Specifications

5.1-Channel Production Guidelines Production Environment
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3.1.1 Room Size and Shape
Depending on the application, room size and shape will vary considerably. In
multichannel audio production for broadcast, limited space in a remote truck often
makes speaker placement difficult. Similarly, in a production facility designed to
accommodate additional listeners such as clients, producers, and staff, increased
furniture and monitoring requirements may become factors.
3.1.2 Acoustics
The advantage of building a new facility is the opportunity to design specifically for
multichannel production. When retrofitting a studio, it is important that additional
equipment needed for multichannel production does not compromise the room
acoustics. Simply relocating this equipment or modifying acoustic treatment can
reduce or even eliminate undesirable acoustic anomalies.
3.1.3 Examples/Diagrams
A variety of room layouts for 5.1-channel audio production exist. All examples
require a space that can allow for placement of five full-range (20 Hz–20 kHz)
speakers around the engineering position with placement of an additional speaker
capable of reproducing the LFE (Low-Frequency Effects) channel (3 Hz–120 Hz) in
the designated space. A typical room layout for producing multichannel audio will