It is very different from the audio you'd usually get from your laptop, television or standard radio, since these ones only reproduce sound from one (or two) speakers. When we talk about surround sound, we refer to the specific type of audio that makes it seems as if the sound you're hearing is coming from all around you. But before we do that, let’s take a look at how these systems work.
Apart from another Blu Ray on Firehouse 12 by avant-garde composer Anthony Braxton, I don't know what else Lloyd has mixed in surround.That’s why today were going to talk about how to do a surround sound test for your very own home theater equipment, or for professional cinema speakers as well so that you can listen to the soundtrack of your movies as if it were a cinema thanks to IMAX Trailers or Other Trailers. Now Nick Lloyd of Firehouse 12 Records-he's also worked with "New Music" stars like David Lang and Bryce Dressner and Nico Muhly-has mixed a selection of performances from the residency in 5.1 for a new Blu Ray, 12 from 25, due out on December 1st.
But I'm planning to be first in line for this new one!
Apart from another Blu Ray on Firehouse 12 by avant-garde composer Anthony Braxton, I don't know what else Lloyd has mixed in surround. (It featured her in a wide variety of partnerships and ensembles, and she documented it on her YouTube channel.) Anyway: she did a residency at John Zorn's musician-centered venue The Stone a couple of years ago-the old one on the Lower East Side, not the spiffy new incarnation at The New School in the Village-and it rocked.
I've also seen her play many times, as both a leader and a sidewoman, and her performances are always intense and grounded and full of joy. Some people might regard her composing as quirky or cerebral, even a bit "outside," but I think it also swings like hell. the bonus item link) Looks like I need to look up though. I contacted Bandcamp a while ago about this and they applauded the idea FYI.
It looks for all the world to me that Bandcamp is more interested in honest distribution than the greedy practices mentioned and they simply haven't caught up to handling multiple formats that require separate masters like stereo vs.
So that lead to the SOP of including a download link to privately hosted copies in the form of a text file with a link for the Bandcamp "bonus item" that comes with your download. You could let their format converter autopilot fold them down to stereo but again, blowing off the stereo master like that isn't appropriate. You could upload only the 5.1 FLAC files to Bandcamp and that would go over pretty well around here but the average listener with only stereo equipment isn't going to be very pleased. the major label SOP of selling different formats for different prices and as individual products (with the surround version always the most expensive). That doesn't work for those of us looking to sell a single album in all formats vs. The issue is that they are only setup at present to host a single set of master files for an album. It's not that Bandcamp doesn't allow 5.1 downloads.