Nightwish - Yesterwynde (CD + Atmos Blu-ray) Sept. 20 2024

[GOS]

It's a pretty mediocre mix. Surround mix is okay (only listening to 5.1), mostly some backing vocals, choirs, parts of the orchestra and lots of reverb. Nothing special.

Problem is, the overall sound is kind of muddy and undefined plus there are some harsh sounding vocals coming from the center. I read about some complaints online about the vocals on the stereo mix getting drowned by the music and it feels like they tried to fix that by using lots of EQ in the 2 to 3 kHz range to bring them more upfront. It's almost ear-piercing once Floor gets to higher registers.

Even though the songs try to sound epic and big, they are lacking in impact and it's hard to listen to them at higher volumes. The whole mix just lacks clarity and definition. Having listened to the last album from Leprous for the past few days, this is like a night and day experience.

Regarding the sound quality, I'm very disappointed in this release and expected way more.

I fully agree with you. It's a hot mess. I don't plan on listening to it ever again.

 

[SomethingAnything]

I believe the Luca Turilli's Rhapsody - Prometheus album was the first music ever released on Dolby ATMOS, followed very closely by REM's Automatic For The People.

I think the first music on Atmos might have been classical. And this album the first for rock/popular music. That's my recollection, anyway.

 

[mikusguitarius]

+1 for never listening again sadly

Also to add… where are the drums? It’s metal so I want to hear and feel kick and snare!!

 

[Thonolan]

Wildly different opinions about this mix, it seems.

 

[anibal]

I find it very strange that there are no Nightwish polls here. As far as I know, we have at least 4 surround releases: Once, Dark Passion Play, Imaginaerum and this one. I think Dark Passion Play has an incredibly 5.1 mix, Once is a bit underwhelming in that regard but the music is killer. No idea about Imaginaerum.

I listened to Yesterwynde in stereo and decided to order it, despite its high shipping cost. I find that the stereo mix is a bit inconsistent but I really enjoyed the music, which is perfect for an immersive presentation. I guess that if a few songs got a good mix, I will be "happy enough".

 

[madscot]

I find it very strange that there are no Nightwish polls here. As far as I know, we have at least 4 surround releases: Once, Dark Passion Play, Imaginaerum and this one. I think Dark Passion Play has an incredibly 5.1 mix, Once is a bit underwhelming in that regard but the music is killer. No idea about Imaginaerum.

I listened to Yesterwynde in stereo and decided to order it, despite its high shipping cost. I find that the stereo mix is a bit inconsistent but I really enjoyed the music, which is perfect for an immersive presentation. I guess that if a few songs got a good mix, I will be "happy enough".

I don’t think Imaginareum ever got a 5.1 mix

 

[HeavyMetalFIN]

I don’t think Imaginareum ever got a 5.1 mix

Imaginaerum was mixed to 5.1, but it never got released.

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[anibal]

I don’t think Imaginareum ever got a 5.1 mix

My bad! I got confused by the movie, which has a 5.1 stream.

 

[madscot]

Imaginaerum was mixed to 5.1, but it never got released.

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