It makes me wonder if they just brickwall limited the loudest parts rather than compress the overall dynamic range of the entire album. Even the hidden 5.1 mix of Meddle on the Early Years set doesn't seem to have been compressed, it has a dynamic range of something like DR15.įor me, it's only really egregiously noticable in the loudest parts, like when Nick Mason gets going on the cymbals in the title track and they fizz and shimmer. The dynamic range of the Q8 tape is somewhere around DR12, but the dynamic range of this new release is DR9 which is about the same as what the most recent stereo CD reissue is. I'm disappointed that they've compressed the dynamic range on this one, which is something they didn't do to the quad mixes of Dark Side or WYWH on their respective BluRays. I'm really glad to have the AHM quad mix in digital format from the master tapes. Here's a video of what it might have looked like. Supposedly, Stanley Kubrick wanted to use ATM in A Clockwork Orange, but the band refused. Anyway, this box set is an improvement on the previous Immersion sets and I'm really getting a lot of enjoyment from it. On the first volume, the quality of the Scarecrow video in vivid color is amazing! I only wish there was more of Syd. It's great to see all the members looking so cheerful and having such a great time together.
I've been going through the videos in the box set and having a ball with this psychedelic period of their output. The fidelity is very good, warm and full with plenty of bass.
The Quad mix has an organic, hands-on feel to it, which I really like. Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast's quirkiness is wonderfully done. There is active panning going on through much the album. I also like how Gilmour's guitar solo comes in the rears and moves around. The Quad mix uses the surrounds effectively to separate the orchestra/chorus from the band in the opening track. Personally, I like the music, and really dig the orchestral & chorus aspects. I'm thrilled to have the Quad mix of this album in Hirez.
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