Specifications

5.1-Channel Production Guidelines Production Environment
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have Left, Center, and Right speakers placed in front, while two or more surround
speakers are needed behind the engineer,
Figure 3-1 Typical 5.1-Channel Room Layout
Alternative room layouts for multichannel 5.1 production have been suggested by the
International Telecommunication Union, as in Figure 3-4 ITU-R Recommended
Listening Room.
For larger listening spaces with secondary listening areas, additional surround speakers
are needed to accommodate the additional space, as show in Figure 3-2 Extended
Room Layout. In this example it is important to optimize the engineer’s listening