![]() So, I am fine with the severely limited use of the center channel with some reservations. Furthermore, depending on one’s actual setup, the center channel may run hot, be exacting, or even under the output of the two mains, causing an entirely new set of issues for 5.1 mixing engineers. ![]() However, off axis, non-sweet spot listeners obviously lose the central focus perspective that instead would be offered by using the center channel. Critically speaking, I am very much in the middle on this point, noting that mixing balance is much better obtained when vocals are placed across both the front left and right channels, mimicking a phantom center. In fact, the center channel is effectively not used throughout the entire album, which depending on your perspective, is good or bad. While the guitars are nicely cleaned up with a pleasant sheen, the vocals have been dried up while also moving up in the mix, representing a characteristic sonic change for the album right from the start. One would have no idea that the 5.1 surround mix is selected for these two songs, as there is no action in the surround, center, and LFE. ![]() The album is bookended with “Pigs on the Wing, parts 1 and 2” respectively, featuring acoustic guitar and vocals. I promptly listened to the entire album, and while generally very pleased with the overall sound quality and separation of the 5.1 surround mix, I felt that mixing engineer James Guthrie could have gone a lot further with the creative use of the surround channels. I chose to get the stand-alone Blu-ray edition, which arrived on release day. Note that the cover art for the Blu-ray version is a different design compared to the other editions in this release. Taking new shots of the building as it appeared during some recent conversions, Po experimented with new angles and produce some striking new takes on the classic cover using updated photographs that reflect the ever-changing world. When the band toured the music was presented in quadrophonic around the various stadiums with an inflatable pig flying high above the audience.įor this new release, the artwork has been re-designed for the modern era by Storm’s Hipgnosis partner Aubrey 'Po' Powell. Long-time fans will recall the album's iconic cover featuring an inflatable pig (known as Algie) floating between two chimneys of London's Battersea Power Station, conceived by Roger Waters, and designed by long-time collaborator Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis Studios. However, for quadroholics, don’t expect to find a quad nugget buried on these discs, as there was never a quad vinyl release available back in the day. In the deluxe box set the 32-page booklet features rarely seen behind the scenes photographs of the original album sleeve shoot along with live images and memorabilia. ![]() On the other hand, the DVD contains the Stereo remix in 48 kHz / 24-bit Uncompressed LPCM, the 5.1 Surround mix in Dolby Digital 640 kbps, 448kbps, and the Original 1977 Stereo mix also as a 48 kHz / 24-bit Uncompressed LPCM codec. The Blu-ray includes 192kHz / 24-bit Uncompressed Stereo dts-HD MA, a 5.1 Surround: 96kHz / 24-bit Uncompressed dts-HD MA, and the 1977 Original Stereo mix also presented as 192kHz / 24-bit Uncompressed dts-HD MA. While the Blu-ray and DVD audio include the same content, the codecs are very different. A couple of weeks later, on October 7th, a Deluxe Gatefold version that includes the 180 Gram black heavyweight vinyl LP, CD, audio Blu-ray, an audio DVD and a 32-page book will be released for the immersionists. Now the wait at long last is over, and Pink Floyd’s Animals 2018 Remix has been released on a variety of formats including CD, LP featuring gatefold artwork, and for the high resolution and surround sound audiophiles a Blu-ray and SACD are also available featuring an all-new 5.1 surround mix by James Guthrie, all available on September 16th, 2022. In 2018 collectors were teased with a SACD marketing announcement that failed to arrive, and subsequently we learned of internal disputes between Roger Waters and David Gilmour over the liner notes that held back the release. Years on Animals has become a must have album as fans pushed it to number 2 in England and number 3 in the USA, and like other surround sound enthusiasts, I have been eagerly awaiting the remix of this beloved album. The polished pop sound had felt very distant from their psychedelic origins and synth laden album Dark Side of the Moon. It took several plays before I warmed up to “Animals” back in the day.
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