Mono DVD Soundtracks

[joel2762]

Sorry for the confusion about the voice. I just mean that the same signal is played on the two channels. For example. In 5.1 Surround sound, There is a discrete channel for each speaker in the system. So Each of the 6 speakers gets it's own unique signal. Where in Mono 2.0 Both speakers get the exact same signal there is no surround mix or anything. Just pretend You have one speaker playing a mono source, and you hooked another up to that and placed them next to each other, with a few feet apart. This would be like a regular stereo setup, except both speakers are playing the same signal. No channel seperation. This is exactly what's happening on a Mono 2.0 DVD. Get it now? Sorry if it's confusing! Hope this helps!! I'll be happy to try again if you don't get it!
-Joel-

[John Beresford]

Sorry for the confusion about the voice. I just mean that the same signal is played on the two channels. For example. In 5.1 Surround sound, There is a discrete channel for each speaker in the system. So Each of the 6 speakers gets it's own unique signal. Where in Mono 2.0 Both speakers get the exact same signal there is no surround mix or anything. Just pretend You have one speaker playing a mono source, and you hooked another up to that and placed them next to each other, with a few feet apart. This would be like a regular stereo setup, except both speakers are playing the same signal. No channel seperation. This is exactly what's happening on a Mono 2.0 DVD. Get it now? Sorry if it's confusing! Hope this helps!! I'll be happy to try again if you don't get it!
-Joel-

So then why is the entire film played back through the center channel? And if this is 2.0, why cant the soundtrack decode in Pro Logic II; after all, it is 2.0, right? And in stereo, there shouldnt be channel separation, should there? Well, what I mean is, arent both speakers playing the same information, too? It's not as discrete as 5.1, is it?