An overview of 5.1 surround sound within the electronic dance music context

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation examines aspects around the 5 .1 surround sound approach to mixing music. Althoughthe use of surround sound systems has become thoroughly pervasive in numerous spheres in modernsociety, specifically in the context of home theatre systems, the present dissertation focuses mainly on5 .1 mixing within the context of electronic dance music (EDM). This focus was decided upon becauseEDM is the field in which the researcher is currently active.After an examination of the physiological and cognitive aspects of the human auditory system, withspecific emphasis on sound localisation, as context for discussion of 5.1 surround, an overview is givenof currently available documentation providing specifications for the implementation of 5.1 surround.This is then related specifically to questions regarding mixing in the context of 5.1 surround andincorporates a discussion the views of producers currently active in the EDM industry.The ultimate aim of the ahovementioned is to establish the extent, or lack thereof, to which 5 .1surround is currently being implemented in the field of EDM. In response to this, the implementationof 5.1 in EDM is illustrated through practical application of 5.1 surround mixing in original musicproduced by the researcher and accompanying the present dissertation.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University