Free Fall- 8-Channel eletroacoustic composition and its 'Translation' to the Dolby 5.1 DVD-Audio format

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The research focuses primarily on the composition of an 8-channel acoustic electroacoustic work (The last cycle of four pieces based loosely on 'the elements') which aims to achieve a sensation of 'falling' via the movement of sound in space. The four pieces uses different 8-channel loudspeaker arrays to maximise the varying characteristics of space and motion of their sound materials. The research examines the relative merits of these different formats from the perspectives of both composition and performance practice, and then explores ways of rendering these 'audio images ' into commercial Dolby 5.1 format for DVD-audio release.