Aladdin 5.1 "Enhanced Home Theater Mix"??
10-12-04, 07:42 PM
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Aladdin 5.1 "Enhanced Home Theater Mix"??
How is the 5.1 "Enhanced Home Theater Mix" different than the regular English 5.1 track on the disk? Is it like Disney's own version of DTS or something?
10-12-04, 07:58 PM
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I have been impressed with the "Enhanced Theater Mix" on both Lion King and Alladin. Its much louder and active on my system. Although I have never compared the two that much. I like having the choice.
10-12-04, 10:58 PM
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I think its just mixed a little louder with more bass for the systems that can handle it. If you have a $200 Home Theater in a Box, you probably won't hear any differences between the two.
Its designed more for "Mid-Fi" and "Hi-Fi" systems.
Its designed more for "Mid-Fi" and "Hi-Fi" systems.
10-13-04, 06:56 AM
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Like has been said, it's pumped up more... surrounds are more aggressive and the bass thumps a little more.
The difference is very noticeable when you switch between the two.
The difference is very noticeable when you switch between the two.
10-13-04, 08:08 AM
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When The Lion King: Platinum Edition came out, there was a nice write up on this exact topic in the Sound & Vision for that month. What the mixer basically did was take the source, which is made for a cinema with many more speakers than a HT; let's say about 15 in a cinema and about 7 in a HT. Instead of taking that original DD source for the cinema and converting it to a 5.1 mix, he takes the original sound source before it is mixed for the cinema, and creates a mix exclusively for HTs. I'm going to look around the web a bit for more info on this because it is very interesting to see what he did.
And IMO, the HT Mix is much better than the normal DD 5.1 mix. It is much more dynamic to my ears
Edit: found the article right here.
And IMO, the HT Mix is much better than the normal DD 5.1 mix. It is much more dynamic to my ears
Edit: found the article right here.
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10-13-04, 09:11 AM
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And IMO, the HT Mix is much better than the normal DD 5.1 mix. It is much more dynamic to my ears
Edit: found the article right here.
And IMO, the HT Mix is much better than the normal DD 5.1 mix. It is much more dynamic to my ears
Edit: found the article right here.
10-13-04, 10:13 AM
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Originally posted by Snowmaker
So, its basically Disney's own version of DTS.
So, its basically Disney's own version of DTS.
10-13-04, 10:14 AM
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Originally posted by Snowmaker
So, its basically Disney's own version of DTS.
So, its basically Disney's own version of DTS.
10-13-04, 11:33 AM
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I think many movies, at least "big title" ones, DO get a separate home theater mix, they just don't advertise it as an extra. There have been many articles in mags about the studios and technology used for doing home theater mixes for DVD.
10-13-04, 02:53 PM
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Originally posted by TylerDurden_73
More movies should get the enhanced home theatre mix.
More movies should get the enhanced home theatre mix.
10-13-04, 07:17 PM
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Originally posted by The Monkees
I was very impressed by the Home Theater Mix on Lion King, but the one on Aladdin didn't sound all that impressive.
I was very impressed by the Home Theater Mix on Lion King, but the one on Aladdin didn't sound all that impressive.
