Digital Sound

[Arian]

So I'm a little confused on what kind of hookup is required to record Stereo/5.1 Surround Sound.

 

Can A/V Composite's White and Red cables generate Stereo and 5.1?

 

Can Component cables generate 5.1 sound?

 

Can HDMI generate 5.1 sound?

 

Also, if you install Component cables inside of a Composite outlet, will it generate 5.1 Surround Sound?

 

I just wish to know so when I'm recording something off of VHS, Laserdisc, etc. I know I'm getting the best sound possible.

 

If none of these work, what would I need to make it so?

 

Thank you for listening.

 

-Arian

Edited June 14, 2014 by Arian

[FMA1394]

So I'm a little confused on what kind of hookup is required to record Stereo/5.1 Surround Sound.

 

Can A/V Composite's White and Red cables generate Stereo and 5.1?

 

Can Component cables generate 5.1 sound?

 

Can HDMI generate 5.1 sound?

 

Also, if you install Component cables inside of a Composite outlet, will it generate 5.1 Surround Sound?

 

I just wish to know so when I'm recording something off of VHS, Laserdisc, etc. I know I'm getting the best sound possible.

 

If none of these work, what would I need to make it so?

 

Thank you for listening.

 

-Arian

 

At best, VHS is only stereo. (excepting W-VHS and D-VHS, which you most likely do not have).

LaserDisc is mostly stereo. For the few players that support it, you can play back 5.1 Dolby Digital or DTS audio from discs that have that on them. You will need to use a fiber optic TOSLINK cable or a Digital Audio cable (has orange RCA plugs) to connect it to a computer, then figure out how to decode these digital audio formats on your computer. You could also plug it into your sound system that supports these types of connections.

 

Does HDMI generate 5.1? It carries whatever is being output. Audio carried over HDMI is always digital.

Also, if you install Component cables inside of a Composite outlet, will it generate 5.1 Surround Sound? No. Component and Composite are video signals, not audio signals.

Can A/V Composite's White and Red cables generate Stereo and 5.1? If you had six of them and both devices had six places to plug them in (Front Left, Front Right, Center, LFE, Rear Left, Rear Right). Each RCA cable can carry one analog channel of audio.

Edited June 14, 2014 by FMA1394

[Arian]

I've seen Laserdisc playets with the green and red audio outlets from component. Would the same law apply as far as the 6 cables thing is concerned?

 

What needs to be on a Laserdisc player to verify that it supports 5.1 output?

 

Lastly, I would be using a video and audio capture device in this scenario, let's say the Elgato Game Capture HD. Now would there be a way to convert the 7 cables needed from A/V to an HDMI connection so that it can connect?

Edited June 14, 2014 by Arian

[FMA1394]

I've seen Laserdisc playets with the green and red audio outlets from component. Would the same law apply as far as the 6 cables thing is concerned?

 

What needs to be on a Laserdisc player to verify that it supports 5.1 output?

 

Lastly, I would be using a video and audio capture device in this scenario, let's say the Elgato Game Capture HD. Now would there be a way to convert the 7 cables needed from A/V to an HDMI connection so that it can connect?

Any time you convert a signal to something else, there is going to be signal degredation. LaserDisc native signaling is COMPOSITE. Do not, DO NOT use anything else with a LaserDisc player (I'm assuming you don't have a X0, X9, or other MUSE HI-VISION LD player). Even S-Video is a loss of quality because it's running through more circuitry to convert the composite signal to S-Video.

 

What player do you have?

 

The best way to capture this would be on a PCI Express card, something like Hauppauge HVR-1250. That particular card, from personal experience, can dump raw uncompressed video. I'm not sure about the capabilitiies of your particular capture device.

[Arian]

I had my eye on this one, the Sony MDP-600:

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-electronics/city-of-toronto/sony-mdp-600-laserdisc-player/600920995

 

This is the one I was speaking of with multiple outputs:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/PIONEER-ELITE-DVL-91-FLAGSHIP-LASER-DISC-DVD-CD-PLAYER-TECHNICIAN-SERVICED-MINT-/231252948654?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item35d7bff6ae

 

I want to know precisley how everything works before I buy.

 

Thank you very much.

[FMA1394]

I had my eye on this one, the Sony MDP-600:

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-electronics/city-of-toronto/sony-mdp-600-laserdisc-player/600920995

 

This is the one I was speaking of with multiple outputs:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/PIONEER-ELITE-DVL-91-FLAGSHIP-LASER-DISC-DVD-CD-PLAYER-TECHNICIAN-SERVICED-MINT-/231252948654?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item35d7bff6ae

 

I want to know precisley how everything works before I buy.

 

Thank you very much.

 

Rule of thumb: Do not touch SONY LD players. They belong in the garbage.

 

I personally have a CLD-99.

 

The pioneer looks very good.  It does indeed have component on the back, but remember that the native signaling on the discs is still composite, not component. It's best to use one of the yellow lines on the left.

 

For audio, it does indeed have the digital audio that you speak of. Most discs only have stereo audio on them, but the ones that have 5.1 will play back Dolby Digital/DTS through the fiber connector and the black RCA jack next to the fiber connection.

[Arian]

Yeah, it's very good, but it's $550!

 

For audio, it does indeed have the digital audio that you speak of. Most discs only have stereo audio on them, but the ones that have 5.1 will play back Dolby Digital/DTS through the fiber connector and the black RCA jack next to the fiber connection.

 

 

Do you mean the PCM outputs under Digital Out? They would support 5.1 audio? If so, how would I capture it?

[FMA1394]

Only the plugs with this logo next to it

http://www.icomaniaanswers.com/images/spanish/dolby.jpg