Reproduction occurs via a two-channel stereo transmission medium - in most cases a vinyl record - these are decoded back to four channels and reproduced via four loudspeakers.
[6][7] Scheiber, an Oberlin College music graduate, obtained a full scholarship to study with the first-chair players of the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood.
From an early age, passionate about music and technology, he had a workbench in his bedroom for experimenting with his gadgets.
This was over Dolby's development of a surround sound system for motion picture industry which was based on his invention.
The companies eventually stopped paying Scheiber as they claimed that the patents had expired and he wasn't due any more money.
In June 2002, Seventh Circuit Appeals Judge Richard Posner ruled against him, which was his biggest defeat.