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Multichannel audio refers to the use of multiple sound sources to create a richer, or live music experience. As opposed to mono and stereo (two channel sound), multichannel audio has become popular with the advent of home theater and DVD systems in the 1990s. ORIGINS The earlier Quadraphonic (four speaker) systems were the original multichannel systems, but they never became widely popular. MODERN SYSTEMS With the advent of digital encoding and DVD s in the 1990s , multichannel audio became popular to recreate the special effects sounds experiences in movie theaters. Typically, systems have attempted to recreate the five point one (5.1) channels, which consist of:
Systems such as Dolby Digital and DTS have provided the most popular solutions for multichannel audio. In recent years, this has been expanded to 6.1 and 7.1 systems, which have added:
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