Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital A digital, surround-sound audio format that goes well beyond the standard, matrixed Dolby Surround technology pioneered in the 1970s. Making use of data compression and reduction to minimize the number of bits required for storage and transmission, Dolby Digital will typically involve a total of six channels: three up front, two for surround duty, plus a low-frequency effects (LFE) bass channel. However, it can also involve as few as one channel, depending upon the requirements of…