Engineering:Sound 360
Sound 360 was the name of a motion picture sound system used by 20th Century-Fox to enhance the premiere engagements of their 1977 feature Damnation Alley.[1][2][3]
The format employed the standard 35mm magnetic stereo soundtracks (left, center, right and surround) in a unique configuration. The center channel was directed to the usual behind-the-screen loudspeaker. The left and right channels were redirected to a pair of large full-range speakers mounted on either side of the auditorium. The surround channel was reproduced by a single full-range speaker mounted in the back.[4] The general effect was more enveloping (and often much louder) than a standard 35mm stereo presentation, and very similar to the Megasound process unveiled a few years later by Warner Bros. for the film Altered States. In addition to Damnation Alley, the film Damien: Omen II was also released in the Sound 360 process.
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References
- ↑ Barratt, Adam (2004). "Movie Sound Chronology". http://spannerworks.net/reference/10_3a.asp.
- ↑ "Damnation Alley". 2024. https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/55428.
- ↑ Koll, Leonard (December 1977). "The 20th Century-Fox "SOUND 360" System". American Cinematographer 58 (12): pp. 1257. https://archive.org/details/sim_american-cinematographer_1977-12_58_12/page/1220/mode/2up.
- ↑ McGee, Marty (2010). Encyclopedia of Motion Picture Sound. McFarland. pp. 228. ISBN 978-0-7864-4916-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=H7zeCQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Sound+360%22+%2220th+Century-Fox%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA228.
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