With a pair of headphones to produce binaural sound, as well as a parametric, or
directional sound effects, the viewer will hear soft noises like a whispering voice as they regard the sweeping view outside the window.
Audio is fine as far as it goes, with some ambient noise and a few
directional sound effects livening up the 640 kbps, 5.1 Dolby Digital tracks.
Not exact matches
Megamind has an appropriately dynamic
sound mix, which calls for plenty of tasteful
directional effects that are wonderfully realized.
Some bass finds its way into the film's Dolby Digital 5.1 track on DVD, but where the mix shines is in its approximation of back - country ambience: bird - chirping and other nature
effects sound unsettlingly authentic and transparently
directional.
Purists should be relieved that only certain
sound effects were given slight
directional and ambient enhancement, while the music has not been dumbed down to one of those unrealistic, pseudo-stereo mixes employed by other labels.
Elsewhere, the mix does strive to put the viewer in the action — an early scene with Sam Elliott taking an overly - hot shower uses rear - channel
effects to enhance the first - person POV, and a later action scene that takes place outside of the house gains tension from
directional sound work after Lewis's score drops away entirely.
You can tell that Woody Allen will never be a director who really gets into
sound design and
directional effects.
Audio: The audio is the industry standard English DTS - HD MA 5.1, with an accomplished mix and good use of
effects speakers to produce logical,
directional sound.
20 Challenge runs 450 + items, including 160 new unlockables Uber secrets 10 Playable Characters 100 + enemies with new designs Over 50 bosses, including tons of new and rare bosses Mystic Runes Upgradeable shops Integrated controller support for popular control pads Analog
directional movement and speed Tons of feature film quality animated endings Over 100 specialized seeds 2 - Player local co-op Over 100 co-op characters Dynamic lighting, visual
effects, and art direction All - new game engine @ 60 FPS 24/7 All - new soundtrack and
sound design Multiple Save slots A bunch of achievements
Most impressive in this department though are the
directional effects when playing with any sort of surround
sound.
Most even have their own accompanying action and
sound effects when up is pressed on the
directional pad, as well as failure and level completion jingles.
While it doesn't completely mimic the complete
directional audio you'd get from a 5.1 or 7.1 surround -
sound headset, music and
sound effects feel a little more rounded and immersive than usual.
In bipole mode, both sets of speakers are in phase, which provides a more localized and
directional surround
sound effect.