| I think the cheapest way is to buy two Soundblasters or compatibles (at
least with PC hardware, each one of these card costs about 50 US dollars
or less). The problem is the software which allow using a pair of stereo
cards in parallel.
Does anyone know what are audio file formats supporting quadraphony
(perhaps aiff)?
Does anyone know what are the platforms in which realtime Csound quad
in-out is implemented at present time ?
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Hans Mikelson wrote:
> Hello,
>
> What is the cheapest way to get quad audio? I've seen some Technics
> recievers which are rated as "Dolby Digital Ready" which seems to mean
> they
> take 6 channels in and put out 6 channels. They actually require a
> separate decoder to decode Dolby Digital but I think they would be
> able to
> take any other multi-channel source like from a computer board capable
> of
> putting out 4 or more channels. Also if you buy one with a built in
> decoder (ie. Pioneer) I suspect it can't handle multichannel input
> from a
> standard source and it's more expensive too.
>
> The other alternative I would have is to use my 4-track recorder but
> it
> only records 2 tracks at one time although it can play out 4 tracks at
>
> once. I could record the first two tracks, then rewind and record the
> next
> two tracks and then play them all back at once. Which wouldn't be
> good
> enough to catch phase relationships but might be ok for some panning
> stuff.
>
> Bye,
> Hans Mikelson
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