5.1 mp3 format announced

[The Gadget Shop]

Maybe it's old news, but...

Multi-channel MP3 Surround sound launched
December 14, 2004 MP3, the world's most popular audio compression format is
about to go multi-channel. Scientists and engineers from the Fraunhofer
Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, who developed MP3 together with
colleagues from Thomson and Agere Systems, have joined to launch MP3
Surround into the consumer and commercial markets. This technology will
enable 5.1 channel surround sound for a broad spectrum of applications
including web-based music distribution, broadcasting systems, PC-related
audiovisual or gaming applications, consumer electronics and automotive
systems.

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Cheers, Jason (remove ... to reply)
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[Obake]

In article <33c6heF3sfv2aU1@individual.net>, "The Gadget Shop" <gadgets@BLOCKkooee.com.au> wrote:
>Maybe it's old news, but...
>

dl the demo (encoder, player, samples) here:

http://www.iis.fraunhofer.de/amm/download/mp3surround/index.html