Maybe you’ve heard rumblings about this new technology hitting the market, but what does immersive audio actually entail? This Q-and-A with CEDIA Senior Director of Learning & Emerging Trends, Dave Pedigo, gives you the inside look.
The cinematic experience has long been dominated by surround sound. Classics like Batman Returns, Jurassic Park, and Clear and Present Danger were among the first movies to utilize this sound format, which has since progressed from using two speakers to five speakers to seven speakers or more. Regardless of the number of speakers, until recently the audio still simply surrounds you on a horizontal plane.