I had some time to check one of the MB SACDs and compare it to the quad reel. I found that the center and .1 channels are pretty much empty.
Also, the mix is virtually identical to the quad reels. However, there is some futzing with levels and such. One thing that I found interesting is that in places where the quad reel (MagTec) was totally free of vocal passages, the SACD had a faint vocal presence.
Here are two wav files to listen to. One is from the Q4. Listen and you will not hear the vocal at all. The other is from the SACD. Listen to the exact same passage and there is a faint vocal track.
ADDED: This is the Left Rear channel of a passage from "Dawn" Dawn is a Feeling". This part is where the lyric goes "Now that you're knowing..." The reel mp3 is a straight playback of the StereoTape Quadraphonic reel at 24/96 into my PC through the MOTU. No NR or tweaking applied.
These files are sourced from 24/96, but they're now MP3's. However, they're still pretty big, so "SORRY" to you dial-up folks!
You can listen to these right from this web page using Media Player or whatever, or you can right click and SAVE AS the files to your PC, then play them
Also, the mix is virtually identical to the quad reels. However, there is some futzing with levels and such. One thing that I found interesting is that in places where the quad reel (MagTec) was totally free of vocal passages, the SACD had a faint vocal presence.
Here are two wav files to listen to. One is from the Q4. Listen and you will not hear the vocal at all. The other is from the SACD. Listen to the exact same passage and there is a faint vocal track.
ADDED: This is the Left Rear channel of a passage from "Dawn" Dawn is a Feeling". This part is where the lyric goes "Now that you're knowing..." The reel mp3 is a straight playback of the StereoTape Quadraphonic reel at 24/96 into my PC through the MOTU. No NR or tweaking applied.
These files are sourced from 24/96, but they're now MP3's. However, they're still pretty big, so "SORRY" to you dial-up folks!
You can listen to these right from this web page using Media Player or whatever, or you can right click and SAVE AS the files to your PC, then play them