Dolby Atmos and surround sound are first and foremost video standards. They, like the competing DTS standard, are designed to enrich the audio heard in movie soundtracks and home theater.
The equipment and room treatment required to support mixing Atmos, DTS and surround sound audio is much more expensive than the requirements for "standard" mono and stereo audio.
I understand the cost aspect for the user, and for PGMusic...
Here is what I intend to do: 1. Create a song with BiaB 2. Create multiple WAV files 3. Replace some tracks by my own, and voice(s) 4. Position them into a Dolby Atmos renderer (5.1 or 7.1) 5. Listen to all that with standard stereo headphones 6. And then decide if I want to use my home 5.1 system, or buy Dolby Atmos Headphones or more. I fully understand the cost to PGMusic.
But would'nt it be a major advance to be able to position BiaB instruments beyond our wildest dreams.
I am a senior person, I saw the 78, 45 33 vinyls, the 8-tracks, the CD, the DVD's and what else. But Dolby Atmos (or any 3D 360 or surround) is my future.
I'm not sure you would be able to determine much from listening to 5.1 and 7.1 renders on stereo headphones. You certainly wouldn't be able to obtain a decent 5.1 or 7.1 mix using stereo headphones.
I had a grand quadraphonic (4 channel) recording and listening system that was capable of handling discrete 4 channel, CD-4, SQ Matrix and the other 4 channel matrix system. I even had 4 channel headphones. While I listened some to the individual channels to learn, the songs didn't sound right unless all four channels were playing. I've also listened to isolated tracks of songs available on the internet and it's pretty much the same.
To me your explanation is similar to listening to isolated tracks from a song. Isolated tracks are wonderful as a learning tool to break down the individual instruments and vocals in a song. But you'll be starting your song with isolated tracks so I don't understand what would be gained.
Convenient Ways to Listen to Band-in-a-Box® Songs Created by Program Users!
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Video: Enhanced Melodists in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows®!
We've enhanced the Melodists feature included in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows!
Access the Melodist feature by pressing F7 in the program to open the new MultiPicker Library and locate the [Melodist] tab.
You can now generate a melody on any track in the program - very handy! Plus, you select how much of the melody you want generated - specify a range, or apply it to the whole track.
This new panel offers built-in specific support for the Reaper® DAW API allowing direct transfer of Band-in-a-Box® files to/from Reaper® tracks!
When you run the Plugin from Reaper®, there is a panel to set the following options:
-BB Track(s) to send: This allows you to select the Plugin tracks that will be sent Reaper.
-Destination Reaper Track: This lets you select the destination Reaper track to receive media content from the Plugin.
-At Bar: You can select a bar in Reaper where the Plugin tracks should be placed.
-Start Below Selected Track: This allows you to place the Plugin tracks below the destination Reaper track.
-Overwrite Reaper Track: You can overwrite previous content on the destination Reaper track.
-Move to Project Folder: With this option, you can move the Plugin tracks to the Reaper project folder.
-Send Reaper Instructions Enable this option to send the Reaper Instructions instead of rendering audio tracks, which is faster.
-Render Audio & Instructions: Enable this option to generate audio files and the Reaper instructions.
-Send Tracks After Generating: This allows the Plugin to automatically send tracks to Reaper after generating.
-Send Audio for MIDI Track: Enable this option to send rendered audio for MIDI tracks.
-Send RealCharts with Audio: If this option is enabled, Enable this option to send RealCharts with audio.
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