Known hierarchical methods of transmitting surround sound include the MSTBF hierarchy and the circular harmonic hierarchy. On a consumer disc, the channels could be 'default speaker feeds' derived from hierarchical signals: we outline potential advantages of such a scheme. The MLP lossless compression system has several features that facilitate this approach and allow data rate savings where appropriate. In addition, lossless matrixing potentially allows interconversion between the various formats, without build-up of roundoff error.

Authors: Craven, Peter G.; Law, Malcolm J.; Stuart, J. Robert; Wilson, Rhonda J.
Affiliations: Algol Applications Ltd, Steyning, UK ; Meridian Audio Ltd., Huntingdon, UK ; Meridian Audio Ltd., Huntingdon, UK (See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Conference: 24th International Conference: Multichannel Audio, The New Reality (June 2003)
Paper Number: 18
Publication Date: June 1, 2003 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Multichannel Audio
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