Commodore Remix

Now this is not easy to explain... where to start?
It is possible to play 5.1 surround using a stupid ordinary audio-CD.
You don´t need DVD-recording for this.
You only need a specially prepared WAV-file to write onto that audio-CD.

If you´ve got a 5.1 digital surround amplifier and a DVD-player connected to it digitally (TOSLink or coaxial), then you´re in.
If you´ve got a CD-writer, or even better a CDRW-writer, read on.
Especially if your DVD-player/5.1 amp is made by Technics/Panasonic, this will work.

Unzip the WAV-file and use "Feurio!" (http://www.feurio.de) to write an audio-CD
of it. Other CD-write program may not accept the file. DON´T PLAY THE FILE BACK WITHIN YOUR PC! This is embedded surround data and it will not sound good outside your 5.1-amp!

Make sure your amp is listening on the digital input to your CD/DVD-player, and start playback at low volume.
If you hear music in surround: good choice of player & amp, right setup!
Enjoy it! And NEVER fast forward/backward while playing this back! Your amp will go into PCM playback and you will hear the digital data played back as noise. Don´t do it. Try it at low volume to believe it.

If you hear a noise: check your CD/DVD-players setup, you maybe still have a chance: make sure your player does not perform any data-conversion:
-PCM-downsampling: NO
-Re-Sampling/Re-Mastering: NO
-digital output: bitstream


If this experiment works for you, let me know if you like it!
And please also tell me if it does not work to get an overview which players/amps don´t work with this "hack".

This is really interesting, i'll try it asap.

I'm still looking for a way to edit/encode in Prologic II.

cheers.

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Someone who tried it? Neighbours angry at you because your sub-woofer blasted the hell out of them?

Stay tuned...

My next remix will be mastered to DTS-ES 6.1

I *love* DTS/DD material, and there is not enough music recorded in these formats for my liking!

DHS:

To my knowledge you *cant* master in DPL2, since its not an encoding process, merely a new improved decoding algorithm.

Have never come across a plugin/app for DPL, you just have to do it manually

Does "stay tuned" refer to "I will try it" or "stay tuned for the next Feekzoid-remix"? You´re a miracle, Feekzoid....

Er.. both!

I'm a miracle? :O

I'm a lazy git is what I am, I never seem to get around to composing, and when I do I end up getting annoyed and closing down the machine without bothering to save what it is I was working on.

Two remixes sitting on the hard-disk unfinished: Thrust and Platoon Tunnels. Got some fine new VSTi's tho so I hope to be re-inspired!