Page 7 of Digital Home Theater 2007 New Products Catalog by Yamaha Audio & Video

technology home theater technology surround realism way beyond ordinary surround sound yamaha s dsp digital sound processing technology is effective for both music and movies it draws the creation of the most advanced lsis and the deep understanding of sound and music that we have accumulated through musical instrument manufacturing acoustic design and our relationships with artists all over the world yamaha dsp uses unique measurement and data storage techniques to capture sound field data from excellent acoustic venues such as famous concert halls and jazz clubs around the world with dialogue music and effects ideally located in these separate sound fields you will hear sound with accurate placement smooth movement exceptional clarity and richness and startlingly realistic presence it will seem as if the walls of your room have disappeared and you are in the middle of your own immense theater · hifi dsp programs giving you a front row seat at a famous club based on data recorded in famous entertainment venues around the world these programs reproduce the original sound field of the performance spaces in your room you have a choice of sound fields such as concert hall that reproduces the rich reverberations of the shoebox type concert halls in vienna jazz club that conveys the energy of a live club in new york the bottom line and rock concert the roxy theatre that lets you savor the atmosphere of a rock venue in los angeles the programs are effective in increasing the presence of sound sources recorded in stereo mainly on cd · cinema dsp programs power and presence greater than what you hear in movie theaters available in four programs these are the programs to choose when you are watching movies yamaha s dsp expertise eliminates the differences between the acoustic environments of movie theaters which are large and equipped with many speakers and home theater rooms they enable you to enjoy dynamic surround sound that is closer to what the director intended than you hear in a movie theater the spectacle program is perfect for movies with strong visual impact sci-fi is best suited for sfx movies with strong story lines adventure provides a stereoscopic sound field that livens up action movies and for romantic movies the drama general program offers rich expansion towards the front of the screen to portray the subtle psychology of each character one touch of a button opens up a new world of movies that you cannot enter without cinema dsp presence front line sound field conventional 7.1-channel systems quad-field cinema dsp dialogue effect music surround left sound field surround back sound field surround right sound field · entertainment programs for baseball and football get the excitement of a real stadium these programs let you enjoy various types of entertainment such as musical opera sportscasts and games with dynamic presence they are effective not only with 5.1-channel broadcasts but also with normal stereo taking football as an example the tv sports program will bring you the excitement you would experience inside a giant stadium game programs action game and roleplaying game add vivid feelings of depth and surround to the sound of tv games so you can enjoy your favorite game machine with robust power even greater than that of arcade games · virtual cinema dsp front surround without surround speakers genuine surround you can enjoy with only two speakers that is virtual cinema dsp advanced signal processing that applies the hrtf head related transfer function theory is an exclusive yamaha technology that creates virtual speakers inside a room you can fully enjoy 5.1-channel surround sound from only left and right front speakers rear speakers are unnecessary so you do not have to bother with settings and connections · night listening enhancer enjoy fully dynamic surround sound even in a quiet house at night when you are playing movies or rock music at a low volume setting the volume may suddenly jump the night listening enhancer is an exclusive yamaha function that reduces the output levels of heavy bass the main cause of late-night annoyance within a range that does not reduce the dynamic presence of home theater sound even at low volume levels you can hear the dialogue clearly without sudden volume peaks allowing you to enjoy home theater without bothering others late at night the night listening enhancer offers cinema and music modes it is compatible with dolby digital dts and other formats · silent cinema theater sound simply by connecting your headphones when you want to enjoy a movie or music at high volume at night or in places where you are concerned about your neighbors silent cinema is the solution it delivers the dynamic sound of 5.1-channel surround through your headphones a special algorithm that applies yamaha s exclusive hrtf theory achieves virtual cinema dsp from headphones late at night when you do not want loud sound from speakers or when you are bothered by surrounding noise you can still appreciate the benefits of home theater naturally you can select from a diverse range of surround programs suited to the movie or music llcrcr hrtf refers to the method of measuring transfer functions by placing clinical probe microphones in the ear channels rr rl rr rl virtual cinema dsp principle silent cinema principle audio delay for adjusting lip-sync the latest display devices perform complex internal processing causing time lag in the video signal it is a small time difference but because the audio arrives first the viewer may feel that something is not natural the audio delay function for adjusting lip-sync matches the audio to the timing of the output of the video on the screen 7

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