Handbook for Sound Engineers

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capable of recording up to 7.1 channels of discrete
surround sound. It terminates in eight XLR microphone

cable ends (Left, Right, Center, Low Frequency, Left
Surround, Right Surround, Top, and Center Rear).

These co-relate to the standard 5.1 channels and add a
top channel for formats such as IMAX and a center rear
channel for extended surround formats such as Dolby

EX, DTS, ES, and Circle Surround. Because each
microphone has its own output, the engineer may

choose to use as many or as few channels as the
surround project requires as channel assignments are

discrete all the way from the recording and mixing
process to final delivery. It is well suited for television

broadcasters (standard TV, DTV, and HDTV), radio

broadcasters, music producers and engineers, film loca-

tion recording crews, and independent project studios.

Figure 16-130. Schoeps DSP-4 KFM 360 processor. Courtesy Schoeps GmbH.

Figure 16-131. Derivation of the right (R) and right
surround signals (SR) of the Schoeps 5.1 Surround System.
Courtesy Schoeps GmbH.

Figure 8

Omni Omni Figure 8

KFM 360

+ +

+

+

Front channels:sum of omni + figure 8

Rear channels:difference of omni figure 8

Front right

(R)

Surround right

(SR)

Figure 16-132. Holophone H2-PRO surround sound

system. Courtesy Holophone®.