Re: Simple 3D mixer confusion
Re: Simple 3D mixer confusion
- Subject: Re: Simple 3D mixer confusion
- From: John Stiles <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 15:07:59 -0700
On May 5, 2004, at 3:05 PM, John Stiles wrote:
On May 5, 2004, at 2:30 PM, Matthew Xavier Mora wrote:
If I remember correctly the Sonica device only outputs multi-channel
audio from an AC-3 encoded stream. If you have a sonic and play a
DVD, the DVD player can send the AC-3 encoded data to the sonica
which will render it in 5.1. AC-3 encoded data to hardware looks like
a stereo 16bit stream, which is why you see that format in AMS. It
should also show that is has a "AC-3" non-mixable stream.
Unless OpenAL encodes the n-channel audio into AC-3, I don't think
you'll get 5.1 audio out of the sonica. What you need is a real 6
channel device like the Emi-2/6.
OK, I'll bite. What's the Emi-2/6? Sounds like I need one.
Never mind ... Google rocks:
http://www.emagic.de/products/hw/A26/index.php?lang=EN
Yeah, I looked at this before. $300... ouch. :| Oh well. At least
Blizzard's paying and not me.
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