kinda curious what they decoded the record with.. the SQ LP (which I had a tough time tracking down, it's a scarce one) decoded pretty well thru the Surround Master I thought.. I wonder if any QQ members were involved/consulted?
So I had a chance to listen to the quad mix on the DVD set tonight, and...nope. A big "nope", in fact. None of the channel placement of sounds comes close to what's on the quad 8-track. Ah well, at least the film looks good, the material is still great and the commentary track (recorded before Bergman and Austin died) is amusing.
So I had a chance to listen to the quad mix on the DVD set tonight, and...nope. A big "nope", in fact. None of the channel placement of sounds comes close to what's on the quad 8-track. Ah well, at least the film looks good, the material is still great and the commentary track (recorded before Bergman and Austin died) is amusing.
So the DVD is quad ?? Just a different quad mix then?? And what format ?? DD ?
The DVD is poorly decoded SQ quad. There is a moment near the beginning ("Dogs flew spaceships!...") where the voices come should come from the four corners and they come from somewhat random positions mostly towards the front. And yes, it's Dolby Digital (which would have been fine since this is a comedy album and not a music album).
J. D.
wonder what they decoded it with, listening to the SQ LP thru the Surround Master right now and its a Quad riot! voices and sound effects (clattering typewriters, ringing telephones, baying animals.. :yikes ) are popping up all over the place, with as good a sensation of different sounds coming from all 4 corners as you could ever hope from SQ matrix encoded material. I don't know wtf is going on (humour-wise!) but its very Quaddy, stuff is literally moving around the room the whole time.. good job I was blotto before I put the record on its bloody bonkers.. haha! :ugham:
When I first suggested (via e-mail) to Phil Proctor that the FT quad albums should be released in some surround sound disc format, I remember him responding that he had been in touch with the Quadraphonic Preservation Society about it (or they had been in touch with him). But this was a long time ago and I no longer have access to any e-mails from that time to verify what I'm remembering.
The DVD is poorly decoded SQ quad. There is a moment near the beginning ("Dogs flew spaceships!...") where the voices come should come from the four corners and they come from somewhat random positions mostly towards the front. And yes, it's Dolby Digital (which would have been fine since this is a comedy album and not a music album).
J. D.
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