DTS Entertainment
The VLC player must understand the DTS 5.1 bitstream, and decode it.
DTS is 5.1 bitstream data on normal CDs. They're really CD-ROMs which contain compressed data, not normal 2 channel audio CDs which contain 2 channel PCM audio.
I can't really answer your question for a Mac solution.
I have many DTS CDs and import them as Apple Lossless (which reduces the data in iTunes to around 1270 kbs from 1440 kbs), then stream them via an Airport Express to my Home Theatre reciever via optical output. The Receiver (Yamaha RX-V2700) decodes the DTS 5.1 audio perfectly.
This is the only way to listen to DTS 5.1 natively. Audio on the iMac won't work, neither will the analog outputs on the Airport Express. Just noise, as it's a data stream, not normal 2 channel PCM audio.
What I would do in your situation is to play the DTS CDs on a normal DVD player with a built-in DTS decoder, set to 2 channel analog output, let the DVD player do a 5.1 to stereo downmix, then input this analog output to the Mac, and record the stereo 2 channel audio signal in realtime. Re-digitize and import this back into iTunes or whatever music programme you're using on the Mac.
Otherwise, just continue to use the PC option if you can.
Craig.
DTS is 5.1 bitstream data on normal CDs. They're really CD-ROMs which contain compressed data, not normal 2 channel audio CDs which contain 2 channel PCM audio.
I can't really answer your question for a Mac solution.
I have many DTS CDs and import them as Apple Lossless (which reduces the data in iTunes to around 1270 kbs from 1440 kbs), then stream them via an Airport Express to my Home Theatre reciever via optical output. The Receiver (Yamaha RX-V2700) decodes the DTS 5.1 audio perfectly.
This is the only way to listen to DTS 5.1 natively. Audio on the iMac won't work, neither will the analog outputs on the Airport Express. Just noise, as it's a data stream, not normal 2 channel PCM audio.
What I would do in your situation is to play the DTS CDs on a normal DVD player with a built-in DTS decoder, set to 2 channel analog output, let the DVD player do a 5.1 to stereo downmix, then input this analog output to the Mac, and record the stereo 2 channel audio signal in realtime. Re-digitize and import this back into iTunes or whatever music programme you're using on the Mac.
Otherwise, just continue to use the PC option if you can.
Craig.
The DTS Audio CD or Multichannel Music Disc is an audio Compact Disc that contains music in surround sound format. It is a predecessor of DVD Audio. It is a predecessor of DVD Audio. Where regular CDs store the music as linear PCM, the DTS-CD stores music using the DTS format, with the same fixed bitrate as 16-bit linear PCM, namely 1,411,200. Beethoven: The Symphonies (Dolby Atmos) 2 Disc Blu-ray Audio by Herbert von Karajan/Berliner Philharmoniker 2018. 4.6 out of 5 stars 74.
Dts 5.1 Cd Player
Sep 12, 2009 8:37 PM