Definitions

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  • verb transitive To mix (a number of distinct audio channels) to produce a lower number of channels.
  • noun The mixing of a number of distinct audio channels to produce a lower number of channels.

Etymologies

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down +‎ mix

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Examples

  • If it's confirmed that the mono track is the original soundtrack and not a downmix of the remix, I'll get this.

    Home Theater Forum TravisR 2010

  • However, can the player downmix to stereo these audio codecs and output them via stereo analog or HDMI?

    High-Def Digest: All High-Def Disc News 2010

  • Certain metadata parameters allow the engineer to select how the stereo downmix is constructed and which downmix is preferred, although the Lt/Rt downmix is usually the default.

    Doom9's Forum LigH 2010

  • BeSweet + AC3Enc: Tag generated 2.0 AC3 as "surround" if downmix was used is claimed the Dolby Surround Mode flag.

    Doom9's Forum LigH 2010

  • On most equipment, the consumer can, through the product's user interface, choose the appropriate downmix for their playback system.

    Doom9's Forum LigH 2010

  • The downmix modes (preferred/mixed): Lt/Rt (Yes above: DPL), Lo/Ro (No: simple stereo).

    Doom9's Forum Vincent Vega 2010

  • BeSweet + AC3Enc: Tag generated 2.0 AC3 as "surround" if downmix was used is claimed the Dolby Surround Mode flag.

    Doom9's Forum Vincent Vega 2010

  • Certain metadata parameters allow the engineer to select how the stereo downmix is constructed and which downmix is preferred, although the Lt/Rt downmix is usually the default.

    Doom9's Forum Vincent Vega 2010

  • On most equipment, the consumer can, through the product's user interface, choose the appropriate downmix for their playback system.

    Doom9's Forum Vincent Vega 2010

  • The downmix modes (preferred/mixed): Lt/Rt (Yes above: DPL), Lo/Ro (No: simple stereo).

    Doom9's Forum LigH 2010

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