
The Influence of Immersive Sound on Listeners' Perceptions of Old Films
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of immersive sound on old films. Using the Halo Upmix plugin, the stereo recording of Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation was unmixed to 5.1, 7.1, and 9.1 reproduction methods. To determine whether the addition of horizontal and height channels enhances a listener's perception of envelopment, listening tests were conducted to compare these methods. Listeners were asked to rate the sound of a sequence on a 5-point