Should We Have Pure Multichannel Audio?

[bmoura]

?I think Kal was referring to the many thousands of Classical Recordings {HIS preference} conceived as multichannel with mainly ambiance in the rears.
I was referring, in post #11 above, to more contemporary recordings conceived from the get-go in multichannel rather than remixing them at a later date.

As Kal notes above, recordings conceived of for release in Surround Sound aren't just in the classical field.
You also find this with live concert recordings (released on SACD, BluRay, and music downloads) and surround sound releases in musical genres including Acoustic, Vocal and Jazz as well as Classical Music.

A case in point would be the award-winning album by the Yuko Mabuchi Trio from Yarlung Records.

This album was recorded live at a Jazz Concert with an audience to DSD 256 stereo and DSD 256 surround sound by two sets of recording engineers recording and mixing in real time.
The DSD 256 Surround Sound version of the album has the trio in the front channels with the surround channels used for hall ambiance and audience applause at the end of each track. Very nice.

https://positive-feedback.com/audio...ve-feedback-writers-choice-awards-for-2018/5/
https://yarlungrecords.nativedsd.com/albums/YAR80161DSD-yuko-mabuchi-trio

 

[marpow]

As Kal notes above, recordings conceived of for release in Surround Sound aren't just in the classical field.
You also find this with live concert recordings (released on SACD, BluRay, and music downloads) and surround sound releases in musical genres including Acoustic, Vocal and Jazz as well as Classical Music.

A case in point would be the award-winning album by the Yuko Mabuchi Trio from Yarlung Records.

This album was recorded live at a Jazz Concert with an audience to DSD 256 stereo and DSD 256 surround sound by two sets of recording engineers recording and mixing in real time.
The DSD 256 Surround Sound version of the album has the trio in the front channels with the surround channels used for hall ambiance and audience applause at the end of each track. Very nice.

https://positive-feedback.com/audio...ve-feedback-writers-choice-awards-for-2018/5/
https://yarlungrecords.nativedsd.com/albums/YAR80161DSD-yuko-mabuchi-trio

I just listened to this yesterday ind a dsd download from NativeDSD, fantastic.

 

[bmoura]

I just listened to this yesterday in a dsd download from NativeDSD, fantastic.

It was one of my 2018 Writer's Choice Award winners this year for Positive Feedback.
An excellent album.

In 2014 one of my Writer's Choice Awards went to Bob Attiyeh for his contribution to the recording arts and giving new artists a state-of-the-art platform to launch their careers. It seems fitting that in 2018 I return to Bob's stellar work at Yarlung for another award.

The Yuko Mabuchi Trio features talented pianist Yuko Mabuchi along with jazz veterans Bobby Breton on drums and Del Atkins on bass. In their self-titled debut album Yuko Mabuchi Trio, the trio plays classics including "What Is This Thing Called Love," "On Green Dolphin Street," and "St. Thomas" by Sonny Rollins as well as "Sona's Song" penned by Yuko Mabuchi.

Whether listening in stereo or multi-channel direct stream digital (DSD), the album captures the fine playing of the musicians with rich helpings of detail, ambience, and stellar sound quality. In multi-channel, we hear the trio in the front channels of the room with the surround channels reserved for hall ambience and audience applause at the end of each selection.

What I find most compelling about this album is its sheer sense of musicality. Once I start listening to the Yuko Mabuchi Trio album, I always play it all the way through. It is literally too good to stop after only one or two tracks. And that is something that few recordings truly deliver. No wonder it was a favorite to show audio systems at their best during shows like AXPONA and Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in 2018. This album has Writer's Choice Award written all over it.

-- Brian Moura

https://positive-feedback.com/audio...ve-feedback-writers-choice-awards-for-2018/5/