Diamond Monster Sound MX400 Manufacturer : Diamond Multimedia Pricing: $99 Availability: Out Now Reviewed by: Date : April 20th 2000

ZoomFX

At the present time, all 3D-sound methodology is based on the synthesis of virtual sound sources as point source emitters. In reality, this is far from the truth, because many sound-emitting objects radiate acoustic energy from extended areas, strips or volumes. Sensuara ZoomFX has been developed to take account of this and to help create virtual 3D-sound images that are really 'true-to-life'. This is achieved by creating each virtual sound area from several, similar, virtual point sources, rather than from a single point source, as is commonly done. By distributing a number of virtual sources over a prescribed area or volume that corresponds to the physical nature of the sound-emitting object that is being synthesized, then much more realistic effects can be obtained.

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