Originally posted by jacket_fan:
Will…
You asked me to put up what I think are the recordings I find the “hole” in the mix. Hole is not the correct word, more like “smeared” from one speaker to the other.
I have Boston’s “Greatest Hits”. Most of the track on this CD exhibit what I would consider a smearing of either vocal or guitars. Typically, the percussion and vocals are focused and I can place them at some point across the soundstage. But the guitars tend to come from both speakers. Since I am a novice, I was inquiring as to whether this observation is the way the music is mixed, the equipment/room or my ears. My only real contact with anyone who would know how the music should sound is via internet forums.
On Boston: “Higher Power”, “Piece of Mind” the guitar is across both speakers and smears across the soundstage. The vocal and percussion are localized. On “Cool the Engines” the cymbals are up towards the ceiling and the vocals are sometimes smeared across both speakers.
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jacket:
first off...excellent post. the guitar player for boston (i forget his name) was an endless tweaker who was eventually fired (or quit, depending on who you ask) because he delayed the releases of the records for ages, while he layered and re-mixed his guitar work.
i think it was worth the effort on the first disc. some of the best git work in rock music. just my opinion. nevrtheless, his guitars are many, many layers of tracks and effects, placed all over the map. no doubt, this is the reason for your observations.
without knowing anything about mixing techniques, you sure have a better than average ear. dvd-a/sacd multichannel is new to records and will take a lot of experimentation on the part of artists and producers and gear makers. some are superb...some are not...some downright stink.
time will show the improvements and who is who in the genre.
i enjoyed reading your post. very well written and easy to follow.
the sony people told me at CES that they hope for sacd to "peacefully co-exist with dvd-a". i hope it's true. i love multichannel hi-rez and the possibilities it offers and like hearing other's thoughts on the subject, so...ramble on!
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