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Author Topic: Analog Track On Chicago Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-25-2003 07:46 PM                     Have very many of you techers listened to the SR analog track on Chicago? Man, it is superb! Tune in and listen......with SR tracks like this who needs digital?? Mark  |  IP: Logged Daniel Burns Film Handler Posts: 52 From: dallas, TX, USA Registered: Jan 2003 posted 02-25-2003 08:22 PM                     The auditorium we're playing Chicago in has a bad SDDS unit and for now we're showing it in emergency back-up sound, and have had no complaints except one for being to loud.  |  IP: Logged Mike Olpin Chop Chop! Posts: 1852 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Jan 2002 posted 02-25-2003 08:24 PM                     I also noticed exceptional SR on Greek Wedding.I have not listened to Chicago in SR yet, but the SRD and DTS mixes are great.  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 02-26-2003 12:38 AM                     You are right. That's a really solid SR track. When I heard it I kept saying to myself: "It sounds like digital." I had to play CHICAGO in SR during opening week here because the DTS discs were late in coming (even though the movie had been in release for about 2 months already).  |  IP: Logged Josh Jones Redhat Posts: 1207 From: Plano, TX Registered: Apr 2000 posted 02-26-2003 01:27 AM                        Greek Wedding?? ARE YOU NUTZ?? The track on that film was horrible, full of noise and clicks and distortion. Yuck! No thanks. Josh  |  IP: Logged Dave Callaghan Film Handler Posts: 60 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Registered: Jan 2003 posted 02-26-2003 04:09 AM                     I had to run Chicago analog because the Canadian distributor, Alliance, may have only arranged for enough DTS discs for the initial limited Christmas openings. When it went wide, everyone else was out of luck. I haven't had a chance to sit through the feature yet, but I did notice that it is a very hot track, and I had to back off the fader. At the standard fader setting, a senior in an adjacent cinema complained that he wasn't paying to hear Chicago when he was trying to listen to Catch Me If You Can! He wasn't kidding. It really was that loud at the standard setting.  |  IP: Logged Michael Brown Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1522 From: Bradford, England Registered: May 2001 posted 02-26-2003 04:44 AM                     The SR Track on 'Slap Her She's French' was quite good. And yes 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' Yuck!  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 02-26-2003 06:17 AM                     I believe I heard CHICAGO's analog track the last time I saw it. I can't confirm that, as Marcus Theatres rarely respond to customer comments. It sounded VERY good, and the only way I could tell it wasn't digital was some splice pops and mono surrounds. This is a very well made movie in almost every way.  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 02-26-2003 01:32 PM                     Dave C. wrote: quote: I haven't had a chance to sit through the feature yet, but I did notice that it is a very hot track, and I had to back off the fader. At the standard fader setting, a senior in an adjacent cinema complained that he wasn't paying to hear Chicago when he was trying to listen to Catch Me If You Can! He wasn't kidding. It really was that loud at the standard setting. I believe this is related to the way in which your theatre has been set up, and not exactly a fault on the part of the film-makers. But, then, that's just an opinion based on my experience with the track.  |  IP: Logged Charles Everett Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: New Jersey Registered: May 2001 posted 02-26-2003 03:38 PM                     Give Mike O the prize! I hated Chicago but admired the Dolby Digital mix. Lack of DTS discs? Blame Miramax -- they can afford to buy Oscar nominations but can't afford to have enough DTS discs pressed. And yes, Miramax still refuses to identify DTS theaters in stack ads. Greek Wedding was SR-only yet had an excellent mix whether you saw that movie in a small or giant-size hall. No wonder it became a big hit!  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 02-26-2003 03:44 PM                     quote: Greek Wedding was SR-only yet had an excellent mix whether you saw that movie in a small or giant-size hall. No wonder it became a big hit! I noticed the 'wink' at the end of your post, but I'm just trying to be 100% sure... ...Are you saying it was the audio mix that made MBFGW a hit?  |  IP: Logged Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 02-26-2003 05:31 PM                     quote: And yes, Miramax still refuses to identify DTS theaters in stack ads. Maybe in your area, Charles, but not in Los Angeles.  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 02-26-2003 05:51 PM                     Speaking of the soundtrack on CHICAGO, I was very impressed with the orchestral recording on this film. There are some very exciting orchestrations, especially the CELL BLOCK TANGO. The horn scoring there is spectacular, and the drummer is truly driving the whole thing home. RAZZLE DAZZLE also has some very interesting things going on. I believe that one was orchestrated by Michael Starobin, one of the best orchestrators around.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-26-2003 09:49 PM                     Manny IFYI i just checked daves theatre and there is nothing wrong with his set up just walls that bleed a bit since originally it was designed all mono 6 plex before it is now all sva with2 dts houses  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 02-26-2003 10:09 PM                     quote: there is nothing wrong with his set up just walls that bleed a bit That counts.  |  IP: Logged

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