[kj] [OT] King Crimson 5.1

[Karen Weil]

Understood now -- thanks for the tech explanation, and the back story, Gatherer. 


Cheers,

k.w.
SoCal
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  5.1 is surround sound.    five channels with a subwoofer.   Left, center, Right, right rear, left rear, and then the subwoofer.  You need a digital surround receiver , and then you need to have a dvd player that has a digital audio connection to the receiver. 
     Surround sound was more or less started by George Lucas for use in the first Star Wars movie.   He was unhappy with the prevailing state of movie sound at the time, and wanted to do better.    Although I am not completely sure of this,  I think he looked at the existing state of quadraphonic sound and adapted it a little.   Quad had 2 speakers in front and two in back, while early surround was left, center, right, and a mono rear channel.   When surround sound made the jump to digital,  they were able to make 2 rear channels and make them discrete from each other.    
      for the most part, surround sound is marketed towards the home theater crowd, but is actually a really cool format for music.  All you need is people with the talent and imagination to do it.  In addition to the KJ dvd, I might also mention that the Kraftwerk DVD
  "Minimum Maximum" has an excellent surround mix as well.  - Carl P.


  -----Original Message-----
  From: Karen Weil <karen.weil at sddt.com>
  To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
  Sent: Tue, Aug 11, 2009 4:58 pm
  Subject: Re: [kj] [OT] King Crimson 5.1


  At the risk of looking totally clueless, I must ask:  what is 5.1? 


  Thanks,

  K.W.
  SoCal 
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    Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 1:07 PM
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    Actually, I would say that 5.1 is less "fashionable" than it was a few years ago, when surround sound was emerging and record companies were releasing quite a bit of titles, especially during the Christmas retail season.    For the moment, it hasn't generated a huge grou ndswell of commercial success, and  has evolved into much more of a niche market phenomenon that music diehards are keeping alive.   Not completely unlike the classical music cd market,   i.e.  much smaller but consistent sales numbers when compared to rock record sales.5.1 has also renewed interest in all the quadraphonic sound releases that came out in the 70's, as there are  now computer programs that allow people to convert quad sources to files that can be uploaded to the internet and then downloaded and burned to disc on the other end. 


        I for one love  5.1 , and look forward to hearing this stuff ,  especially "Red" when it comes out.    For those of you who haven't experienced the 'Gathering XXV" dvd through a good system with the 5.1 mix going,  it is well worth checking out .   Really makes you feel like you were there.       - Carl P.


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    From: folk devil <folk.devil at hotmail.com>
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    Sent: Tue, Aug 11, 2009 3:03 pm
    Subject: Re: [kj] [OT] King Crimson 5.1


    This 5.1 business is be coming quite fashionable.
    Many electronic musicians have been doing this for a while, now. Pete Namlook, Richard Devine to name a couple...
     

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