5.1 sound from a Stereo Speakers or 180 deg sound through DSP

[DisOrient]

Hello

I have a 2 x Genelec 8260A speakers which are being fed a digital signal through my computer audio setup.
It is as pure as it can get.

I am looking for a DSP solution or a Processor which takes the digital signal and processes to create a 180 degree sound or a 5.1 surround sound with my same set of Genelec audio speakers.

I am trying to get a more surround effect rather than a boring stereo 2D effect.

Any processors or DSP that I can output DSP'd digital signal that I feed into my Genelec's

Jazz, Pop and Rock are my genre's/.

 

[fuzz092888]

If you want surround sound, get surround sound. You said it yourself, you want 5.1 surround sound. Two speakers aren't going to get you full surround.

 

[lovinthehd]

I'd agree. Get the correct gear and number of speakers if you want surround. Otherwise you have 2ch, which is.....2ch.

What software are you using as a player? Does it have dsp of the sort you're looking for? Maybe something from Creative Sound Labs? Seem to remember they had something to get "surround" from 2 stereo speakers....

 

[TLS Guy]

Hello

I have a 2 x Genelec 8260A speakers which are being fed a digital signal through my computer audio setup.
It is as pure as it can get.

I am looking for a DSP solution or a Processor which takes the digital signal and processes to create a 180 degree sound or a 5.1 surround sound with my same set of Genelec audio speakers.

I am trying to get a more surround effect rather than a boring stereo 2D effect.

Any processors or DSP that I can output DSP'd digital signal that I feed into my Genelec's

Jazz, Pop and Rock are my genre's/.

Several points. Your speakers are near field studio monitors, so probably do not have a great depth of field.

If you had a 5.1 set up for most of what you listen to the Dolby algorithms will not work. Some good minimally miked jazz 2 channel recordings they might work for.

For pop and rock it will not work. These are awash is time and phase shifts plus artificial echo and other horrid effects from a multitude of plug ins. Engineering standards for this genre of music have never been good and are now rock bottom.

If you liked classical music then for a lot of recordings a good 5.1 and 7.1 effect can be created.

What you are after is not going to happen. Stay with two channel.

 

[yepimonfire]

Several points. Your speakers are near field studio monitors, so probably do not have a great depth of field.

If you had a 5.1 set up for most of what you listen to the Dolby algorithms will not work. Some good minimally miked jazz 2 channel recordings they might work for.

For pop and rock it will not work. These are awash is time and phase shifts plus artificial echo and other horrid effects from a multitude of plug ins. Engineering standards for this genre of music have never been good and are now rock bottom.

If you liked classical music then for a lot of recordings a good 5.1 and 7.1 effect can be created.

What you are after is not going to happen. Stay with two channel.

Fwiw I find the new Dolby surround works a whole lot better with the above mentioned genres than PLII. I listen to a lot of heavy metal and almost always use it vs 2ch, and it sounds very natural.

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