Bryston SP2 - Manual (Page 17)

SP2 PREAMP/PROCESSOR
ers .
Surround .Modes: .
HALL: .This .Sound .Field .Mode .emulates .a .medium .
or .large .concert .hall .It .provides .a .longer .reverber-
ation .time .than .other .modes .and .gives .the .effect .
that .music .is .heard .at .a .greater .distance .from .the .
performers .It .is .ideal .for .orchestral .classical .music .
and .light .orchestral .music, .such .as .that .found .on .
many .film .soundtrack .albums, .but .this .mode .will .
generally .sound .a .bit .muddy .on .rock .or .pop .music .
THEATRE: .This .Sound .Field .Mode .simulates .a .
room .larger .than .a .club, .and .it .is .intended .to .simu-
late .what .you .would .hear .in .the .front .rows .in .a .
medium-size .theatre .The .reverberation .here .is .
not .overly .obtrusive, .since .a .theatre .is .intended .
for .clarity .of .speech .This .mode .is .suited .for .opera, .
rock, .easy .listening .music, .and .any .music .you .
might .hear .in .a .theatre .
STADIUM: .This .Sound .Field .Mode .provides .a .
prominent .“slap .echo,” .emanating .largely .from .
the .rear, .and .it .gives .a .lively .effect .especially .on .
solo .instruments .such .as .bass .guitar .This .mode .is .
unsuitable .for .speech .as .the .echo .destroys .intelli-
gibility .The .sound .is .“big” .but .slightly .artificial .— .it .
is .suitable .for .stadium .rock, . .and .other .music .that .
one .would .hear .in .a .large .stadium .environment .
CLUB: .This .Sound .Field .Mode .is .intended .to .
simulate .being .fairly .close, .around .10 .feet .away, .
in .a .small .intimate .club .setting .with .a .moderate .
amount .of .reverberation .that .does .not .destroy .
clarity .The .result .is .a .bit .colored .for .speech .due .
to .the .small .room .size, .but .it .is .quite .suitable .for .
jazz .groups, .cabaret, .small-venue .rock .‘n .roll, .and .
a .small .disco .venue .where .dance .music .is .played .
This .mode .can .also .be .used .for .classical .chamber .
music .and .solo .instrumental .music .of .most .kinds .
CHURCH: .This .Sound .Field .Mode .simulates .a .
large, .spacious .acoustic .space .with .a .very .long .
reverberation .time .It .is .well-suited .to .organ .
music, .choral .music, .and .New .Age .music .It .is .too .
reverberant .for .most .other .kinds .of .material, .but .it .
is .very .spacious .for .material .it .is .suited .to .
Natural: .This .mode .enhances .the .basic .ste-
reo .reproduction .by .using .the .inherent .acoustics .
recorded .within .the .source .material .If .the .source .
material .was .surround .encoded .or .recorded .in .
an .acoustically .oriented .manner .(such .as .a .lot .
of .classical .music .and .many .live .recordings) .this .
mode .can .provide .truly .spectacular .effects .and .an .
enhanced .sense .of .the .space .in .which .the .music .
was .being .performed .
PARTY: .The .Party .(Five-Channel .Mono) .Mode .con-
verts .stereo .input .to .a .mono .signal .which .is .then .
distributed .to .the .five .satellite .channels .
Stereo5: .The .Stereo5 .(Five-Channel .Stereo) .Mode .
converts .stereo .input .to .surround .sound .The .ste-
reo .signal .is .distributed .to .the .five .satellite .chan-
nels, .creating .a .giant .stereo .image .in .your .listening .
space .
(Please .note .that .the .apparent .effect .of .the .
Surround .Mode .can .be .adjusted .by .altering .the .
delay .parameters .and .channel .volume .of .the .cen-
tre, .surrounds .and .back .channel(s), .using .the .
appropriate .menus) . .
NOTE: .Remember .there .really .are .no .“correct” .
settings .that .will .work .equally .well .for .all .kinds .of .
music .You .may .need .to .adjust .the .parameters .and .
mode .depending .on .the .music .material .
Acknowledgements .
Manufactured under license from Lucasfilm Ltd. U.S. patent numbers
5,043,970; 5,189,703; and/or 5,222,059. European patent number
0323830. Other U.S. and foreign patents pending. Lucasfilm and THX
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd. Surround EX
is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. Used under authorization.
Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat.
No. 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762 and other world-wide
patents issued and pending. “DTS”, “DTS-ES Extended Surround” and
“Neo:6” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright
1996, 2000 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro
Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Confidential unpublished works. Copyright 1992-1997 Dolby
Laboratories. All rights reserved.
ALL TRADEMARKS, REGISTERED MARKS, AND LOGOTYPES/
SYMBOLS ARE THE PROPERTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
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