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How does 3D positional audio compare to surround sound?

by Matt Troup · in Technical Issues · 03/10/2007 (5:32 pm) · 1 replies

As far as I understand surround sound is not available in the engines available from garage games, however, 3D positional audio is available. Please correct me if I'm wrong. How is it similar/different from surround sound?
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David Stoltz
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06/02/2007 (6:01 pm)
From what I understand, 3D game audio allows surround sound through headphones, while surround sound requires dedicated speakers for each sound. I found this article online: www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000494.html

That should help a bit.