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Originally Posted by MrMartinezBodega  The most popular formats for music are probably ipod, and car stereo, which both output in stereo. To get the full effect you would have to sit at a home theater system. I know this doesn't apply to the majority of people here, but how many people do you know that just sit and listen to music these days? It doesn't have the convenience or practicality of listening to an ipod while jogging or your car stereo while u drive to work. |
you are looking at a small part of the REAL market. many of the new cars have surround (entertainment) systems.
the game industry managed to shift the demographics of the players to 25-39 year olds as the main "audience". most have either decent surround (computer) audio systems or surround home "theaters" installed in their living rooms.
like I have mentioned, THAT'S the biggest and most potent market these days and the manufacturers follow the mainstream.
add the percentage of those who watch DVDs at home and you see that the potential for these applications/products is huge - but not only that: the technology already has a big share of the market.
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Originally Posted by MrMartinezBodega You can't just simply mix something in 5.1 and hope that it translates the same way in stereo due to imaging and phase issues. You would have to do 2 separate mixes and also release the music on 2 different CDs/DVDs.
I don't think too many labels are willing to put up the budget for this kind of project. |
many DVD titles are already available - mainly concerts, everything from jazz, rock to classic, electronica albums, etc... there's an endless list of (surround audio) games and movies.
the technology these days is available, cheap and reliable. the market is big and growing exponentially.
it's not like this is some trend, it's a part of the evolution.
similar to the role DAWs and VSTis have taken in the daily studio work.
just on the presentation side of it.