The Quadrophonic Sound

There is not much to say about the quadraphonic sound recorded on discs. The birth of the Quadrophonic sound came about in the the early part of and great things were predicted for it's success on the market. The Quadrophonic disc had four channels, as compared to that of the Stereophonic discs which had two. The two extra channels were often used to reproduce ambient sound four rear left and right speakers.

This innovation on records never really caught on with the buying public, and it was doomed to die a natural death because commercially it was a complete failure!! Though it faired slightly better on 8 track recorders that was not too successful either as the cassette tape machines introduced by Phillips Electronics eventually replaced them. However, the Quadrophonic sound has made a come back in the form of surround sounds which include 5 speakers.4 channels leading into the 5th speaker. Its a new name given to the Quadrophonic sound!!

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