Dolby and other surround sound system providers has come up with the concept of 7.1 surround sound.
The AM Studios of Mozart of Madras AR Rahman , is the first studio in south india to pioneer this technology. The 7.1 surround sound track will have 8 channels of audio.
They are Left, Centre, Right, Left Side Surround, Right Side Surround, Left Rear Surround, Right Rear Surround and a LFE ( Low frequency enhancer channel).
The standard 5.1 Surround Sound track will only have Left, Centre, Right, Left Surround, Right Surround and LFE.
So the 7.1 surround sound has 2 extra channels which can be used to create more powerful sound for cinema. This technology can be used to create more immersive cinema experience.
Hollywood have already produced many films in 7.1 surround sound. Toy Story 3 is the first film to have 7.1 surround sound track. Bollywood has also followed suit in producing films with 7.1 audio.Dum maaro Dum, Rockstar are namely a few films that were released in 7.1.
AM Studio is proud to introduce this technology to the south Indian film industry.
Director Ameer’s Aadhibhagavan will be the first Tamil feature film to be mixed in 7.1 Surround Sound at standard resolution (48 Khz standard definition audio).
Apart from this AM Studio also features 3D sound capabilities using high quality tools. The same technology was used in Tarsem Singh‘s Epic film Immortals.
3D sound is capable of portraying the depth of field sonically. It is really a powerful medium that film makers can use for powerful story narration. AM Studios welcomes filmmakers to use these modern technologies in their productions to achieve high quality audio.
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Saravanakumar, Chennai says
June 28, 2012 at 3:19 pmSources say,the new Sound Technology is being adopted by A.R.Rahman’s AM Studio to the film industry..A.M Studios are the first studio in south india to pioneer this technology.
The 7.1 surround sound track will have 8 channels of audio. They are Left, Centre, Right, Left Side Surround, Right Side Surround, Left Rear Surround, Right Rear Surround and a LFE ( Low frequency enhancer channel). (L,C,R,Lss,Rss,Lrs,Rrs,LFE).
The standard 5.1 Surround Sound track will only have Left, Centre, Right, Left Surround, Right Surround and LFE. So the 7.1 surround sound has 2 extra channels which can be used to create more powerful sound for cinema. This technology can be used to create more immersive cinema experience.
Hollywood have already produced many films in 7.1 surround sound. Toy Story 3 is the first film to have 7.1 surround sound track. Bollywood has also followed suit in producing films with 7.1 audio. Dum maaro Dum, Rockstar are namely a few films that were released in 7.1.
AM Studio is proud to introduce this technology to the south indian film industry. Director Ameer’s Aadhibhagavan will be the first tamil feature film to be mixed in 7.1 Surround Sound at standard resolution (48 Khz standard definition audio).
Apart from this AM Studio also features 3D sound capabilities using high quality tools.
AM Studios welcomes filmmakers to use these modern technologies in their productions to achieve high quality audio.AM Studio has a highly qualified team of technicians to deliver high standard audio.
The sound team is lead by S.Siva Kumar, a veteran sound recordist and mixer with more than 2 decades of experience. He has worked with India’s top artists, film makers and musicians. S. Vijay Rathinam, a sound designer with a masters degree in sound from the university of Glamorgan and more than 8 years of industry experience in India and UK has joined this team. This Team also includes highly skilled engineers Kannan Ganpat, Pradeep Menon, Dinesh Ramalingam who contributes immensely in the audio production process
Madhi says
March 18, 2013 at 9:32 amAr rahman sir super music.