The Stephen Desper Thread
Roger Ryan:
Stephen - Did you find out any further info on that interesting vocals-only mix of "Sail On Sailor" you discovered a couple of months back? The lead vocal sounded the same as Blondie Chaplin's lead on the 1973 release version, but you believed your tape dated from 1971. As always, thanks for your enlightening info and opinions.
brother john:
Quote from: Stephen W. Desper on January 03, 2006, 09:24:25 AM
Quote from: brother john on January 03, 2006, 09:10:14 AM
Thanks for the advice Susan. Maybe I should pop over to Stephen's site and take another look at his blurb.
Stephen - are they still available, and do you have a link?
john
No longer available. If you don't mind waiting on my time table, I could make a copy of SU and SF from a CD or LP through the matrix to a CD, so you would, at least, have that. ~swd
Stephen, you are a star of the highest order!!
I would be absolutely thrilled with the above. Wow! Why don't you PM me (or email me at john.tozer@virgin.net) with what you'd need from me (address, obviously...). Thankyou so much for that very kind gesture.
If the 360 availability situation ever changes I'm sure you'd let us know here...
Thanks again,
john
Mitchell:
If it's possible to do that (make a CD of the albums as played through the matrix), why hasn't been released like that already? It seems that that would make a really interesting release, not to mention the most "official" way of hearing it aside from using the matrix itself. I guess it wasn't possible to do that in the 70s?
Stephen W. Desper:
Quote from: Mitchell on January 03, 2006, 11:54:42 AM
If it's possible to do that (make a CD of the albums as played through the matrix), why hasn't been released like that already? It seems that that would make a really interesting release, not to mention the most "official" way of hearing it aside from using the matrix itself. I guess it wasn't possible to do that in the 70s?
It was possible to cut an LP with the surround decoded in virtual dimension. I proved it to W7 engineering back then, but the engineer in the cutting room was up for retirement in a few months and did not wish to extend his neck out for something unique. Then I approach Capitol for re-issues on CD. Gave a demo which they loved, but the decision was to pass because the public was already use to the way the stereo relesase sounded. Someone told me that it was suggested that it be part of the 5.1 re-mix as a seperate surround matrix 2-track on the same DVD, but that was also passed on. Through the years I've tried to get the major record companies to release in the original form but the same problem is cited, change of sound will confuse the public. So that is when I decided to offer the matrix itself to the fans for a limited time. Those who bought are enjoying the sound. What can I say. I did not make anything on each device, in fact toward the end it was costing me money to make them. I checked with my lawyer to see if I could release each album as passed through the matrix, but there is some legal problem with that unless you send me the CD and I copy it. But that's a lot of trouble to go through so I forgot that idea. It's really a shame because the album does sound completed when passed through the matrix plus the mix is as Carl heard it in virtual surround and not a re-mix in 5.1. With all due respect to the many talents of Mark who did the 5.1 version, it sounds OK, but it's not what we did back when it was mixed through the matrix. I like that version best, as I'm certain you would also upon hearing.The inside of the sound field is filled with sonic imaging and not just the perimeter of the sound field. Also the bass management is true to the original mix. In 5.1 this can be a blessing or a curse due to the nature of the system. As I suggested to Brother John, I can make a copy through the matrix for you, but remember that I've got to go through a DtoA convertor on the way to the analog matrix and back again from the matrix to an AtoD convertor. My digital matrix is rented to a studio in Canada so I've got to use the analog version. If you don't mind that, believe me, the matrixed version will be the one you play most often. ~swd
Bicyclerider:
So Stephen, rather than set up the matrix each time I play the CD, I'd be better off copying the CD through the matrix, and then just playing the copy? The results would be the same (the sound results, that is)?
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