Man, I was subjected that that tirade 3 times....
I am not even writing to you dude, so where are your people skills?
He's probably desperate to increase his number of posts here to give himself a bit more cred.Man, I was subjected that that tirade 3 times....
An old favourite, listened to the cool Q-sound (the barking dog, haha) cd for years. Have owned the Blu Ray about a year and love the improved fidelty - and the surround-mix.
I give it a solid 10!!
Copied and pasted most of this from the discussion thread. Should have waited a day or 2 for the poll I guess!
I give it an 8. The "Q-sound" stereo mix is about perfect. I used to think it was just bs but you can hear it clearly now!
Jumping to track 5
The original stereo mix.
OK! Just holy shit was that 1992 CD squashed as all hell! This… makes this album make a WHOLE lot more sense with this theatrical dynamic range that is not even remotely possible to present on a 16 bit CD format. Roger was just too far ahead of the consumer technology with the original release and you can finally hear it now.
You can honestly perceive surround with this Q mix! You couldn't hear any trace on the original CD. I thought it was just some bs. Must have been obliterated by the 16 bit treatment. You sit right in the sweet spot and it comes into focus like those magic eye things for 3D.
FYI
Not sure if the following has been commented so far.
The dynamic range of the BDA 5.1 mix is DR16 (exceptionally high!).
The stereo mix IS the original Q-sound mix. It just has the (originally missing) new elements pasted over the top. You can hear the image of the additions not quite match up with the Q-sound image (especially the Hal clip). I can understand here that Roger might consider these missing bits on the original as flaws. The Q-sound mix is intact and perceivable for the first time on this release as it is presented in lossless HD quality for the first time.
If its not a mastering mistake its a poor 5.1 mix for sure. You can actually remove the centre speaker to no detriment at all - there's basically nothing going on there!
Your version is my go to. Vocals were way too loud before you worked your magic, perfect afterHeh, I missed those replies from RJW2010 back then. No specific critique on how I ruined what was a perfect release? But that's fine.
I listened to this again not long ago. I'm actually still happy with the work I did (which doesn't always happen after the dust settles). I still think the mix is outrageously good! I still think there was a mastering disaster and the presentation was not as intended. I still think I helped correct it. But again, who the heck do I think I am? Or maybe RJW liked what he heard but thought "Who does this asshole think he is? This just isn't right!" That would be fair enough too. Boy, I'd sure like to hear blunt specific critiques though for anything I touch that someone thinks is messed up! I'm genuinely interested in what someone else might be hearing that I don't when that happens. Thanks for the kind words from everyone who also thought I helped the poor thing though.
Yeah, Von Kulper, that's what I thought too and decided was a mastering mistake.
Heh, I missed those replies from RJW2010 back then. No specific critique on how I ruined what was a perfect release? But that's fine.
I listened to this again not long ago. I'm actually still happy with the work I did (which doesn't always happen after the dust settles). I still think the mix is outrageously good! I still think there was a mastering disaster and the presentation was not as intended. I still think I helped correct it. But again, who the heck do I think I am? Or maybe RJW liked what he heard but thought "Who does this asshole think he is? This just isn't right!" That would be fair enough too. Boy, I'd sure like to hear blunt specific critiques though for anything I touch that someone thinks is messed up! I'm genuinely interested in what someone else might be hearing that I don't when that happens. Thanks for the kind words from everyone who also thought I helped the poor thing though.
Yeah, Von Kulper, that's what I thought too and decided was a mastering mistake.
Your version is my go to. Vocals were way too loud before you worked your magic, perfect after