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Post #688806

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dwalkerdon23
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Info: Re-mixed audio tracks on video releases
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8-Feb-2014, 4:53 AM

crissrudd4554 said:

Good point. I guess it does depend on the elements that are used. For example I think the audio on the Image and Criterion DVDs for RoboCop sound much better than any of the MGM releases. Nothing particularly different but it just seems like its mixed better. For example, check out the scene where Clarences gang open fire  on the open highway before realizing Murphy and Lewis have maneuvered the car to the side of the van. The gun shots sound a lot better on the older release. They seem a bit watered down in the MGM releases. Interestingly, I have the MGM version of RoboCop for itunes and that version sounds better than the MGM DVDs! 

 It sounds better because it's the original Dolby SR 2 channel mix on the Image & Criterion DVD's. The 20th anniversary DVD & Blu Ray Of Robocop does have a Dolby 4.0 track however (Which is the Original Audio, but Discrete 4 channel vs matrixed Dolby Stereo Pro Logic) so maybe that mix will sound better than the MGM 5.1 Remixed versions.

My Big Gripe with The New Robocop Remastered in 4k Blu-Ray is that they did not include the Original Dolby 4.0 Audio that was on the Blu-Ray version that was released in 2007. I will still buy the 4k remastered version though.