They had to use the shitty compressed audio for broadcast on the DVD.
Why can't they just sync the album version to the video?
Highly disappointed in this, same shit as Schism and Parabola.
Yeah, that's a shame. the audio is indeed shitty because of the compression. i wish they'd have used PCM. but then they probably had to stick to some DVD standards so...
maybe you can demux the audio from the video, "uncompress" the audio, and remux the audio and the video files when you play it. Not sure that would help much though...
i can't wait until 10,000 Days comes out on vinyls =)
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Why can't Juzblome just sync the album version to the video?
...i mean, if you're so disappointed, there are ways around your biases - other than bitchin' about ridiculous shit. no hostility, live and let.
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The ISIS and LoG dvds do that as well. You have to crank the volume all the way up and it still isn't that loud. Makes watching it less enjoyable in my opinion.
Any way to get around this? And why are some dvds made this way?
Whoever authored this dvd did it in the cheapest way possible.... the least they could have done (since in my humble opinion the video was not Tool's best) was do a 5.1 mix on with the audio. I think since the audio was so bad, that it really made the video seem alot worse. It is pretty shocking that the dvd's they release are such poor quality, when everything else they do is so amazing.
Whoever authored this dvd did it in the cheapest way possible.... the least they could have done (since in my humble opinion the video was not Tool's best) was do a 5.1 mix on with the audio. I think since the audio was so bad, that it really made the video seem alot worse. It is pretty shocking that the dvd's they release are such poor quality, when everything else they do is so amazing.
Not sure if its the cheapest way possible, been looking around and some audiophiles swear by the "lower volume" being a truer sound. To me it's annoying as shit, but to each his own...
Not sure if its the cheapest way possible, been looking around and some audiophiles swear by the "lower volume" being a truer sound. To me it's annoying as shit, but to each his own...
It's not a question of "lower Volume".
It's lack of dynamic range. Although both the song Vicarious, and the entire album 10,000 days has been much argued about being too loud; This version is compressed even more and put on the disk at a lower volume. This makes total sense for people who watch the DVD on a tv or PC. You want it to be that way so it sounds good on a "4 speaker in the tv set or your desk top speakers. But play it through a nice stereo and you will notice a huge difference from the 10,000 days CD.
And I'm not talking about playing it in surround sound or pro logic, or 5.1, or 7.1 or any other multichannel system other than straight stereo.
why would anyone want to listen to music in 5.1 or 7.1 surround? it's not like there is a flying F-15 or an huge explosion in the middle of vicarious. there is nothing "directional" in music. the music was produced in stereo and should be listened in stereo. listening to studio music in 5.1 is like playing vinyl on 5.1 surround--that's just oxymoronic. and i've never bought into the whole DVD-A idea.
Juzblome was spot on in describing the problems associated with DVD audio. Like I said earlier, they should have put on the DVD an uncompressed PCM audio option.
Stereophile for live!
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It's lack of dynamic range. Although both the song Vicarious, and the entire album 10,000 days has been much argued about being too loud; This version is compressed even more and put on the disk at a lower volume. This makes total sense for people who watch the DVD on a tv or PC. You want it to be that way so it sounds good on a "4 speaker in the tv set or your desk top speakers. But play it through a nice stereo and you will notice a huge difference from the 10,000 days CD.
And I'm not talking about playing it in surround sound or pro logic, or 5.1, or 7.1 or any other multichannel system other than straight stereo.
Oh well. I'm just on a straight stereo system. I thought 10,000 Days sounded great through it, but this DVD (and some others) sound like crap. Oh well, the video isn't that great anyway.
I have a 7.1 system. It makes a quite a difference.
Also, a lot of people specially craft audio just for 5.1. Even if it wasn't originally in 5.1 remixing it is just as good if it's done right. The SACD of Dark Side of the Moon is awesome.
Anyway, what I think juzblume was trying to point out is that if they're going to go to all the effort to make a video why wouldn't they just put it in 5.1 as well? If I ever met them it would be the first question I'd ask.
I have a 7.1 system. It makes a quite a difference.
Also, a lot of people specially craft audio just for 5.1. Even if it wasn't originally in 5.1 remixing it is just as good if it's done right. The SACD of Dark Side of the Moon is awesome.
Anyway, what I think juzblume was trying to point out is that if they're going to go to all the effort to make a video why wouldn't they just put it in 5.1 as well? If I ever met them it would be the first question I'd ask.
If they did a mix in 5.1, I would like to hear it. I have no problem with Multichannel formats. As long as it was mixed and encoded that way.
But I was meaning people that are listening to the stereo mix and just turning the prologic on. that does nothing but add phase anomilies, which would make it sound like it's "coming from all around". But ultimatly it's just adding an out of phase signal to the rear speakers.
I believe that most people who have commented are understanding what I'm putting down.
They said they made 24bit 196kHz Masters for 10,000 days, why not put that master on the disk. DVD's can hold it, although not all DVD players and Digital audio receivers can play it back. But, they can dither it down to it's playable resolution.
If they did a mix in 5.1, I would like to hear it. I have no problem with Multichannel formats. As long as it was mixed and encoded that way.
But I was meaning people that are listening to the stereo mix and just turning the prologic on. that does nothing but add phase anomilies, which would make it sound like it's "coming from all around". But ultimatly it's just adding an out of phase signal to the rear speakers.
I believe that most people who have commented are understanding what I'm putting down.
ahh then i misunderstood you slightly. my bad. i hear what you're saying. but as a matter of personal preference, i just prefer my music in stereo.
dsotm is a different story though, as is the wall. although i still think my dsotm vinyl sounds better than the SACD. but then again, it's just a personal preference.
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They said they made 24bit 196kHz Masters for 10,000 days, why not put that master on the disk. DVD's can hold it, although not all DVD players and Digital audio receivers can play it back. But, they can dither it down to it's playable resolution.
i would definitely love to get a hold of that!
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"“If any record deserves to be heard in surround sound, it's this one. There's so much tone painting and so much color. It would just be a thrill to hear it in surround sound."
"“If any record deserves to be heard in surround sound, it's this one. There's so much tone painting and so much color. It would just be a thrill to hear it in surround sound."
Actually, it was mastered in a way that it could be mixed in surround without having to start over. The next sentence in that quote was " And with 96k, 24-bit masters, we're ready for any kind of high-resolution digital projects".
They haven't actually done a surround mix, but they could.
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Actually, 10,000 days was mastered in surround.
"“If any record deserves to be heard in surround sound, it's this one. There's so much tone painting and so much color. It would just be a thrill to hear it in surround sound."
This doesn't mean it is! how did you derive that it was from that? he says it deserves it and WOULD be a thrill, not it IS a thrill.
Anyway even with the masters you wouldn't be able to make a surround sound mix. You go back to the original multi-tracks, mix them in surround, then master again. You can't re-pan instruments out of a master, it's just a stereo track.
but yes....would be ace....i need a 5.1 system first tho! :P
Whoever authored this dvd did it in the cheapest way possible.... the least they could have done (since in my humble opinion the video was not Tool's best) was do a 5.1 mix on with the audio. I think since the audio was so bad, that it really made the video seem alot worse. It is pretty shocking that the dvd's they release are such poor quality, when everything else they do is so amazing.
picky picky. I dont agree, maybe since they create the art themselves cost might have something to do with production but come on...is it that big of a deal. Im just glad that the video even exsists.
it has nothing to do with picky, if a PAY for a friggin MUSIC dvd, i want good sound. just dont see the point in making a music video with crappy sound...
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