Is the quad mix actually decent?
Kap'n is right, all versions of this album are SQ encoded, but there was no Q8 of this released anywhere.
There were a bunch of these Japan-only SQ live releases that I think were all single-inventory SQ which makes me wonder if the guy mixing them mixed straight to an SQ encoder, rather than creating a 4-channel master and then deriving an SQ encoded stereo master from that. Some of the ones I'm thinking of include:
And then there is the Wake Up Everybody album by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. SQ only release in the 1970's (no Q8) but the 4 Channel Tape exists and was used for The Collection on Audio Fidelity Multichannel SACD....
And then there is the Wake Up Everybody album by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. SQ only release in the 1970's (no Q8) but the 4 Channel Tape exists and was used for The Collection on Audio Fidelity Multichannel SACD....
What Adam says...
Yes, 4-earredwonder. have you heard back from Mr. Blonstein about the supposedly, Santana - Lotus?
I have a suspicious feeling that this live concert was in fact recorded and encoded to SQ at the source, and an actual 4 channel discrete master may not exist. It will be very interesting to see if AF can locate a quad master.
I would bet this release will be SQ encoded stereo only, but hey, you never know. If it is, don't jump down Marshall's throat on this one. He is clearly trying to locate this master if it does indeed exist.
.....How do you see it that he is clearly seeking quad?
He asked me if I had any idea where he might find it!
I wonder if the people at Sony Japan who have been doing those Jeff Beck Quad SACDs in 7" packaging might know the whereabouts of the Lotus Quad masters?
(On a tangent, sorry Jon not meant as a derail but while I've got your ear here and Marshall has your ear too.. might there be any faint glimmer of hope convincing Marshall to do RTF & WR in Surround at all.. please?)
I'm at
Really??? I could see him not clearly looking for the quad master, and had decided a whike back that a three LP set is excessive costs to remaster in 4-chan. If RTF and WR were not in quad for SACD, then a triple as asking for a lot.
How do you see it that he is clearly seeking quad?
I don't think that a quad discrete master ever existed, but I could be wrong. As for BS&T GH, RTF, and WR, believe me, I feel your pain, but am helpless to do a thing. If The Mavin can't do it, I certainly can't.
None of this is really sounding that promising, but then again, I learned not to get my hopes up after what happened with both "Tale Spinnin" and "Musicmagic".
Then again if a 4-channel master tape cannot be found, then it's better to have a stereo-only release from that outcome than one in which 4-channel master tapes are available but not utilized.
But if this will be a multichannel SACD with a discrete Quad mix remastered from the original tapes, then this title had better sell by the truckloads.
So many people on this forum have been clamoring for more Santana releases in surround sound, so I had better see every single one of those people in line to get this on day one, or we can kiss our lovely AF Multichannel SACDs adios!
I have a suspicious feeling that this live concert was in fact recorded and encoded to SQ at the source, and an actual 4 channel discrete master may not exist. It will be very interesting to see if AF can locate a quad master.
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