In Reply to: Why not 4.0 or 4.1? posted by mcp on January 31, 2003 at 13:14:14:
discs , I think that a 4.0 mix is best .I find that if the Multichannel lead vocal is mixed to only the Center channel , then there is too much attention brought to the Center , and the Front Left to Right separation is compromised .
I prefer the phantom Center of a 4.0 mix .
The best Multichannel Rock discs have the lead vocal placed equally in the Front Left and Right channels , with liitle or no lead vocal in the Center channel .
The Center channel for Multichannel music only exists because it is a carry over from Home Theater .
Several very well known engineers , including Alan Parsons , dislike the use of the Center channel for music . Some have said that they would prefer to put nothing in the Center . They have said that the only reason that they put a little something in the Center is because if they put nothing in the Center , they are afraid that consumers would think that there was something wrong with the discs , and that the consumers would complain about " defective " discs , or about their systems not working properly .
As well , some of these same engineers have said that they feel the same way about the Subwoofer channel , as they do about the Center channel .
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Follow Ups
- After listening to hundreds of Quadraphonic Rock records , and many modern Multichannel Rock ... - ZS KEKL 16:30:04 01/31/03 (3)
- I agree, and as for classical . . . - Martin says 05:36:24 02/07/03 (0)
- Alan Parsons vs Center Channel - sven_tosing 18:45:23 01/31/03 (1)
- and that disc sounds great! nt - Duilawyer 09:57:19 02/01/03 (0)