Steven,
Firstly, thanks for coming to the forum and responding directly. That was very nice of you.
The "question" I was going to add if I was going to be sending you in the questions as we did last time centers around the center channel.
I personally LOVE the way you isolate many lead vocals solo in the center channel. This especially shines in the car, which is where I listen to a LOT of surround music. My first "knock me over" moment there was listening to "Lightbulb Sun - How is Your Life Today". Wow. Your positioning of the vocals in that song (and many many others) should be the definition of the word 'stunning' in dictionaries. The way the lead is solo in the center, and the other vocals float through the listening from the rears and seemingly above the listener, is pure demo material.
The same can be said for the "Close to the Edge" tracks, especially Track One, when we first here "I get up, I get down" coming from the front as the surrounds build with the backing vocals.
Why do you think other surround mixers seem to bleed the lead vocals into the FL and FR, and sometimes all 4 audio channels, trying, one would guess, to simulate a true soundfield center? To me, that does nothing to feature the vocal and is more of a 2 channel effect. I think maybe these mixers are afraid that the listener will not have a center speaker in their system, or maybe an inferior center speaker.
If so, IMHO, they are mixing for the lowest common denominator and doing a disservice to those with true 5.1 systems.
How did you come to your decision to treat the lead vocals this way? I, for one, am glad you did!
Firstly, thanks for coming to the forum and responding directly. That was very nice of you.
The "question" I was going to add if I was going to be sending you in the questions as we did last time centers around the center channel.
I personally LOVE the way you isolate many lead vocals solo in the center channel. This especially shines in the car, which is where I listen to a LOT of surround music. My first "knock me over" moment there was listening to "Lightbulb Sun - How is Your Life Today". Wow. Your positioning of the vocals in that song (and many many others) should be the definition of the word 'stunning' in dictionaries. The way the lead is solo in the center, and the other vocals float through the listening from the rears and seemingly above the listener, is pure demo material.
The same can be said for the "Close to the Edge" tracks, especially Track One, when we first here "I get up, I get down" coming from the front as the surrounds build with the backing vocals.
Why do you think other surround mixers seem to bleed the lead vocals into the FL and FR, and sometimes all 4 audio channels, trying, one would guess, to simulate a true soundfield center? To me, that does nothing to feature the vocal and is more of a 2 channel effect. I think maybe these mixers are afraid that the listener will not have a center speaker in their system, or maybe an inferior center speaker.
If so, IMHO, they are mixing for the lowest common denominator and doing a disservice to those with true 5.1 systems.
How did you come to your decision to treat the lead vocals this way? I, for one, am glad you did!