Hi dudes.
Major newbie here when it comes to surround, but I know my stuff when it comes to anything computer related. So no need to dumb things down for me...
Ok, maybe not a complete newbie, I do have a small collection of DVD-A's and SACD's which I use my computer to decode and play (in effect, the computer acts as a surround receiver). So I kind of know my way around.
Enough of the intros, anyway, I just bought Steely Dan's "Can't Buy A Thrill", the quad LP version, on ebay. I'm assuming it's SQ matrixed because it does play in regular stereo. (And QS doesn't, right?) And I don't have a quad needle yet, but the answer to my question will probably determine whether I buy one or not. My record player is a Sanyo Plus Q40 (obviously not using the original quartz needle and cartridge), I have the turntable output routed through an analog Sony receiver and then to my computer. My question is this: is there any computer software that can decode the quad channels (split them apart, that is) from this stereo source, so that I can then re-encode the channels into a DTS file? I'm not in the financial position to buy an actual quad receiver at the moment...or probably ever.
If such a decoding software does exist, I'll buy the necessary quad needle. If not, I'll just rest on the fact that I only spent $10 for the record anyway...and besides it's in better condition than my stereo master of CBAT.
If them Steely Dan guys would just release the surround mixes of their first 6 albums like they said they were going to ELEVEN YEARS AGO, I wouldn't even care about this LP I guess, except for nostalgic purposes.
Any assistance on this subject from any point of view is welcome. And thanks in advance.
-Paul
Major newbie here when it comes to surround, but I know my stuff when it comes to anything computer related. So no need to dumb things down for me...
Ok, maybe not a complete newbie, I do have a small collection of DVD-A's and SACD's which I use my computer to decode and play (in effect, the computer acts as a surround receiver). So I kind of know my way around.
Enough of the intros, anyway, I just bought Steely Dan's "Can't Buy A Thrill", the quad LP version, on ebay. I'm assuming it's SQ matrixed because it does play in regular stereo. (And QS doesn't, right?) And I don't have a quad needle yet, but the answer to my question will probably determine whether I buy one or not. My record player is a Sanyo Plus Q40 (obviously not using the original quartz needle and cartridge), I have the turntable output routed through an analog Sony receiver and then to my computer. My question is this: is there any computer software that can decode the quad channels (split them apart, that is) from this stereo source, so that I can then re-encode the channels into a DTS file? I'm not in the financial position to buy an actual quad receiver at the moment...or probably ever.
If such a decoding software does exist, I'll buy the necessary quad needle. If not, I'll just rest on the fact that I only spent $10 for the record anyway...and besides it's in better condition than my stereo master of CBAT.
If them Steely Dan guys would just release the surround mixes of their first 6 albums like they said they were going to ELEVEN YEARS AGO, I wouldn't even care about this LP I guess, except for nostalgic purposes.
Any assistance on this subject from any point of view is welcome. And thanks in advance.
-Paul