Listening to Now (In Surround) - Volume 2

[4-earredwonder]

Brian Bromberg JACO [A440 Music/MLP DVD~A 5.1/96/24] An essential disc for fans of both Bromberg and bassist JACO Pastorius

 

[ubertrout]

Yuri Temirkanov/St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra GUSTAV MAHLER SYMPHONY No. 5 [Water Lily Acoustics/Multi~CH SACD/Pure DSD RECORDING] A Searing Concert Recorded LIVE in St Petersburg, Russia in sumptious sonics

Is this discrete? I generally recall this was made with two mics in a very traditional way using an all analog path.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Is this discrete? I generally recall this was made with two mics in a very traditional way using an all analog path.

According to the liner notes, ubertrout, it was a PURE DSD Recording. Gus Skinas is thanked for loaning the WATER LILY Team the equipment for the DSD Recording. Mostly ambient but a fine recorded performance. Water Lily released mostly stereo SACDs, AFAIK!

 

[ubertrout]

According to the liner notes, ubertrout, it was a PURE DSD Recording. Gus Skinas is thanked for loaning the WATER LILY Team the equipment for the DSD Recording. Mostly ambient but a fine recorded performance. Water Lily released mostly stereo SACDs, AFAIK!

As I understand it, Water Lily was a real labor of love for the gentleman behind the series, making the recordings he always wished had been made. I think he passed shortly afterwards, and I'm glad his work is being enjoyed. I agree they sound fantastic.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

According to the liner notes, ubertrout, it was a PURE DSD Recording. Gus Skinas is thanked for loaning the WATER LILY Team the equipment for the DSD Recording. Mostly ambient but a fine recorded performance. Water Lily released mostly stereo SACDs, AFAIK!

From memory, this is pure DSD in stereo but it is synthesized multichannel which is just DSD.

 

[Cibola]

 

[4-earredwonder]

From memory, this is pure DSD in stereo but it is synthesized multichannel which is just DSD.

According to the liner notes, Kal, "This is a pure DSD recording done with a single pair of microphones [Pearl ELM 30] arranged in the classic Blumlein configuration."

https://musicproductionnerds.com/blumlein-mic-technique

 

[cbmmm3]

Primus - Sailing The Seas Of Cheese
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Sven - how is this one ? Discrete ?

 

[Kal Rubinson]

According to the liner notes, Kal, "This is a pure DSD recording done with a single pair of microphones [Pearl ELM 30] arranged in the classic Blumlein configuration."

Exactly.
From https://www.stereophile.com/musicintheround/905mitr - "The accompanying booklet explains that everything was recorded in two-channels: "This is a pure DSD recording done with a single pair of microphones arranged in the classic Blumlein configuration." There's no mention anywhere of multichannel. Same for the same forces' recording of Shostakovich's Symphony 7 (WLA-WS-77-SACD)—yet both discs have multichannel tracks complete with center and surround signals.

The solution, in response to some website postings, came from Robert Greene (The Abso!ute Sound's "REG"). The levels are low, said Greene, to allow for a wide dynamic range with no compression, in the full awareness that digital overload is absolute. Greene also mentioned "the surround sound, which was done via a method I developed myself." I asked for more, but as he plans to file for patent protection, all Greene would divulge was that his method "is based on a combination of acoustic and psychoacoustic principles...intended to enhance the realism of the Blumlein stereo without altering its essential integrity."

 

[kfbkfb]

Might try using DynaQuad passive speaker matrix decoding or an Ambisonics decoder (seems to be software only), some Google search results implied that these decoding methods could provide Surround Sound from Stereo content recorded using a Blumlein microphone arrangement.

Although I'm not a big classical music fan, I may see if I can buy some (Stereo) Blumlein recorded content and try it with my DynaQuad setup.


Kirk Bayne

 

[Sal1950]

Greene also mentioned "the surround sound, which was done via a method I developed myself." I asked for more, but as he plans to file for patent protection, all Greene would divulge was that his method "is based on a combination of acoustic and psychoacoustic principles...intended to enhance the realism of the Blumlein stereo without altering its essential integrity."

So in plain English, it's upsampled stereo. LOL

 

[jefe1]

Jethro Tull Thick as a Brick
DTS

 

[jefe1]

Good Charlotte The Chronicles of Life and Death
Dualdisc

 

[Tornado Red]

Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet on blu ray in 5.1

 

[efb18]

Nick Cave and the Bad Mullet - Let Love In

I keep expanding my Nick Cave collection. This is one of NC&tBS' better albums (IMO), and also one of their better surround mixes.
(Also arrived today: Jon Anderson's "Olias of Sunhillow." I listened to part of it. It sounded fine, but decided I wasn't quite in the right mood for it.)

 

[svengaleekie]

Sven - how is this one ? Discrete ?

Yes very, it's an odd mix though, there is a Poll where this is discussed, it's one reason we have polls so you can vote and comment on the mixes, if you're interested in something, look it up in the polls and it'll help you decide if you need to own it, that's what I do.
HiRez Poll - Primus - SAILING THE SEAS OF CHEESE [Blu-Ray Audio]

 

[marpow]

Listening now to the new release Al Stewart-Year Of The Cat. Sounds really good in 5.1, good mix. Center channel is used but barely.
Two choices for surround:
DVD-A DTS 24/96 or AC3 5.1.
Listening straight from the disc at DTS 96/24, no upmixing.

 

[haikubass]

Nick Cave and the Bad Mullet - Let Love In

I see what you did there
(random fact: the Germans call it vokuhila)

Keep on caving in!

 

[haikubass]

Spyro Gyra right now, Superbass 2 follows
Both in memory of Michael Bishop

 

[Tornado Red]

King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King on blu ray in 5.1