There are many things I've lived to see that I never thought I would. Somewhere near the top is this: there are popular recordings that have three different, true discrete surround mixes. Quite a few, actually!
We could have started with those that have two, but amazingly, there's too many of them. In this case, three's not a crowd.
Here's the list:
Come on, you didn't really want me to spoil the fun, did you?
Course not. So I'll give you just one example to get you started:
Deep Purple Machine Head (entire album)
1) U.S. quad mix (CD-4, Q8, QR)
2) British quad mix (SQ, others)
3) DVD-Audio mix
But first, let's agree on the definition of an alternate mix. Each must be:
1) From the same recording. An instrument added or removed is okay, as are different effects, but all must be from the same performance. (Gets a little complicated for recordings with the same rhythm tracks but different vocals, but still.)
2) True surround from multitrack sources, 4.0 or higher.
Good hunting!
We could have started with those that have two, but amazingly, there's too many of them. In this case, three's not a crowd.
Here's the list:
Come on, you didn't really want me to spoil the fun, did you?
Course not. So I'll give you just one example to get you started:
Deep Purple Machine Head (entire album)
1) U.S. quad mix (CD-4, Q8, QR)
2) British quad mix (SQ, others)
3) DVD-Audio mix
But first, let's agree on the definition of an alternate mix. Each must be:
1) From the same recording. An instrument added or removed is okay, as are different effects, but all must be from the same performance. (Gets a little complicated for recordings with the same rhythm tracks but different vocals, but still.)
2) True surround from multitrack sources, 4.0 or higher.
Good hunting!