MP3 Surround is an extension of MP3 for multi-channel audio support including 5.1 surround sound. It was developed by Fraunhofer IIS in collaboration with Thomson and Agere Systems, and released in December 2004. [1][2][3]

Jun 5, 2009 · Download Fraunhofer MP3 Surround - Free evaluation version of the Fraunhofer IIS MP3 Surround Decoder/Player, Encoder, Development Kit, WinAmp Plug-In.

In MP3 Surround the compression is astonishingly powerful, resulting in 5.1 surround files that are only about 10 percent bigger than stereo files! The decoder comes separately and there are two versions: a standalone MP3 Surround player and a plugin …

Feb 19, 2013 · No. You could use MP3 surround (an extension of MP3, not part of the MP3 specification) if you really want to. It is backwards-compatible with MP3 (which, I assume, means that most MP3 players will simply play it back as a stereo MP3). You'll probably have to pay for an encoder or decoder, though.

Dec 1, 2004 · Using a psychoacoustic technique called binaural cue coding, mp3 SURROUND captures the spatial image information of multi-channel sound. This method is critical in preserving the compact file size that mp3 users expect.

Mar 18, 2008 · MP3 Surround is a new type of MP3 that supports 5.1 channels of audio. MP3 Surround files have the extension *.mp3 like normal stereo MP3 files. That is possible as MP3 Surround encoded MP3 -files are completely backwards compatible with standard MP3.

MP3 Surround supports high-quality multi-channel sound at bit rates comparable to those currently used to encode stereo MP3 material, resulting in files half the size of common compressed surround formats.

Apr 10, 2014 · Fraunhofer IIS MP3 Surround Player is a small audio player designed specifically for helping you listen to MP3 Surround files and create playlists. The program focuses on delivering...

Feb 21, 2021 · The Winamp Plugin Fraunhofer IIS MP3 Surround comes with three decoder modes: MP3 Surround, which can be used for 5.1 output to a surround speaker system; Ensonido, which produces surround sound for your headphones and …

Dec 20, 2009 · Fraunhofer IIS MP3 Surround Player allows you to play your favorite Surround MP3 files and create playlists. It provides advanced options, such as playing MP3 Surround files with and without MP3 Stereo eXtended (MP3 SX) technology and standard MP3 stereo files on multichannel soundcards.