Daft Punk - Random Access Memories in Atmos

[Samier]

this is the version you want.

Tracks 1-13 are the original album in Dolby Atmos.

all but one of the extra tracks from the equivalent of Disc 2 of the 10th Anniversary CD set (1-9) are Lossless Stereo.

Track 8 from Disc 2, "The Writing Of Fragments Of Time", is in Atmos.

Excellent, thank you so much. Not sure what I was looking at.

 

[fredblue]

Excellent, thank you so much. Not sure what I was looking at.

you're very welcome! hope you enjoy the Atmos!

 

[J. PUPSTER]

Albums That Influenced ‘Random Access Memories’ and the Music It Has Influenced Over 10 Years​

https://www.discogs.com/digs/music/...m=Discogs&utm_campaign=Daft-Punk-RAM-10_Music

 

[edisonbaggins]

Albums That Influenced ‘Random Access Memories’ and the Music It Has Influenced Over 10 Years​

https://www.discogs.com/digs/music/...m=Discogs&utm_campaign=Daft-Punk-RAM-10_Music

Mostly albums I don't recognize (influencers and influenced), but RAM is one hell of a record, on its own!

 

[edisonbaggins]

I hear more than a little APP on this record.

 

[fredblue]

do we know who did the Atmos mix?

i'd like to pin a medal on 'em!!

 

[edisonbaggins]

do we know who did the Atmos mix?

i'd like to pin a medal on 'em!!

+1 more info desired

C'mon, metadata nerds! Don't hold out on us!!!

 

[himey]

do we know who did the Atmos mix

I did a search, but the dude listed on Tidal doesn't seem to do Atmos (or 360). Definitely wish we knew.

 

[fredblue]

I did a search, but the dude listed on Tidal doesn't seem to do Atmos (or 360). Definitely wish we knew.

do you remember the name of the fella listed on Tidal?

wasn't Mick Guzauski by any chance?

 

[hellocdclub]

do you remember the name of the fella listed on Tidal?

wasn't Mick Guzauski by any chance?

Mick Guzauski is indeed credited as mix engineer on Tidal for the 360 mix, though there’s always the possibility credits are being carried over from the original

 

[haikubass]

do you remember the name of the fella listed on Tidal?

wasn't Mick Guzauski by any chance?

Bingo!

 

[himey]

Mick Guzauski

That is him. When I searched, I didn't see his name associated with any mixes other than stereo. Maybe I missed something?

 

[fredblue]

That is him. When I searched, I didn't see his name associated with any mixes other than stereo. Maybe I missed something?

he's a very experienced engineer indeed and his work in Surround goes right the way back to the days of Quad when he mixed such albums as Chuck Mangione's "Bellavia" in 4-channel for A&M in 1975 for CD-4 LP.

in regards to 5.1 music, QQers may have seen his name appear on such discs as Michael McDonald's "Motown" DVD-Audio & SACD & "Motown 2" SACD, Derek & The Dominos' "Layla" SACD, Eric Clapton's "Reptile" DVD-Audio, "461 Ocean Boulevard" SACD, "Back Home" DVD Audio DualDisc & B.B. King's "Reflections" SACD & "Riding With The King" DVD-Audio.

he also mixed Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in 5.1 some 20-odd years ago but the mix was somewhat infamously rejected by Jackson himself.

 

[fredblue]

neat little article & interview with Mick Guzauski from 2001 where he talks about Quad, 5.1 & "Thriller";

https://www.mixonline.com/recording/mick-guzauski-365129

 

[humprof]

neat little article & interview with Mick Guzauski from 2001 where he talks about Quad, 5.1 & "Thriller";

https://www.mixonline.com/recording/mick-guzauski-365129

Wonder why they didn't go back to him for the 360 RA version of Thriller? ("Guzauski tried to conceive of his Thriller mix as a multichannel experience from the ground up.")

Here he is on mixing the stereo version of RAM:
https://www.uaudio.com/blog/artist-interview-mick-guzauski/

 

[fredblue]

Wonder why they didn't go back to him for the 360 RA version of Thriller? ("Guzauski tried to conceive of his Thriller mix as a multichannel experience from the ground up.")

Here he is on mixing the stereo version of RAM:
https://www.uaudio.com/blog/artist-interview-mick-guzauski/

yeah, i wish he'd done "Thriller", it couldn't have been any worse.. ah well.. tbh we're not sure he's done RAM.. but it feels like the wind is blowing in the right direction 🌬

 

[himey]

it couldn't have been any worse

What's your issue with Thriller?

 

[fredblue]

What's your issue with Thriller?

ah i dunno, it's not "Bad" it's just one of those mixes, the more i listen to it, the less knocked out i am by it. i think initially i was just so happy to hear it in any kind of Surround.. now there's maybe half the tracks i get that feeling it could've maybe / should've been more adventurous..

 

[himey]

ah i dunno, it's not "Bad" it's just one of those mixes, the more i listen to it, the less knocked out i am by it. i think initially i was just so happy to hear it in any kind of Surround.. now there's maybe half the tracks i get that feeling it could've maybe / should've been more adventurous..

I've only listened to the decoded 360 version, but it doesn't ever fail to impress. Maybe I am just easy to impress, haha. I really like the dynamics and the bass on it.

edit...
I just noticed you gave DSOTM a six. Damn, you do play hard to get.

 

[fredblue]

I've only listened to the decoded 360 version, but it doesn't ever fail to impress. Maybe I am just easy to impress, haha. I really like the dynamics and the bass on it.

edit...
I just noticed you gave DSOTM a six. Damn, you do play hard to get.

ah! you're far from easily impressed!

i docked the DSOTM Atmos by 2 points for the mix which i find quite uninspired for such awe-inspiring music and by 2 points for the sound quality on Apple Music, which i find wooly and ill-defined.

that said, i may well amend my "6" vote to a "7" or even "8" once i've heard the Atmos on disc, too many people say the disc sounds superior to the streaming in order for me to discount that aspect altogether, so we shall see in the fullness of "Time"!