Can anyone elaborate more on the mix and sonics?
I'm looking at it now and most of the songs seem like elaborate unwrap jobs. The rears may appear to have one instrument more prominent than the fronts, but they are for the most part a reflection of what's upfront with suppressed lead vocal and drums.
"Green-Eyed Lady" is very obviously faked, but on the rest it's harder to tell. They may have had access to some of the multis, because if you listen to the center channel alone on certain tracks you can hear isolated elements. I suspect "Everybody Wants You" is fake as well because it's almost all in the front. For a good chunk of it the rears aren't even engaged. "Heartbreaker" is one of the better mixes- they did a fun around the room pan on the guitar solo at the end.
The best Silverline discs I've heard to date are the Big Phat Band's Swingin' For The Fences and Todd Rundgren's Liars.
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Really? Most Silverline stuff is pretty bad, but there are some exceptions. Maybe this is one of them? There are quite a few tunes there that pique my interest. Can anyone elaborate more on the mix and sonics?
A handy guide to Silverline, which has been fairly maligned but wasn't all bad.
From the Front Row Live: terrible
Inside the Music: generally surprisingly good - some upmixed tracks, but mostly discrete
Mainline pop/rock albums: likelihood it's discrete and sounds good varies inversely with how well known the band is. Lots of great mixes from unknown acts (generally including one or more members of an established group), whereas famous albums tend to be shoddy upmixes.
Classical: a bizarre mix of discrete and upmixed content - you need to check recording provenance to know what they were working with.
Note that exceptions (E.G. Ace of Spades, which is excellent) apply.
I second the endorsement for 1011 Woodland ... but with a caveat. The tracks aren't the originals. Its a re-recording done by a version of the same band.If you haven’t heard The Fixx’s 1011 Woodland yet, you should. A great sounding, true 5.1 mix. One of Silverline’s best without a doubt.
Who has some of the Silver Line DVD-A discs? I popped this in after having not listened to it in many years and wow what a well done variety of MLP 5.1 96/24 tunes. View attachment 38455View attachment 38456
I second the endorsement for 1011 Woodland ... but with a caveat. The tracks aren't the originals. Its a re-recording done by a version of the same band.
What is your opinion of the Canned Heat track. I think it sounds great.Who has some of the Silver Line DVD-A discs? I popped this in after having not listened to it in many years and wow what a well done variety of MLP 5.1 96/24 tunes. View attachment 38455View attachment 38456
I'm constantly amazed at what some of these discs are selling for...!For those who are desperate, this disc can be had at Amazon right now for the "bargain" price of $85.
I'll go back and listen again, but I like it a lot, and much more then stereo version.What is your opinion of the Canned Heat track. I think it sounds great.
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