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From the note on the back of the case:"The Stereo program on this SACD appears only on the hybrid CD layer in order to accommodate the over 76 minute multi-channel surround program"
I also discovered a big advantage of having a multi-channel player operating in the 2-channel mode. When I play an SACD in the Yamaha DVD-S1700 it looks first for the "DSD Stereo Area", if it doesn't find one it plays the "DSD Multi-channel Area". Whereas my previous 2-channel players were not allowed access to the "DSD Multi-channel Area" and played the CD layer instead. So by virtue of owning a multi-channel player if there is no high-resolution stereo then I can hear a multi-channel to 2-channel version. The player’s internal multi to 2-channel high-resolution mix is superior to the CD layer. But I can't help wondering how much better a true 2-channel high-resolution mix would have been?
This is from an older 20 Bit master (1997), and the sampling frequency is not given but is likely 44.1kHz. Not up to the high standards of Telarc's Pure DSD masters.
It's great Erich Kunzel, in my book nobody does better Adventure and Science Fiction Movie music and of course there is Michael Bishop's cool sound effects. A very enjoyable recording!
Least expensive place to buy Telarc SACDs currently is www.circuitycity.com $13.99.
"Music is love"
Teresa
Follow Ups:
I'm pleased you're enjoying "The Big Picture!" That project was fun to record in all ways. It was an adventure collecting the source sound effects and then testing the finished sound effects on various people around here for their reactions.The ONLY reason to re-release "The Big Picture" on SACD was to give folks a chance to hear the 'real' multi-track master without the prior loss-y DTS encoding that had been used for the 1997 DTS-CD release. The music source masters were indeed 44.1 kHZ/20-bit. Some, but not all, sound effects were recorded and mixed at 88.2 kHZ/20-bit. We spent a lot of time getting the best-possible transfer of the multi-track pcm sources over to DSD. It was during the SACD mastering process that we discovered we would not be able to fit both a surround and stereo DSD program on the SACD due to the length of program. The stereo DSD program would have been simply a DSD copy of the pcm stereo master anyway, so would have been redundant to the CD program. The whole point of this re-release was to feature the better surround program so we made the choice to drop the stereo DSD program rather than possibly compromise the content of surround DSD program.
Theresa: are you sure the Yamaha player is downmixing the 5.1 DSD to stereo? That would be a non-standard operation - one not usually allowed for SACD playback. You may be listening to the LF/RF channels only.
In any case, I'm happy folks are enjoying "The Big Picture." I'm glad we had the opportunity to get it out on SACD! Thanks again for the kind words.
Best Regards,Michael Bishop
Recording Engineer
So, no difference when remastering PCM to DSD in sound quality?Rick
The transfer of a pcm source to DSD ***may*** be better than the CD version of the same. If a 20- or 24-bit pcm source is used for the transfer, that extra resolution will be maintained on the DSD copy. Of course, that same resolution is impossible on Redbook CD under any circumstances. Even better resolution is possible on the DSD copy if the pcm source is higher-than 44.1 fS.
Best Regards,Michael Bishop
Recording Engineer
It sounds excellent, has a large soundstage, images well as does your sound effects that go across one side of the room to the other and even whirling overhead, yes overhead in 2-channel stereo! As sound effects move from the extreme left though the middle to the extreme left there is no whole in the middle. So I don't believe I am listening only to the LF/RF channels unless you mixed the center channel information into the left and right speakers as you would for a 2 channel stereo version.Anyway it is great music and a really fun recording!
I have recently acquired a few Telarc's on redbook CD and noticed that "Chiller" was recorded with Soundstream equipment, any chance of it being released on SACD?
Thanks again for the great engineering!
"Music is love"
Teresa
Listen to track 6: Apollo 13 Mission. If you hear the NASA Ground Control communications leading into tand through the rocket launch, you're hearing a mix. If there is no voice, you're hearing the LF/RF channels only.
Best Regards,Michael Bishop
Recording Engineer
T minus 25 seconds and counting, etc. ... we have lift off at 2:13, the Saturn 5 building up to 13 million pounds of thrust ... the other engines are go and your go ... Houston we have a problem.And the lift-off occurring at the same time, excellent sound effects Michael!
"Music is love"
Teresa
Michael,Is there any plan to release Mackerras' complete Nutcracker from 1986? I was told by one of you at Telarc that the original tape was mastered in at least 4-channel, I believe. Hope this is one you might release in SACD at some point.
"This is from an older 20 Bit master (1997), and the sampling frequency is not given but is likely 44.1kHz."...recycling's a virtue. But this?
Jim
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Well, I'm pretty sure, Jim, that there are many who'll tout this as vastly superior to the original 44.1 release. Me? I'd say that if any record label has a "house sound" it would be Telarc.
at least in Cincinnati--on whether the primary mikes are Schoeps or Sennheisers. I find recordings made with the former a tad more liquid.
Jim
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