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Kreislinie

English translation: circle of sound

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German term or phrase:Kreislinie
English translation:circle of sound
Entered by: Dr Andrew Read

09:19 Apr 19, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Media / Multimedia / Consumer electronics
German term or phrase: Kreislinie
This is in a manual for setting up one of those "home theatre" systems, ie DVD player + loads of speakers. I have no diagrams, just the text, but imagine this is referring to the settings so that there is a delay on the sound signal if you have the speakers positioned well apart in a large room.

Currently "kreislinie" is translated as "circle line" but that doesn't sound right to me. Any suggestions? Here's the full context; the term appears near the end:

TESTTON: Hier hören Sie ein Rauschsignal aus jedem Lautsprecher einzeln. Benutzen Sie diese Funktion, um die Größe und Verzögerung einzustellen.

Gehen Sie mit der Navigationstaste in das grafische Feld neben dem Eintrag KANALVERZÖGERUNG. Mit oder wählen Sie einen Lautsprecher aus. Mittels der (X) oder (X) Taste vergrößern oder verkleinern Sie den Wert in Zehn-cm-Schritten. Die maximale Abweichung ist 600 cm.
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Die *Kreislinie* wird von den Frontlautsprechern definiert. Deshalb sind die Front-Lautsprecher nicht anwählbar.
Dr Andrew Read
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:23
circle
Explanation:
There are a lot of explanations in Google:

"Matching Surrounds: In 1994, the International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, published their BS 775-1 recommendation for multichannel sound systems with and without picture. In this setup, all loudspeakers are equidistant from the listener and lie on a circle with the listener at the center. The left/right front speakers are 60° apart and 30° from the forward direction. The left/right surround speakers are 140° apart and lie 110° from the forward direction. "

"As shown in Figure 13, dubbing theaters (and cinemas) use multiple surround speakers arranged along the sides and rear, mounted high to create a diffuse, enveloping surround soundfield. The advice we've given so far for placing surround speakers is aimed at duplicating this effect at home. In most DVD-Audio mixing facilities, however, there are five identical speakers arranged at ear level in a circle around the mixer."

My second link gives you a diagram.

There's also a sound system called "Cirlce Surround"...
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Elke Fehling
Local time: 18:23
Grading comment
Thanks, Elke. This was useful. Went for "circle of sound" in the end, but also considered other options such as "surround circle" (from "circle surround").
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1circle
Elke Fehling
4linear circumference
gangels (X)


  

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circle


Explanation:
There are a lot of explanations in Google:

"Matching Surrounds: In 1994, the International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, published their BS 775-1 recommendation for multichannel sound systems with and without picture. In this setup, all loudspeakers are equidistant from the listener and lie on a circle with the listener at the center. The left/right front speakers are 60° apart and 30° from the forward direction. The left/right surround speakers are 140° apart and lie 110° from the forward direction. "

"As shown in Figure 13, dubbing theaters (and cinemas) use multiple surround speakers arranged along the sides and rear, mounted high to create a diffuse, enveloping surround soundfield. The advice we've given so far for placing surround speakers is aimed at duplicating this effect at home. In most DVD-Audio mixing facilities, however, there are five identical speakers arranged at ear level in a circle around the mixer."

My second link gives you a diagram.

There's also a sound system called "Cirlce Surround"...


    Reference: http://www.rpginc.com/products/hometheater.htm
    Reference: http://www.dolby.com/ht/Guide.HomeTheater.0110.html
Elke Fehling
Local time: 18:23
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, Elke. This was useful. Went for "circle of sound" in the end, but also considered other options such as "surround circle" (from "circle surround").

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agree  Manfred Mondt: Circle ist the safest solution, why get complicated?
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linear circumference


Explanation:
maybe, but I would just call it 'sound spectrum' or 'audio range' or 'circular progression'

gangels (X)
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