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From: eethomas@cybaswan.UUCP (Andrew Thomas)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: What is "QSOUND"
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Date: 2 Apr 91 13:26:43 GMT
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Reply-To: eethomas@cybaswan.UUCP (Andrew Thomas)
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In article <91090.130526AARIE@BGUVM.BITNET> AARIE@BGUVM.BITNET writes:
>On the new record of Madonna it's written:
>"This recording has been proccessed with QSound,an unrivaled advancment in
>stereophonic sound technology..."(@QSound Ltd.)
>
>I wonder what QSound is.Any clues ?
>
>Arik

Yes, QSound is an attempt at 3D stereo. Conventional stereo is an illusion,
making an instrument appear louder in one speaker makes the position of the
instrument appear to move. QSound more accurately models the process by
which the sound from an instrument reaches the two ears, in that not only
the volume but also the phase of the signals and the time at which it reaches
the ear is also accurately simulated. This was recently demonstrated very
effectively on UK TV and radio, and a large discussion on it has taken
place on rec.music.misc. It is an amazing system which, from the demo I heard,
can make sounds come from all around. It will have a very large impact in
recorded music.

Andrew Thomas.
eethomas@pyr.swan.ac.uk