Hello,
Long time lurker, first time poster here. First off, love this place....I've found out about many releases that I never would have known of.
I've got a modest collection of surround material, most of it in the Prog genre (ELP, Yes, Genesis, etc.) plus a few random other titles. So, I want to get a setup going for playback (currently just using my DVD player for 5.1, almost all my discs are DVD-A).
So, I'll describe the end result I am trying to achieve, any thoughts I might have about how to achieve it, and any suggestions would be appreciated.
I want to have all of my Prog music (stereo and 5.1) on a drive (assuming USB) to some player (I'm assuming the files will need to be FLAC?) so that I can, for example pull up my "Yes" folder, and I can play all my files of that artist.
Simple enough, I would think. But there's a few twists, I would need to be able to rip all the files, do some edits to them (I've worked with digital audio a good amount over the years but in the stereo realm), and also find a decent way to make reasonable up mixes for titles that do not exist in 5.1.
So, in the case of my "Yes" folder, I could rip and edit Relayer, have that in 5.1, and then (assuming I continue playing the files in that folder) next up is Going for the One, which does not (yet...fingers crossed) exist as a 5.1 mix, but I'd have my faux surround mix, and so on.
OK so, this presents 3 major factors, as far as I can see.
1) what player to use...I'm sure Oppo would be what many suggest but I think that'll be out of my price range. I'm thinking the Sony UBP-X800 would work?
2) what software to rip the audio (a few will be Blu-Ray, most DVD/DTS)....is Foobar the way to go? And also I'm guessing I could use any DAW that can edit 6 tracks, guessing FLAC format?
3) what method/software I could employ to make faux-surround mixes for those I don't have?
There ar ancillary issues such as speakers/setup/room acoustics and whatnot to consider, but those are issues I think I can sort through on my own.
That being the end goal, am I thinking about this whole thing right, am I missing something? Any guidance/suggestions greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Long time lurker, first time poster here. First off, love this place....I've found out about many releases that I never would have known of.
I've got a modest collection of surround material, most of it in the Prog genre (ELP, Yes, Genesis, etc.) plus a few random other titles. So, I want to get a setup going for playback (currently just using my DVD player for 5.1, almost all my discs are DVD-A).
So, I'll describe the end result I am trying to achieve, any thoughts I might have about how to achieve it, and any suggestions would be appreciated.
I want to have all of my Prog music (stereo and 5.1) on a drive (assuming USB) to some player (I'm assuming the files will need to be FLAC?) so that I can, for example pull up my "Yes" folder, and I can play all my files of that artist.
Simple enough, I would think. But there's a few twists, I would need to be able to rip all the files, do some edits to them (I've worked with digital audio a good amount over the years but in the stereo realm), and also find a decent way to make reasonable up mixes for titles that do not exist in 5.1.
So, in the case of my "Yes" folder, I could rip and edit Relayer, have that in 5.1, and then (assuming I continue playing the files in that folder) next up is Going for the One, which does not (yet...fingers crossed) exist as a 5.1 mix, but I'd have my faux surround mix, and so on.
OK so, this presents 3 major factors, as far as I can see.
1) what player to use...I'm sure Oppo would be what many suggest but I think that'll be out of my price range. I'm thinking the Sony UBP-X800 would work?
2) what software to rip the audio (a few will be Blu-Ray, most DVD/DTS)....is Foobar the way to go? And also I'm guessing I could use any DAW that can edit 6 tracks, guessing FLAC format?
3) what method/software I could employ to make faux-surround mixes for those I don't have?
There ar ancillary issues such as speakers/setup/room acoustics and whatnot to consider, but those are issues I think I can sort through on my own.
That being the end goal, am I thinking about this whole thing right, am I missing something? Any guidance/suggestions greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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