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  1. Dan Hitchman

    when did they start doing surround sound for movies?

    Usually 6 track magnetic 70mm sound had two additional speakers behind the screen (for five total) and a mono surround channel (spread throughout the auditorium). A few newer 70mm tracks allocated the additional screen channels to stereo surround duty and the sixth channel as a "baby boom"...
  2. Dan Hitchman

    when did they start doing surround sound for movies?

    Fantasound for the 1941 premiere gala release of Fantasia. At the very least credited as the first feature film with multi-track surround sound. Walt Disney and his team used to be the ones who set the pace and other's followed. Speaking of pioneering, there were a handful of films from...
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