JoCo Looks Back in 5.1 Surround Sound!
I've been wanting to begin working in serious sound editing for quite long, specially in surround sound.
I've listened to many albums in 5.1 sound format. They all are extremely well made, and give a more kinda "magic" feeling to the music. The best ones I've heard are The Beatles' LOVE and The Who's Tommy, which inspired me to try editing in surround sound. Unfortunately, I couldn't think of anything to work with. It's pretty hard editing an existing work without the master tracks.
But I recently obtained the source tracks of JoCo Looks Back (thank you Creative Commons!) so I had a wonderful idea. I'm mixing the whole album in 5.1 sound!
Every song from the compilation is awesome in what refers to instrumentation and mixing. I've already analized each one on how they would be mixed to give a fantastic surround experience. I've already experimented with some, and so far the result is not so bad.
I'll upload the songs in AC3 (Dolby Digital) format as I edit them:
First of May
Tom Cruise Crazy
When You Go
Baby Got Back
You need a codec like AC3Filter or ffdshow or any player that supports Dolby Digital
(and of course a 5.1 sound system
Please tell me what you think!
I've listened to many albums in 5.1 sound format. They all are extremely well made, and give a more kinda "magic" feeling to the music. The best ones I've heard are The Beatles' LOVE and The Who's Tommy, which inspired me to try editing in surround sound. Unfortunately, I couldn't think of anything to work with. It's pretty hard editing an existing work without the master tracks.
But I recently obtained the source tracks of JoCo Looks Back (thank you Creative Commons!) so I had a wonderful idea. I'm mixing the whole album in 5.1 sound!
Every song from the compilation is awesome in what refers to instrumentation and mixing. I've already analized each one on how they would be mixed to give a fantastic surround experience. I've already experimented with some, and so far the result is not so bad.
I'll upload the songs in AC3 (Dolby Digital) format as I edit them:
First of May
Tom Cruise Crazy
When You Go
Baby Got Back
You need a codec like AC3Filter or ffdshow or any player that supports Dolby Digital
(and of course a 5.1 sound system
Please tell me what you think!
Comments
Can't wait to listen to the mix when I get home.
I'll test with Steinberg Nuendo later. Heard good reviews about it.
Seriously though, I'm looking forward to hearing this when I get home later.
I liked your take. I think more of the sound needs to hit the rear channels, but I liked the subtlety you were aiming for.
Another problem I have is that it has an option for panning, and it actually is kinda good, but it also affects the center channel, and I need to leave it clean for the lead voice (as usual)
I'm working on "The Future Soon", will upload it when I'm done.
Now this is gonna be a lot easier...
Link is already in the main post. I'll post all future links there.
Vegas Pro is just awesome. It has the most advanced panning system I've ever used. Now the mix is a lot better. Tell me if you agree