Developed under license from DTS ®, this plugin lets broadcast, post-production and mix engineers convert stereo audio to quad, 5.1 and 7.1 surround, as well as 5.1 to 7.1 surround, in cases where original source elements for standard upmixing are not available in the desired multichannel format. Combining precision and creative flexibility, DTS Neural™ Surround UpMix provides comprehensive. A tour of our '5.1 Upmix' System which creates 5.1 from any stereo source C100 Overview A brief overview of the concepts and capabilities of the C100 Advanced Digital Broadcast Console.
'We started playing the films first cue and by the end we were all completely sold on Penteo – we decided to use Penteo on every cue in the film! The imaging and detail that were extracted from the stereo took the sound to a whole new level without sounding gimmicky.
To then retain the quality of the original mix on the stereo fold down was incredible. When you read about some Plug-Ins you wonder if there is an element of the Emperor’s New Clothes.
However this Plug-In is the real deal and it will be used on every one of our projects in the future.' Adam Daniel – Re-Recording Mixer, Point1Post, London, UK.
'The Penteo 7 Pro Suite retains all of the flexibility of Penteo 4 Pro, along with the intuitive GUI, but adds the option to upmix to 7.1 and to use AudioSuite too. We have Dolby Atmos on our stage and the ability to fill the 7.1 Bed from a stereo track is fantastic. The Plug-In allows for separate control of the side surrounds and the rear surround levels.
This is particularly handy in Dolby Atmos where the surround speakers used by the Bed are full frequency. Now that the surrounds have as much weight as the screen speakers it is important to have control of that energy off the screen in case it becomes overwhelming. To create such an immersive 7.1 sound field from a stereo is incredible. I’m looking forward to using Penteo 7 Pro Suite on our next Dolby Atmos mix.' Adam Daniel – Re-Recording Mixer, Point1Post, London, UK. 'I’m really excited about the release of Penteo 7 Pro. With the extended range of the fader controls, I’m able to get a better balance of the material.
I can pull back on the surround channels so they provide a presence to the front. Or I can push the surround channels on certain stems and bring them out in the room more. The addition of Audiosuite versions for Pro Tools has been a big help. If I decide to keep the plugin settings static and not automate any parameters for that cue, I’ll Audiosuite it.
The workflow to go from stereo to surround is very fast and it helps with archiving since you now have a surround version of the cue if you ever need to go back to the project and don’t have your ilok with you. Another bonus, there’s no longer a processing delay in the path.' Tom Marks, Re-Recording Mixer at Warner Bros.
'I was amazed at Penteo’s quality of Audio Manipulation from Stereo to 5.1 Surround. Unlike alternative more complex plug ins which use delays & phasing s to generate the up-mix, Penteo’s surround upmix from stereo sounds much more natural & maintains the frequency & tonality of the original mix, with very impressive results. The controls are very user friendly & speed up achieving optimum results. I had no hesitation in installing Penteo for our facility here at Factory.' Ben Firth, Sound Engineer / Head Of Technical Support, Factory Studios, London, UK. 'I was amazed at Penteo’s quality of Audio Manipulation from Stereo to 5.1 Surround. Unlike alternative more complex plug ins which use delays & phasing s to generate the up-mix, Penteo’s surround upmix from stereo sounds much more natural & maintains the frequency & tonality of the original mix, with very impressive results.
The controls are very user friendly & speed up achieving optimum results. I had no hesitation in installing Penteo for our facility here at Factory.' Ben Firth, Sound Engineer / Head Of Technical Support, Factory Studios, London, UK. 'I’m really excited about the release of Penteo 7 Pro.
With the extended range of the fader controls, I’m able to get a better balance of the material. I can pull back on the surround channels so they provide a presence to the front. Or I can push the surround channels on certain stems and bring them out in the room more. The addition of Audiosuite versions for Pro Tools has been a big help.
If I decide to keep the plugin settings static and not automate any parameters for that cue, I’ll Audiosuite it. The workflow to go from stereo to surround is very fast and it helps with archiving since you now have a surround version of the cue if you ever need to go back to the project and don’t have your ilok with you.
Another bonus, there’s no longer a processing delay in the path.' Tom Marks, Re-Recording Mixer at Warner Bros. 'After trying Penteo, I was really impressed by its natural sound and realised how it could be used in many applications, from upmixing a stereo song to instantly spread it around a 5.1 system, to creating a 5.1 mix for audio post. The interface is easy to use and the controls allow you to hear exactly what is going on in the mono and stereo field. I could see the instant benefit of it and will now use it to provide an additional 5.1 mix of future assignments in order to hopefully impress the tutors and gain extra marks!' Tom Dalton, Sound Design Student, Northbrook College, UK. 'Because our students maintain such a tight semester based Post-Sound schedule in mixing their films.
Penteo allows them to work longer on their stereo mixes. Then with a few clicks of the mouse up-mix to a 5.1 surround mix for presentation at our end of the semester screenings. And for students who wish to tackle doing a more traditional 5.1 surround mix, Penteo allows them to up-mix their stereo music stems to 5.1 for inclusion into their final surround mixes.' Professor Kurt Daugherty (MFA), School of Film and Television, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles.
'I’m really excited about the release of Penteo 7 Pro. With the extended range of the fader controls, I’m able to get a better balance of the material.
I can pull back on the surround channels so they provide a presence to the front. Or I can push the surround channels on certain stems and bring them out in the room more. The addition of Audiosuite versions for Pro Tools has been a big help.
If I decide to keep the plugin settings static and not automate any parameters for that cue, I’ll Audiosuite it. The workflow to go from stereo to surround is very fast and it helps with archiving since you now have a surround version of the cue if you ever need to go back to the project and don’t have your ilok with you. Another bonus, there’s no longer a processing delay in the path.'
Tom Marks, Re-Recording Mixer at Warner Bros. 'When I do a Dolby Atmos mix, I’ve come up with a nice workflow for mixing the score if I only have stereo stems.
I’ll create a stereo bus that the source tracks are assigned to. I’ll create two stereo aux tracks with that bus as the input to both. The first aux track will get a Penteo stereo-to-7.1 plugin and be bussed to the 7.1 Bed. The second aux track will get a Penteo stereo-to-7.0 plugin followed by a 7.0 surround reverb. Dial in the reverb settings and adjust the wet/dry control to taste. I send the output of this track to six mono Atmos object tracks that are panned overhead.
The center channel output of the track is not used. I’ll adjust the settings for both Penteo plugins and mix the overhead channels into the 7.1 Bed.' Tom Marks, Re-Recording Mixer at Warner Bros. 'The Penteo 7 Pro Suite retains all of the flexibility of Penteo 4 Pro, along with the intuitive GUI, but adds the option to upmix to 7.1 and to use AudioSuite too.
We have Dolby Atmos on our stage and the ability to fill the 7.1 Bed from a stereo track is fantastic. The Plug-In allows for separate control of the side surrounds and the rear surround levels. This is particularly handy in Dolby Atmos where the surround speakers used by the Bed are full frequency. Now that the surrounds have as much weight as the screen speakers it is important to have control of that energy off the screen in case it becomes overwhelming. To create such an immersive 7.1 sound field from a stereo is incredible. I’m looking forward to using Penteo 7 Pro Suite on our next Dolby Atmos mix.'
Adam Daniel – Re-Recording Mixer, Point1Post, London, UK.
I'm currently using the onboard sound on my Asus P6T6 WS Revolution motherboard (SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio) and was wondering if there was any way to make either windows or the audio drivers upscale 2-channel audio to 5-channel audio (basic duplication would suffice)? I was using a creative sound card but got fed up with the memory leaks and poor sound quality. To clarify: I have a 5.1 sound system and the onboard card supports 5.1 output. I have 5.1 games and applications from which I want full 5.1 sound; However, I also have some applications (music) which is only stereo, which I would like to upscale to 5.1 without losing the 5.1 sound from other applications. You need to use an option called Speaker Fill - follow these steps in Windows 7:. Open control panel - Sound.
Click on the your device, and then click properties. Click on the 'Enhancements' tab.
Tick the 'Speaker Fill' box, and then preview the sound This basically creates a mirror image of your front speakers into your rear speakers Also I believe you can get to these settings by playing something in WMP and then going to the now playing view, and right clicking on the album art, and choosing enhancements.