pilotfish
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Posted: Jan. 29 2012, 20:25 |
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here is what i've heard :
part 1
clearer drums at 5.30
clearer guitar at 8.50
10.21 : more subtle mix between organ,electric guitars,and solo electric guitar
11.30 again you can hear more brightly the voices and difference it from the organ,bright percussions
12.40 strangely the percussions are a bit quieter on the quad mix,perhaps they were mixed too high on the stereo version?
15.00 more bright sound,choir and percussion front,guitar clearer but not too frontal like on the stereo mix (you hear more guitar and less choir on the stereo mix)
16.09 on the stereo mix you hear EVERYTHING mixed at the same level at the back and acoustic guitar more prominent ; what you hear in quad is : 1st acoustic solo 2 many acoustic guitars 3 timpani/perc 4 the rest,I love the quad version because you can differentiate one instrument from another,stereo mix is failed you just hear one big sound in the background and the acoustic guitar in the front
16.25 same but replace the acoustic with an electric guitar
16.30 it's chocking how the stereo mix have all the instruments at the same level of volume,and nonexistent panning (panning is the stereo image) !!! quad version elec guitar front,sides percussions and trumpets,back tympani/bass guitar
16.55 Ommadawn Theme :
stereo
glockenspiel on the right,piano left,bass guitar in some kind of middle,everything else : back
quad
glock middle,synth on the left,second synth with counter theme on the right,tympani back,acoustic guitars back also but different from tympani,piano in the middle
17.05 - 18.24
stereo : same but add the electric guitar in the middle
quad : electric guitar all around you,still clear other instruments,not just everything in the back,powerful acoustic guitars
after 18.24
stereo : bit more powerful
quad : clear but low volume
part 2
around 4.00 quad : stero effect on the tubular bells,on the stereo mix they are in the middle
7.30 quad : clean mix of the pipes
stereo : there's an echo on it !! i think that was this reverb all along part one that ruined the mix
10.00 quad : did you noticed the acoustic guitar on the right and the pipes/flutes(organ?) more prominent on the back
stereo : nothing else...
10.30 quad : there is only one flute to play the theme :-)
pipes on the right,guitar all around
stereo : 3 flutes,left,right and middle right
pipes in the middle and guitar on the right
11.15
quad : glockenspiel left+right,flutes in the middle and pipes (organ?) in the background with bass guitars
stereo : bass guitars FRONT , flutes right,glock left+right,
11.46
stereo : mandolin : front,perc back
quad : inverted
after that ; mix is nearly the same except that there is no reverb on the quad mix and that the electric guitar is in the middle but at a lower volume than the stereo mix (strangely)
13.30 quad : did you noticed the background vocals? ;-)
stereo : did you noticed you can't hear them? :-D
On Horseback
stereo :
guitars front,voice middle back,glock on the sides,synth middle back
flutes middle
chorus
electric guitars on the sides
chlidren on the back,but more volume than main vocals
quad : during the bridge you hear more clearly the guitars on the sides,flute is still in the middle but lower
children and main vocals are more in front
both version : "i'd rather be on horseback" is low
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As devoted as I am to whatshisname, I've always left aquiring his back catalogue to the odd chance Discovery. I'm also not mcuh of an audiophile and compared to many wise folk hereabouts, I've never taken the time to actually write down and remember useful information about release dates and pressings.