captainsolo said:
-What exactly causes the highs to warble and distort so badly on the optical tracks? This was thankfully very very minimal in PSB, but of course all over the place on PG.
Here's a very technical explanation on how to mix your sound for 16 optical
http://www.sfu.ca/~gotfrit/ZAP_Sept.3_99/f/fsnd_lect_16mm_mix.html
It's difficult to get great sounding optical audio from such a thin strip of film, moving at such a relatively slow speed.
I venture to guess that either the mastering was better for Puggo Grande, or perhaps the projector used to capture the sound wasn't the hottest.