Has anybody come across yet any Amos mixes of Madonna or the Michael McDonald era of the Doobie Brothers (we can play the quadio box for the Tom Johnston era Doobies) ?
Listening to in Dolby Atmos Streaming, via Tidal/Apple/Amazon
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Wow, a great disappointment to me downmixed to 5.1.
Had to turn it off less than a minute into the first track.
Starts off promising with the guitar intro RR, drums enter LF.
Smokey's vocal seems to have a harsh treble boost, uh-oh...
By the time the chorus starts 0:45, so distorted and bright, like ice picks stabbing my damaged, high-frequency deficient eardrums.
Fail.
One man's perception, YMMV...
A shame, as these are such classic tracks.
It was a reminder to me that the early Miracles were uniquely a guitar-driven Motown band with the wonderful writing and playing of Marv Tarplin.
I tried the stereo 24/48 flac streaming on Amazon, and while I still hear excessive treble boost, it seems smoother, less distorted, with more solid bass upmixed to 5.1.
I guess I do hear things in the Atmos I've never heard before, there's that.
A good reminder that one can always go back to the stereo mixes.
Unless they start to disappear in the brave new world of streaming.
That distortion on the opening track leapt out at me, too--yikes! Same problem with the Temptations album that dropped today, Gettin' Ready. Very strange, as the other Motown albums with Atmos mixes that have appeared over the last few weeks sound great.
An unexpected pleasure, amazingly dynamic.
In the fortissimo (loud) passages, when young hot-shot conductor Bernstein directs the orchestra to give 'em hell, the "classical" drummers hit as hard as any rock player.
Tend to forget that after too much string quartet chamber music.
The West Side Story dance pieces are timely with the release of the movie remake and passing of Sondheim, and separate the broadway vocal acting & lyrics from the genius of Bernstein's composing.
Keep 'em coming, professor, if you've got more like this.
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Ben Howard - Every Kingdom...
Wow, one of my favourite albums!
Immersive mix by Chris Bolster. Very nice subtle mix that suits the music perfectly. Some lovely effects with the backing vocals going on here.
Apple Music - Every Kingdom by Ben Howard
Tidal - https://tidal.com/browse/album/223472237
Wow, one of my favourite albums!
Immersive mix by Chris Bolster. Very nice subtle mix that suits the music perfectly. Some lovely effects with the backing vocals going on here.Apple Music - Every Kingdom by Ben Howard
Tidal - https://tidal.com/browse/album/223472237
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Wow, one of my favourite albums!
Apple Music - Every Kingdom by Ben Howard
Tidal - https://tidal.com/browse/album/223472237
Is that working for anyone in the US on Tidal?
Also, is track 1 present on Brandi Carlile's Atmos mix on Apple? It is missing on Tidal.
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Elton John and Dua Lipa, "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)." Sir Elton with a Top 10 Billboard hit in 2021! Groovy song and the surround mix is lovely.
https://tidal.com/browse/track/193353672
https://tidal.com/browse/track/193353672
Wow, classic album I've never heard, happy to get it.
Pleasing EQ & mastering.
Atmos mix in 5.1 seems like a missed opportunity.
Front centric in the extreme.
Nothing in the rears or center that's not in the fronts, but mixed about -30 dB down, nearly inaudible.
The one saving grace is the LFE, with isolated melodic sub-octave bass, no other kick or thump, but again, mixed so low as to be subliminal without a huge volume boost.
What Happened, Miss Simone?
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Spice Girls, "Say You'll Be There." Breezy pop confection with a bouncy bass line and girl power harmonies from every corner of the room. Summer 1997 is never far away.
https://tidal.com/browse/track/202467666
https://tidal.com/browse/track/202467666
Holy moly, dreams do come true!
Jamiroquai - Travelling Without Moving
https://music.apple.com/cz/album/travelling-without-moving-20th-anniversary-edition/1479062290First dozen of songs only, 5.1 teleport alright.
Jamiroquai - Travelling Without Moving
https://music.apple.com/cz/album/travelling-without-moving-20th-anniversary-edition/1479062290First dozen of songs only, 5.1 teleport alright.
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how is it? I LOOOVE Jamiroquai!
All good here in 5.1, but just 4 tracks in.
Not on Tidal yet - would like to know who mixed this.
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This is really a disappointing mix..
only played a few tracks but the mix felt Front-heavy and sounded kinda mid-rangey, then got distracted by Jamiroquai and enjoyed that all the way through instead!
I switched to Jamiroquai right after posting. And now this is good stuff! Although I had to raise volume like 10dB to hear it properly, did the same happen to you?only played a few tracks but the mix felt Front-heavy and sounded kinda mid-rangey, then got distracted by Jamiroquai and enjoyed that all the way through instead!
it's a winner bay-bee!!
yes but i'm getting used to the volume levels being all over the place with the Atmos streaming stuff now! some of his vocals seemed a bit low in the mix but i just cranked it, faaaaakit!!
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This streaming-only Atmos re-mix is one of my favorites:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-wish-it-would-rain/1444134923?i=1444135521
I've found that the two "spatial" Atmos headphone versions on Apple and Amazon are very different mixes, and I invite you, and everyone, if you can spare five minutes and use both services, to take a listen.
I'm working on a new thread on this topic.
This streaming-only Atmos re-mix is one of my favorites:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-wish-it-would-rain/1444134923?i=1444135521
I've found that the two "spatial" Atmos headphone versions on Apple and Amazon are very different mixes, and I invite you, and everyone, if you can spare five minutes and use both services, to take a listen.
I'm working on a new thread on this topic.
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