Older material recorded in stereo gains the most, but it will make anything sound better. The latter includes separate settings for 2, 2.1, 5.1, and 7.1 speaker arrangements.Īh, but how does SRS HD Audio Lab sound? Pretty darn good, and spatially, far better than the SRS FX in WMP. SRS HD Audio Lab includes presets for music, movies, and gaming as well as optimization presets for headphones, laptop speakers, and normal speaker setups. There’s also a limiter that lets you can clamp down overly loud sounds such as explosions in movies. The Focus level is described as moving sound field up and down to match your ear level and SRS Definition had the effect of clarifying the sound. TruBass is on hand to deepen sound, and a speaker control shifts bass tones upward in hertz to match the resonance of different sized smaller speakers. Its 3D Center Level adjunct also serves to move the focus of the sound to the back or to the front.
Though the sound field expander WOW isn’t specifically included in SRS HD Audio Lab, the extremely similar 3D Space level is present.
SRS HD Audio Lab ($30, 3-day free trial) takes those technologies and adds more that you can use to enhance your audio with virtually player you choose to use. I use them a lot with older material, and they’re very addictive. The company’s WOW and TruBass technologies are included in WMP to enhance the audio experience. If you’ve used Windows Media Player, you’re probably familiar with SRS Labs.