Fabulous Thunderbirds Mixed To DVD-Audio

17-Apr-00

Engineer and Producer Ed Cherney recently remixed a live Fabulous Thunderbirds concert recorded to a Euphonix R-1 disk-based Digital Multitrack with enhanced 24-bit/96kHz fidelity. At Soundproof Studios, Los Angeles, California, Cherney worked with Co-Producer Kim Wilson and Executive Producer Tom Consolo to prepare stereo and 5.1-channel surround sound mixes on the facility's System 5 High Performance Digital Console. Assisting on the session was Engineer Martin Kloiber. The all-digital material was tracked during the inaugural ""One Night In LA"" concert at The Complex, West Los Angeles, which was simultaneously streamed to the Internet in high-definition audio and video. The February concert was also videotaped on HDTV for a DVD-Video release with a 5.1-channel soundtrack. ""We recorded not only the 60-minute live Web broadcast,"" said Cherney, ""but also an additional 40-minute concert in front of the invited audience. At Soundproof Studios, we used the Euphonix System 5 to make a number of all-digital stereo and 5.1-channel mixes for a conventional CD in addition to a DTSÆ-encoded 5.1-channel CD and a DVD-Audio release."" All material from the two sessions was tracked and mastered to R-1 at 96kHz sample rate in full 24-bit enhanced resolution. ""We did no overdubs,'' he said. ""For safety, we recorded the various pre-concert rehearsals and run-throughs in 24/96. That allowed us to perform one or two minor touch-ups, either using the R-1 to transfer between hard drives in the digital domain, or with a 24-bit ProTools workstation."" Source: Pro Sound News