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What am I hearing

On a very select few of my recordings in my collection I hear this "Mind Trickory"as I would call it..If I could describe what I'm hearing is a "SUPER" holographic image.It's like they took certain instruments from the recording and recorded them out of phase.These "Super Images"as I would also call them are very pleasing to the ears..It really plays tricks with my ears.Some of the recordings that do this are-Roger Waters"amused to death"(perticularly the dog barking in the first track and the old man being interviewed)- Grover Whasington jr."winelight"(certain parts)-Blood Sweat & Tears.(certain parts)-Willie & loobo"fantago nights"-Norman Brown"After the storm"..etc.At certain parts of these CD's it almost sounds like you have headphones on.Whould anybody else know what other CD's give you this sound.

Thanks
spaz
evangelos
4 posts
 
Q-sound is a great effect, and Roger Water's "Amused to Death" is an awesome example (and album), particularly when the speakers are set-up properly and you are sitting dead centre. I have windows on the right side of the room and, when I play the opening track from "Amused to Death", everyone, and I mean everyone, who I've played it for thinks the dog's bark is coming from my neighbour's yard outside and past my window. But, as I've said, the speakers have to be set-up properly and you have to be sitting pretty much dead centre. The album has a lot of great examples of Q-sound, particularly the TV/radio throughout the album and the piano in the first couple of minutes of Track 3. Definitely one of my favourite sounding, and generally favourite, album.
arnold_layne
141 posts
 
Totally agree with Roger Water's Amused To Death. To me it is the perfect showcase of what Q-sound is capable of. Another Pink Floyd related track is the unlisted track commonly called "Soundscape" by PF fans on the PULSE cassette tape release. It is a collection of sounds varying from lawn mowers, rain, jungle sounds, frogs, crickets, etc and very convincing the sounds are coming from outside the house.

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spaz OP
105 posts
 
I just picked up the Madonna "Immaculate Collection"and on most of the tracks the Q sound is really evident.All tracks are incredible sounding.If you think the Roger Waters is good check this one out!The material might not be the best but the recording they did on this is nothing short of a miracle.It is now the most "Holographic" sounding CD in my collection.The song "Voque"is over the top.With Q sound being kinda of old technology why don't more artist use this in there recordings?If your listening to strait ahead jazz or chamber music you would'nt want to use this technique but for alot of other types of music it could be a great tool for a recording artist!
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