Originally posted by: Karyudo
So this is the same 5.1 mix that I mentioned a few weeks ago in another thread, and somebody answered back that the reason the 1997 audio should not be used was because it is (supposedly) little better than an upsampled 4.0 Surround Sound mix (at least that was the gist...)?
So this is the same 5.1 mix that I mentioned a few weeks ago in another thread, and somebody answered back that the reason the 1997 audio should not be used was because it is (supposedly) little better than an upsampled 4.0 Surround Sound mix (at least that was the gist...)?
A 4 track printmaster was used to create this track, but it was the original 1977 printmaster. That's closer than what was used for the 2004 DVD, which in many ways sounds nothing like Star Wars. The mono surround channel was run through a Meridian Home THX processor to decorrolate the surrounds. Also spot effects were mixed in, so in the end it is a stereo surround channel. Just listen to the fight with the TIE fighters. They will circle around the listening room. The music is mono in the surrounds, so the horrible mix heard on the 2004 DVD is a non-issue.
The way this track was made, it has some hiss on it, but once you realize that it once again sounds like the Star Wars you are familiar with, it won't bother you.
Neil