Which discs have DTS-ES 6.1?

[The Bright Side]

Hey guys!

Some of you might know that I extract all my discs to my computer and listen from there. In the past, I have never been able to get 6.1 mixes to play properly - I thought the apps I was using were just unable to recognize 6.1 and would just extract or play 5.1. Imagine my surprise when one of the files I had on my computer which I thought was only 5.1 actually had 7 channels in it!

It was the extended version of "Born Too Slow" from the Legion of Boom DVD-A, which I had extracted from the DTS track back in 2016. I discovered the extra channel when SMPlayer played it back weird, and I opened the file in Xrecode to see what was going on. When I saw there were 7 channels in it, I opened it in Audacity, duplicated the single rear channel, turning this into a 7.1 file (but with the same contents in both rear channels), then saved that as FLAC.

That means than I can now listen to the 6.1 mix on my Linux machine!

Which got me to thinking... Which other discs do you know that have 6.1 DTS-ES, from the top of your head? I seem to recall that the first track of Joe Cocker's "Night Calls" DTS CD has 6.1, but I'm not sure how to extract that. Will tinker around with it. If you can think of others, let me know! I'm sure I have a few more in my collection, but I don't have time to look at all the sleeves to find out which they are ;-)

 

[himey]

Midnight Oil-Capricornia(DTS)

 

[The Bright Side]

Nice, thanks! I have since discovered Everclear and NERD as well.

And I was wrong abut Joe Cocker... I was thinking of the wrong disc. It's Don Henley that has the single 6.1 track. End of the Innocence. Just extracted it and it works

 

[georgeshannon]

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[Quadrophiliac]

Medeski, Martin, and Wood's Uninvisible has a 6.1 DTS-ES surround mix.

 

[haikubass]

I remember there was an ancient thread, most likely this one. The Sheila Nicholls DVD-A Wake is missing, though.

 

[fac23]

LTJ Bukem - Planet Earth
https://www.discogs.com/LTJ-Bukem-Planet-Earth/release/458294

Quite good, actually. Took me ages to decode correctly. And even now, I've just noticed I'll have to redo the last track.

The Discogs Page is misleading, btw. Of course the DVD contains the whole album.

 

[The Bright Side]

I remember there was an ancient thread, most likely this one. The Sheila Nicholls DVD-A Wake is missing, though.

Fancy that! I used the advanced search to find threads with the term "6.1" in the title, but this one did not show up. Thanks for digging it up!

 

[jaap74]

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny :

https://www.amazon.com/Tenacious-Pick-Destiny-Georgia-Kacandes/dp/B000MCH5RM

 

[4-earredwonder]

Medeski, Martin, and Wood's Uninvisible has a 6.1 DTS-ES surround mix.

Also a GREAT SOUNDING MLP DVD~A disc....one of the VERY few 'contemporary' Blue Note Jazz titles to ever make it to hi res physical disc: https://www.amazon.com/Uninvisible-Medeski-Martin-Wood/dp/B00009KU9M

Ultra discrete!

 

[jefe1]

Also a GREAT SOUNDING MLP DVD~A disc....one of the VERY few 'contemporary' Blue Note Jazz titles to ever make it to hi res physical disc: https://www.amazon.com/Uninvisible-Medeski-Martin-Wood/dp/B00009KU9M

Ultra discrete!

Thanks just bought a copy per your recommendation.

 

[Mark Anderson]

Hey guys!
Which other discs do you know that have 6.1 DTS-ES

I thought my DTS CD list would help but found I only noted Sheryl Crow as 6.1
http://www.surrounddiscography.com/dts/dtsdisc.htm

 

[jsulzinger]

Also Studio Voodoo - Club Voodoo

 

[fizzywiggs41]

The DTS ENT DVDA Sampler has 2 or three tracks.

 

[sperezmore]

https://www.amazon.com/End-Innocenc...7161&sr=8-1&keywords=the+end+of+innocence+dts

Don Henley : The End of the Innocence (DTS CD)

track - The End of the Innocence (DTS-ES 6.1)

Awesome DTS Surround CD!!!

Regards,

 

[fizzywiggs41]

Insane Clown Posse , Shedaisy, and Sheila Nichols , as per the DVDA SAMPLER #2

 

[fac23]

Right, forgot about Insane Clown Posse, also N*E*R*D - In Search Of...

 

[The Bright Side]

From my own collection, I've now ripped End of the Innocence (just the song), N.E.R.D., Everclear and Crystal Method and converted them to 7.1 FLACs (with the single rear channel duplicated).

I found it interesting that Everclear and The Crystal Method had that extra channel at wildly varying volumes, but mostly really low. I went ahead and manually amplified them all so they'd be on par with the other channels.

So far, I like the 6.1 surround experience in Everclear the most! You can really tell the extra channel is there and it adds to the experience mostly in the quieter parts though (breakdowns, beginnings/endings of songs). Crystal Method is good too, but not as good as I was expecting, knowing how crazy discrete the 5.1 mix is to begin with. Haven't listened to the N.E.R.D. 6.1, yet, but will soon.

For The End of the Innocence, I honestly can't really tell much difference to 5.1. It seems to me extra channel contains little to no discrete stuff to make it a noteworthy expansion.

Seems like I don't have any other 6.1 discs in my collection, but your responses above are really helpful for me to know which ones to look out for. I do own The Globe Sessions, but it's the SACD. (love that disc).

 

[fac23]

Agree on the Globe Sessions. Great album. I too own just the SACD, though...

 

[haikubass]

Haven't listened to the N.E.R.D. 6.1, yet, but will soon.

I was experimenting with a rear center speaker once and this mix worked really well - I still remember a solo female vocal coming from behind, I think on Lapdance.