Real World Records Offers Free Download Of A DTS Surround Music Track For The First Time; First Record Label To Utilize A DTS 5.1-Channel Track Download For Online Promotion

25-May-05

DTS (Digital Theater Systems, Inc.) announces that Real World Records is promoting its new title Moksha by offering a free download of a unique DTS surround music version of the first track of the album. This is the first time that Real World Records has offered a promotional download of a DTS 5.1-channel track, which can be found at http://realworldrecords.com/amjad/.  Fans of the Indian classical music genre raga can easily obtain the seven-minute track from the Real World site by burning the downloaded DTS file onto a CD-R. The CD-R can then be played back in a standard surround sound system with DTS, allowing fans to enjoy the track, by Amjad Ali Khan, for free. The track, ""Sandhya,"" offers an atmospheric surround sound mix by engineer Ben Findlay, who also mixed the live sound on Peter Gabriel's recent tour. Real World describes the composition as having ""the age-old flavour of early evening ragas. It's like a twilight moment moving from light into dark, plus an obvious feeling of loneliness."" ""This album gives the listener a variety of ragas, including some folk music from two beautiful states of India -- West Bengal and Himachal Pradesh,"" Amjad Ali Khan explained. ""I just want listeners to enjoy the music and the feelings it creates without knowing any technical background. The surround download that Real World is offering in DTS truly submerges the listener."" York Tillyer, Interactive Director at Real World, commented: ""The CD album release is stereo, but we recorded the album sessions in 5.1 and thought that offering a download of the multi-channel track in DTS would be a compelling promotion. This music is certainly an interesting alternative to many surround recordings currently available."" ""This is a wonderful way for consumers to own a beautiful piece of music in DTS that they would not otherwise experience in surround sound,"" said Gerben van Duyl, Director of Business Development, Consumer for DTS.

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