etc. Those marked “
2-CH ” can be used with 2-channel
(stereo) sources like TV programs, video tapes, etc.
SOUND FIELD PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
For movie/video sources
Program Features Sources
STEREO :
2ch Stereo
Downmixes multi-channel sources to 2 (left and right) channels or plays back 2-channel sources
as is.
MULTI
2-CH
MUSIC VIDEO :
Pop/Rock
This program produces an enthusiastic atmosphere and lets you feel as if you are at an actual jazz
or rock concert.
MUSIC VIDEO :
DJ
The sound field makes the voice of a disc jokey sound clearer.
MUSIC VIDEO :
Classical/Opera
This program provides excellent vocal depth and overall clarity by restraining excessive
reverberation.
The surround sound field is relatively moderate but it reproduces beautiful sound using data
collected from a concert hall.
MUSIC VIDEO :
Pavillion
This program reproduces vocals clearly, letting you feel the spaciousness of a pavilion.
Reverberation, which is somewhat delayed, reproduces the live acoustics unique to a pavilion,
and helps to make concert scenes more exciting.
MOVIE THEATER :
Spectacle
CINEMA DSP processing. This program creates the extremely wide sound field of a 70-mm
movie theater. It precisely reproduces the source sound in detail, making both the video and the
sound field incredibly real. This is ideal for any kind of video source encoded with Dolby
Surround, Dolby Digital or DTS (especially large-scale movie productions).
MOVIE THEATER :
Sci-Fi
CINEMA DSP processing. This program clearly reproduces dialog and sound effects in the latest
sound form for science fiction films, thus creating a broad and expansive cinematic space amid
silence. You can enjoy science fiction films in a virtual-space sound field that includes Dolby
Surround, Dolby Digital and DTS-encoded software employing the most advanced techniques.
MOVIE THEATER :
Adventure
CINEMA DSP processing. This program is ideal for precisely reproducing the sound design of
the newest 70-mm and multichannel soundtrack films. The sound field is made to be similar to
that of the newest movie theaters, so the reverberations of the sound field itself are restrained as
much as possible.
MOVIE THEATER :
General
CINEMA DSP processing. This program is for reproducing sounds from 70-mm and
multichannel soundtrack films, and is characterized by soft and extensive sound field. The
presence sound field. The presence sound field is relatively narrow. It spatially spreads all around
and toward the screen, restraining the echo effect of conversations without losing clarity.
THX : Cinema THX processing for any multi-channel source. 2-channel sources are decoded by the PRO
LOGIC, PRO LOGIC II, PRO LOGIC IIx or DTS Neo: 6 decoder before THX processing.
You
can select the decoder using the sound field parameter described on page 107.
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