[RustyZip]

Hi..
I read in this months HiFi Choice (p20) that there is now an UNreleased version of Pink Floyd's Dark side of the moon DVD-A that surpasses any previous realase in sound quality made directly from the Master Tapes..

Apparently its flying round the internet, freely available to download...

MODS - I think theres no copyright infringement / illegal guff / call it what you will, because the original creator is happy for it to be "released" and says himself that "nobody should pay for a copy"...


Anyone know of this?
And where i can find it? (i dont do bit torrent)

Thanks
.

[RustyZip]

Just found this...
I think its on about the same version i am...

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/s...93#post4586893

Im pretty sure this isnt the "Pulse" version either.

[systemsdead]

ive had this for around 6 months now totally amazing in my opinion these guys do great work,they also done beatles albums rem depeche mode all in dts and numerous others,quality of the mix is amazing,i grab them all from newsgroups but be warned a lot are password protected
the artwork is spot on as well very professional

[RustyZip]

Hi Systemsdead..

Thanks for the reply.
Are you sure the one you have is the same??
I thought this was fairly new on the net..

There seems to be so many versions of this album, that i get completely confused.

This one comes direct from the master-tapes apparently:-
"Other unofficial surround discs of DSOTM have come from vinyl or Q8 recordings; this one comes from the master tapes" & "The original files were not tampered with in any way at all - no rework, no maximising, nothing. The album is as it would have been heard back in the studio when Alan Parsons originally mixed it." & "With MLP encoding, on-screen menus and original artwork"

How can i tell i get the right one from all the others??

[systemsdead]

hi mate if you send me your email i will send the cover for you,its from the original quadraphonic master tapes mix by alan parsons,not q4 / q8 or vinyl,advanced resolution mlp4.1,dts 4.1 surround and dolby digital 4.1 surround

[RustyZip]

Originally Posted by systemsdead

hi mate if you send me your email i will send the cover for you,its from the original quadraphonic master tapes mix by alan parsons,not q4 / q8 or vinyl,advanced resolution mlp4.1,dts 4.1 surround and dolby digital 4.1 surround

Thanks - PM sent..

[unique]

hopefully the same creators will do wish you were here. they did a nice job on DSOTM. i've owned the original quad LP for years but only recently been able to hear it properly, and this is the original mix rather than the newer and arguably better 5.1 mix

[danvitale]

I hope they release the Wish You Were Here SACD soon!

[systemsdead]

did you get the cover ok rustyzip

[Kenny Glasgow]

The HFN "review" was a bit over the top in my view, but this does make an interesting alternative to the SACD release

[RustyZip]

Originally Posted by systemsdead

did you get the cover ok rustyzip

Yes mate.. Thanks a lot... And sent you an email back..

Thanks again..

[RustyZip]

Originally Posted by Kenny Glasgow

The HFN "review" was a bit over the top in my view, but this does make an interesting alternative to the SACD release

Im just about to taste the world that is DVD-Audio, and i thought this album would make a nice introduction...

[Leaat23]

Anyone willing to send a copy. PM me if you be so kind.

Cheers

Lea

[tuttonp]

I've tried to find this on bit torrent but to no avail. Anyone know where I might pick up a copy??

[KoThreads]

Originally Posted by tuttonp

I've tried to find this on bit torrent but to no avail. Anyone know where I might pick up a copy??

or anywhere else, i tried in the past and failed but now i've stopped using any torrent downloads so does that count me right out?

[systemsdead]

newsgroups alt.binaries.dts but they are password protected so be prepared to be dissapointed unless you have some good password cracking progs or some good friends in the group,also available which sound awsome wish you where here- obscured by clouds-animals-all in dts along with various other groups

[tuttonp]

Originally Posted by Idoexist

or anywhere else, i tried in the past and failed but now i've stopped using any torrent downloads so does that count me right out?

A mate finally downloaded mine after 3 full days of downloading via bit torrent so all is not lost if you persevere

[ncpl]

I have no idea how to optimise torrents...all new to me. But this is now on day 3 and nowhere near finished. I hope it is worth the wait.

[Leaat23]

Same here mate, also don't like the idea of P2P, I did try it but was not going to wait 4-5 days for it , even though I'm on 8mb broadband

It is a stunning remix by whoever?? but they have done a brilliant job of it, sounds as good , if not better, than the SACD.

Give systemdead a PM , he can help you out

[davidm]

I also downloaded and it is definately worth the wait

The sound quality and mix is fantastic.

One question though - each track doesn't go seemlessly into the other like the regular CD. I don't think it is my DVD player, anyone elase got the same issue?

[RustyZip]

The sound quality and mixing is fantastic...

Although i have one question...
On the disc, it has 3 multi-channel tracks:-
A DTS 4.1 surround mix
A Dolby Digital 4.1 surround mix
An advance resolution MLP 4.1 surround mix (96 sample rate)

How do i know which i am playing??
And how do you change from one mix to another???
There seems to be no menu...


If i use digital audio, it looks like i can only get a stereo signal out..
It works properly (multi-channel) if i use analogue inputs, but then how do i know which of the 3 mixes im recieving???

Im completely confused...

Using Arcam AV8 / Arcam DV27A

Cheers
RustyZip

[Leaat23]

You need to press 'top menu' on your dvd remote. my Pioneer 575 would only play the lossless version at first which seems to be stereo, in fact some players won't play this, I preesed top menu and hey-presto up come the audio selection, from which you can select lossless, 4.1 Dolby or 4.1 DTS, the DTS is fantastic. I'm am using just the optical output, no analogue, with yammy surround amp.

I think that track 1 is the lossless, 2 Dolby Digital and 3 DTS. Your DVD player should tell you on-screen which track is being played and its format.

[tuttonp]

leaat23 - I have the same problem and am also using a 575. When you talk about 'top menu' where do you go after that??, audio option or the initial setup option. Mine seems to only output 2 channel which my Pioneer 916 amp then converts to DPL II. Trying to work out how to switch it to DTS out.

[edit] Scratch that, tried it again withthe DVD remote rather than the re-programmed AMP remote and it works a treat!!, what a difference in sound[/edit]

[James Baker]

As I have no idea how to download this can anyone let me know where I can buy a copy.

PM me details if thats better

[KoThreads]

You lot have convinced me, after all the TV shows I said never again on P2P as 700 used to take ages. I really hope it's worth it.

[tuttonp]

idoexist - If you want to reduce the risk drop systemsdead a PM he may be able to sort you out with an alternative to P2P

[KoThreads]

Cheers

[ncpl]

It finally finished after 5.5 days, and however frustrating that was, it's definitely worth the effort.

[mannyo]

I have been downloading it for 2 days now, this morning I was at 2.7GB, so hopefully it should finish tonight or tomorrow morning. I hope its worth it.

[James Baker]

It sounds excellent and is quite a bit different in places (the mix more than the content)...think it sounds better than my sacd version!