stackyFACTSSurround sound used to mean simply deciding which speaker got the helicopter noise. Now, object-based spatial audio treats sound effects as 3D digital items with an XYZ coordinate in the room, forcing the receiver to calculate in real-time exactly which speakers should fire.
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