> IBarry is right. He did help my understanding of the value or lack thereof of
> was just trying to put the gentlemans' question
> concerning the present day value of the Quad mixer
> setup into some kind of perspective.
purchasing a Serge Quad panel. I didn't take anything he said as a personal
endorsement. In addition it doesn't mean to say that anybody prefers
surround over stereo.
I too work a lot in film and happen to hate the Tascam DA88, but I can't get
away from the fact that it is the industry standard. 5:1 is becoming the
industry standard even in some cases for television, therefore I was
thinking about the possible advantages of utilising a Serge quad panel.
I know other composers who are very conservative in their use of surround in
film score, I was thinking wouldn't it be great if I could persuade them to
let me spin half of the orchestra 'round the back of people's heads via the
Serge synthesizer. It seems, after Barry's comments, this might not be as
easy as I thought.
Each to their own. I however listen to most of my music 1. in my studio, 2.
sitting at the computer and 3. in the car. I can see 'surround' being a
possible revolution in music appreciation in all of these scenarios.
There is half a panel of Serge modules languishing forgotten in the
catalogue (apart from the odd DJ or live musician) and I just wanted to know
if there was a brighter future for them.
CW