Is there a 2.0 mix?
Starless... During first vocal part, Pat is playing solo the drums and they're mixed in the four speakers. During the middle section, while Pat is making the small sound effects, Bill and Gavin's drums can also be heard in all speakers. Confusing... I can say now I'm deceived by the mix, bummer.
And the show is outstanding.
Listened and watched until Red today. Gotta admit I'm confused about the mix. Pat is mixed on FL and SL, Gavin on FR and SR and Bill sounds to me as mixed as a phantom center between the surround speakers. So far, so good. But then the mellotron comes out of all speakers as Mel does most of the times. I have the feeling that most of the instruments can be heard in all the speakers (apart from the center which is dead silent).
I was also disappointed by the surround mix.
The overall sound is very good, but I would wish it was mixed by SW.
Steven Wilson cannot mix everything in surround, and if this year is any indication, I have a strong feeling that we will be seeing less and less surround from him in the future, not because he's losing interest in it, but because he's devoting more and more of his time once again to his own music, making it and promoting it on tour.
Now obviously we should still continue to see all of his new (solo) releases in surround going forward, but it appears that he's no longer going to mix newer releases for other artists in surround, and he's also said before that he really does not have much interest at all in mixing live material (in surround) for other artists, hence why he could never be bothered to mix something like this.
Plus, the main thing that's still keeping him in the remixing game is the nostalgia factor of getting to (re)mix many of his favorite albums under the supervision of the artists that made them, but he's also said recently that he won't be taking on quite as many remixing projects in the future besides the ones that have already been started. (Unless of course if Kate Bush comes around to the idea of stereo & surround remixes of her work, in which case SW will probably drop everything else to get this done!)
Sorry for the tangent, but I'm still waiting on my copy of "Radical Action…" to get here, so I can't talk about that at the moment…
Thanks for the info, rt. A depressing thought but if you recall, Steve tweeted that his ears weren't that good meaning he's apparently suffered a hearing loss and at such a relatively young age [Steve is 48]....NOT a good thing. Ear Splitting touring schedules and the high decibels of a recording studio remixing other musician's music is definitely taking its toll and as hearing isn't regenerative, he really should take further precautions while touring.
I've stopped going to LIVE concerts as I've suffered somewhat of a hearing loss in my right ear. LIVE concerts seem to be getting louder and louder......sometimes so MUCH so, it's OBNOXIOUS. I've even cut the volume back on my daily listening sessions. Music actually sounds better when it's played at the 'correct volume.' And yes, there IS a correct volume for ALL your music. Sort of like finding the sweet spot!
Thanks for the info, rt. A depressing thought but if you recall, Steve tweeted that his ears weren't that good meaning he's apparently suffered a hearing loss and at such a relatively young age [Steve is 48]....NOT a good thing. Ear Splitting touring schedules and the high decibels of a recording studio remixing other musician's music is definitely taking its toll and as hearing isn't regenerative, he really should take further precautions while touring.
But speaking of volume (and getting back to "Radical Action…") how dynamic is this new release?
I should say that having wide dynamics is not always a good thing. The "Live at the Orpheum" DVD-A/V is much quieter than the "Live in Toronto" CD, and yet, I find that the latter release is superior in every way (performance, mix, and fidelity)
Can someone indulge me as to if the concert video has the same or a different tracklisting to the CDs?
Which is why I'm imagining that Jakko Jakszyk may take the reigns in remixing Live at Carnegie Hall instead - that is if Benefit does become released in book format. ;-)Steven Wilson cannot mix everything in surround, and if this year is any indication, I have a strong feeling that we will be seeing less and less surround from him in the future, not because he's losing interest in it, but because he's devoting more and more of his time once again to his own music, making it and promoting it on tour.
Now obviously we should still continue to see all of his new (solo) releases in surround going forward, but it appears that he's no longer going to mix newer releases for other artists in surround, and he's also said before that he really does not have much interest at all in mixing live material (in surround) for other artists, hence why he could never be bothered to mix something like this.
Plus, the main thing that's still keeping him in the remixing game is the nostalgia factor of getting to (re)mix many of his favorite albums under the supervision of the artists that made them, but he's also said recently that he won't be taking on quite as many remixing projects in the future besides the ones that have already been started. (Unless of course if Kate Bush comes around to the idea of stereo & surround remixes of her work, in which case SW will probably drop everything else to get this done!)
Sorry for the tangent, but I'm still waiting on my copy of "Radical Action…" to get here, so I can't talk about that at the moment…
Which is why I'm imagining that Jakko Jakszyk may take the reigns in remixing Live at Carnegie Hall instead - that is if Benefit does become released in book format. ;-)
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