I have the UK quad mix. I like it a lot.
The three bonus tracks are in 5.1. Those are the same mix as the DVD-A I presume?
The three bonus tracks are in 5.1. Those are the same mix as the DVD-A I presume?
The three bonus tracks are in 5.1. Those are the same mix as the DVD-A I presume?
It's a fine thread, it's only that Jon's introductory post states a quad mix that this thread is not about. Where it should be stated that there are two (US & UK) quad mixes, and this thread is not concerning either of them.Wow. This has GOT to be the most confusing thread I’ve ever read here!
And none of those links to the threads of other versions work.
It's a fine thread, it's only that Jon's introductory post states a quad mix that this thread is not about. Where it should be stated that there are two (US & UK) quad mixes, and this thread is not concerning either of them.
You owe me big time of course. No biggie.Thanks! That cleared it all up for me!
2. The Drum intro for Never BeforeThis DVD-AUDIO ... 2001 mix is almost the same as the SACD 2011
There are 3 strange "mistakes" in this mix.
1. The Bass solo from Pictures of Home....
2. The Drum intro for Never Before. (Fixed on the SACD 2011)
3. The Bass comes in too late on Smoke on the Water.
I find that if you crank up the rears a bit more it really comes to life.I have the dvd-a and I find it uninspiring. The rears are disappointing - it's pretty much a front-centric mix on my system. The fidelity is good and can be cranked but as a surround mix it comes off as boring. I find I'm not that far into the album when I'm reaching for something else to feed my surround appetite.
Japan sacd,, GREAT album GREAT content very good mix solid 9
Wrong SACD. The Japan SACD contains the modern 5.1 mix from the DVD-A, and as far as I know, there are no mismapped channels on either.Except the rears are swapped on the SACD. Here is something I worked on years ago, although note I don't know whether this was the UK or Japan SACD release since I was working with files and didn't have the SACD itself...
Wrong SACD. The Japan SACD contains the modern 5.1 mix from the DVD-A, and as far as I know, there are no mismapped channels on either.
The UK SACD is the Quad.I understood that the Japan SACD was the same as the DVD-A, but hadn't realised it's not quad. Thanks.
The UK SACD is the Quad.
I voted 9!
Quad and 5.1 mixes compared here:
This happens to be my favorite version of the available surround mixes, though all are cool and worth checking out.
In which case that's the one with the rears swapped.
Now you can see they are the same channels. I can't tell which of them are Lf, Rf, Rl or Rr, however two of them are in different position in the US quad and the UK quad mixes.