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Sensurround

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Sensurround [ˈsɛnsəˌraʊnd]
n
(Performing Arts)™ a sound reproduction system used esp in cinemas, in which low-frequency output causes bodily sensations in the audience, resulting in a feeling of involvement in the film


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Unlike the 1970s' seat-shaking Sensurround system, which employed big speakers to create earthquake vibrations, D-Box's Motion Code system sends a programmed track - made by the company's motion designers to match the movements onscreen - to a digitally rigged chair that can tilt, roll, heave, shake, etc.
The lead vocalist recalls early Orange Juice-era Edwyn Collins, while upbeat songs offer splintered and Sensurround effects on breathless salvoes pitched between the Gang Of Four and The Jam.
The cinema version introduced gimmicky Sensurround, which induced a mock tremor in theatres, though the earth is unlikely to move in your living room.
 
 
 
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