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

该研究主要集中在一个8通道的声学电声作品的组成（最后一个循环的四件作品松散地基于“元素”），旨在通过声音在空间中的运动来实现“下降”的感觉。这四件作品使用不同的8声道扬声器阵列，以最大限度地发挥其声音材料的空间和运动的变化特性。本研究从作曲和演奏实践的角度探讨了这些不同格式的相对优点，然后探讨了将这些“音频图像”渲染成商业杜比5.1格式以供DVD音频发行的方法。

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.