Friday, January 14, 2005
MP3 Format Now Supports 5.1 Multichannel Sound
Posted by Kent Pribbernow in "NEWS" @ 08:00 PM
"The file format that inspired millions of downloads hopes to inspire music fans to do something else: buy more speakers. Now officially released by the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and Thomson, coinventors of the MP3 format, the new MP3 Surround supports 5.1 multichannel sound."
Good news! MP3 has now achieved multichannel audio through a new surround sound codec. I have to admit, this format has come a long way since the early days, and is evolving into a rich media format. Though I still believe we don't need it anymore...but that's for another discussion. :wink:
Good news! MP3 has now achieved multichannel audio through a new surround sound codec. I have to admit, this format has come a long way since the early days, and is evolving into a rich media format. Though I still believe we don't need it anymore...but that's for another discussion. :wink:
