Originally posted by: Mentor
Is anyone interested in preserving original mono/stereo LPCM tracks from laserdiscs? With the bad habit of remixing classic films into surround sound, it’s beginning to look like the original soundtracks will only ever be presented in a compromised, low priority format for the ‘purists’. For example, they finally included the original Jaws audio on the 30th anniversary DVD except presented in a horribly compressed Dolby dual mono 192kbps (which is actually two identical 96kbps streams), which pales in comparison to the uncompressed LD audio.
Is anyone interested in preserving original mono/stereo LPCM tracks from laserdiscs? With the bad habit of remixing classic films into surround sound, it’s beginning to look like the original soundtracks will only ever be presented in a compromised, low priority format for the ‘purists’. For example, they finally included the original Jaws audio on the 30th anniversary DVD except presented in a horribly compressed Dolby dual mono 192kbps (which is actually two identical 96kbps streams), which pales in comparison to the uncompressed LD audio.
i have to agree with this. there is NO way the original mono sounded so tinny on these "original *insert movie here* audios. this would be a great preservation project. Yellow Submarine is an excellent example.