[LAD] Multi-Channel channel order

[Fons Adriaensen]

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 01:14:53PM -0400, David Robillard wrote:

> What a mess.  In a maze of little standard, all different, I think I
> will use the simple rule: "left-to-right, then front-to-back, finally
> LFE", which seems to match the dolby/AC3/Protools order.
> 
> e.g. (LFE in parenthesis)
> 
> 5.1:
> 
> 1  2  3
> 
> 4     5
>   (6)
> 
> 
> 7.1:
> 
> 1  2  3
> 4     5
> 6     7
>   (8)
> 
> 
> 7.1 wide:
> 
> 1 2 3 4 5
> 
> 6       7
>    (8)

Makes perfect sense to me. Having Lfe last is also
convenient as it isn't (shouldn't be) used for music.
 
> etc.  Least it's logical. :)  A downside is that just taking the first
> two channels doesn't get you stereo,

You shouldn't count on getting usable stereo from
just L,R anyway.

Ciao,

-- 
FA

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