Owners Manual

SoundField SPS200
User Guide
The ‘SPS200 Surround Zone’ software Page 15
• REAR PATTERN
The REAR PATTERN control allows the user to vary the polar pattern
of the rear surround channels on all but the 8-channel surround mode.
Cardioid or hyper-cardioid may be selected to optimise localisation or
figure-of-eights for a more enveloping sound depending on application
and personal preference.
• FRONT & REAR WIDTH
These controls allow the front and rear stage width to be varied.
For example, a wider front image may be desirable for a large
orchestra, whilst for a centre-front positioned soloist a more
narrow angle may be preferable.
• SURROUND MODES
The Surround Zone plug-in offers the option of six different surround modes, three 5.1
pre-sets, a 6.1, a 7.1 and an 8-channel pre-set (8 channel for VST users only). The two
first 5.1 pre-sets, 5.1 cardioid and 5.1 figure-of-eight, are variations on the same
decoding scheme.
1. The 5.1 cardioid pre-set provides a
standard five cardioid microphone array,
plus a truly omni-directional LFE-channel.
This pre-set has been level adjusted to suit standard 5.1 playback, however, individual
levels can be adjusted to suit requirements. This pre-set is ideally suited for recordings
where localisation is important such as movie sound effects.