Brian L
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There is a detailed article on DSOTM in this month's (June) Sound And Vision magazine.You beat me to the punch John!
And its a damn good read too! Back to back comparison on the new surround mix by James Guthrie and Alan Parsons.
I found it a fascinating read. Never having heard Parsons' quad mix, I have no frame of reference, but what I found interesting was that he seemed to think Guthrie was a bit conservative in his use of the surrounds (too respectful of the original, I think he said).
Other than the clocks, cash registers, and the odd disembodied voice, its pretty much biased to the front, with some ambience in the rears.
I would completely agree (ya, like I would argue with the Parsons and Guthrie!), although I do not feel that this in anyway diminishes my enjoyment of the new 5.1 mix. Its just a bit more conservative, IMHO, in comparison to other current DVD-A, and SACD rock that I own (Bowie, Beck, Eagles, Yes).
An interesting point that I was unaware of was the Floyd never approved the quad mix, which I find odd given that I have read posts elsewhere complaining that if the DSOTM SACD does NOT use the quad mix, they won't even consider it. So if the band didn't approve or have input, why should we clamor for it?
Anyway, a great read, even if you hate S&V. Now, if they would get crakin' on the Wall (the real ONE), I would camp out at Best Buy waiting for that!
BGL