Listening to Now (In Surround) - Volume 2
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That has seriously great Focus songs on it, Beefy.
I'm still not sure how to categorize this album - "psychedelic folk" maybe? Fantastic surround mix! My only complaint is that it's mastered rather loud.
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Quartermass DTS DVD
Have not listened to this in years. Remixed by an original band member. The disappointment was in finding out very few multitracks survived so most of this are upmixes varies from stereo cd tracks to safety tape copies of 4 tracks and a sixer...
Still it was a labor of love and is listenable.
Have not listened to this in years. Remixed by an original band member. The disappointment was in finding out very few multitracks survived so most of this are upmixes varies from stereo cd tracks to safety tape copies of 4 tracks and a sixer...
Still it was a labor of love and is listenable.
Vince Gill: High Lonesome Sound (DTS 5.1)
Just came back from Easter social distancing, went to two of my kids houses, talked outside with distance, no hugs, no kisses, kind of a drag.
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Sure is a bummer, Markie .... but I send you a 'manly' bear hug from Ground Zero! Still waiting for my copy. Supposed to be here by last Thursday. Oh well, something to look forward to.
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who wouldn't like to have a fiddle on that..
You guys have been snortin' way too much Baby Breath.
And TBH, Lara St. John is the spittin' image of my old girlfriend, Jeannie, but a Saint she wasn't!
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I know I've mentioned it before, but anyone who has an Involve Surround Master owes it to themself to track down this LP and give it a listen.
I like to think of matrix quad LPs as a sort of 'preview' of the actual quad mix - you get an idea of what's really going between the four channels, but what you're hearing probably isn't the same as what the mixing engineers heard in the studio. Sometimes it can be very clear what's happening and other times it's frustratingly vague. Part of the fun--at least for me--is later finding out where the decoder was accurate and where it wasn't. The real tragedy is when you only have a matrix version of a quad album with no discrete counterpart (Turnstiles!), but I digress...
Anyway, this might be the best matrix decode I've ever heard - at least with a real-time hardware decoder. It's honestly a very solid representation of the actual quad mix as heard off the Q8 tape. From the sweet spot, it appears absolutely discrete in all directions with no audible separation artifacts. The lead vocals and solos (guitar, sax, synth, etc) are locked to the center front position, drums across the front channels, with percussion, rhythm guitars, keys, backing vocals, and various other cool elements in the rear channels.
As far as quad mixes go, this is up there with the best of 'em. "You Got The Love" kicks off with rhythm guitar chipping away in right rear. The instrumental "Sideways" makes for a great quad demo as it starts in mono (front left only), then expands to stereo (both front channels), and finally engages the rears midway through the song. The pre-chorus heavy breathing effect in "Tell Me Something Good" pans around the room, and the talk box that enters in the second verse is isolated in the right rear speaker.
A digital reissue would be fantastic, but in the meantime this is more than serviceable
I like to think of matrix quad LPs as a sort of 'preview' of the actual quad mix - you get an idea of what's really going between the four channels, but what you're hearing probably isn't the same as what the mixing engineers heard in the studio. Sometimes it can be very clear what's happening and other times it's frustratingly vague. Part of the fun--at least for me--is later finding out where the decoder was accurate and where it wasn't. The real tragedy is when you only have a matrix version of a quad album with no discrete counterpart (Turnstiles!), but I digress...
Anyway, this might be the best matrix decode I've ever heard - at least with a real-time hardware decoder. It's honestly a very solid representation of the actual quad mix as heard off the Q8 tape. From the sweet spot, it appears absolutely discrete in all directions with no audible separation artifacts. The lead vocals and solos (guitar, sax, synth, etc) are locked to the center front position, drums across the front channels, with percussion, rhythm guitars, keys, backing vocals, and various other cool elements in the rear channels.
As far as quad mixes go, this is up there with the best of 'em. "You Got The Love" kicks off with rhythm guitar chipping away in right rear. The instrumental "Sideways" makes for a great quad demo as it starts in mono (front left only), then expands to stereo (both front channels), and finally engages the rears midway through the song. The pre-chorus heavy breathing effect in "Tell Me Something Good" pans around the room, and the talk box that enters in the second verse is isolated in the right rear speaker.
A digital reissue would be fantastic, but in the meantime this is more than serviceable
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Damn! I need to stop spending money on surround sound releases and score four matching speakers so I can take my SMv2 outta the box and crank up some Rufus and Chaka Kahn! Well, I think I paid <$5 for this oneI know I've mentioned it before, but anyone who has an Involve Surround Master owes it to themselves to track down this LP.
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I like to think of matrix quad LPs as a sort of 'preview' of the actual quad mix - you get an idea of what's really going between the four channels. Sometimes it can be very clear what's happening and other times it's frustratingly vague. Part of the fun--at least for me--is later finding out where the decoder was accurate and where it wasn't. The real tragedy is when you only have a matrix version of a quad album with no discrete counterpart (Turnstiles!), but I digress...
Anyway, this might be the best matrix decode I've ever heard - at least with a real-time hardware decoder. It's honestly a very solid representation of the actual quad mix as heard off the Q8 tape. From the sweet spot, it appears absolutely discrete in all directions with no audible separation artifacts. The lead vocals and solos (guitar, sax, synth, etc) are locked to the center front position, drums across the front channels, with percussion, rhythm guitars, keys, backing vocals, etc in the rear channels.
As far as quad mixes go, this is up there with the best of 'em. "You Got The Love" kicks off with rhythm guitar chipping away in right rear. The instrumental "Sideways" makes for a great quad demo as it starts in mono (front left only), then expands to stereo (both front channels), and finally engages the rears midway through the song. The pre-chorus heavy breathing effect in "Tell Me Something Good" pans around the room, and the talk box that enters in the second verse is isolated in the right rear speaker.
A digital reissue would be fantastic, but in the meantime this is more than serviceable
Jones's reinterpretation of the historical Jesus never fails to send me. POLL Stay Surrounded, Comrades!
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I have four matching speakers in my basement in crates all the way from the UK waiting to be set up. Make me an offer, Clem?
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And did you ever ponder, Clem, how they managed to place a horse's head under the sheets with that arrogant director not being awakened from his slumber?
ONLY in the MOVIES!
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I hate to think that Jethro Tull contributed one of his horses for that scene..
And did you ever ponder, Clem, how they managed to place a horses head under the sheets with that arrogant director not being awakened from his slumber?
ONLY in the MOVIES!
Be vewy vewy quiet . . . I'm hunting Walphie's UK speakews . . . ha, ha, ha
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It's IMPOSSIBLE for You to listen to ALL those albums in such a short amount of time.
But then again, no one ever accused you of being George Washington when asked "Who Chopped down the Cherry Tree?"
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