In Reply to: RE: Yes - by all means, there are CD versions posted by tonyptony on July 15, 2012 at 05:25:01:
. . . but on the multi-channel DVD-Audios, it's a 4.0 mix, with each instrument in a separate speaker, so to speak. It's not absolute however, because you can hear the other instruments in each speaker too. But by and large, there's one main instrument in each speaker. The quartet members record facing each other, and the microphones are in the middle. So, as you listen to the multi-channel, the quartet surrounds you. Philosophically, I'm kind of opposed the multi-channel arrangement just described, but I found the results in practice to be very compelling.
The multi-channel tracks obviously would get mixed down to two channels for the CD, but I'm not sure what Tacet's exact process is.
BTW, one of their most outrageous multi-channel "stunts" is their DVD-Audio surround recording of the Debussy Preludes with Evgeny Koroliov, where they've contrived to make the piano keyboard wrap around the listener 270 degrees. That's another instance where I'm just opposed to the idea, but Tacet's execution of it is magnificent. ;-)
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- Well, I'd be speculating. . . - Chris from Lafayette 09:54:41 07/15/12 (0)