Off: DVD-Audio

[Darrin McKeehen]

Hey Now!

I found this information pretty interesting and thought that I would pass it
on...

Darrin

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Emerson Lake and Palmer/Brain Salad Surgery ....DVD-Audio
New DVD Audio version of Brain Salad Surgery Helps Launch Historic New Audio
Format!  Warner Music Group (WMG) becomes the first of  the major music
companies to offer albums in the DVD-Audio format. The new format, which
features Advanced Resolution(TM), multi-channel audio that dramatically
enhances the listening experience, is the most significant industry format
launch since the introduction of the CD nearly twenty years ago.  Among the
first releases are ELP's classic, Brain Salad Surgery!   All of the
recordings have been remixed from the original masters to take advantage of
the optimal surround and stereo sound quality.

All albums released from WMG labels will offer consumers the flexibility of
being able to be played in three ways: first, in Advanced Resolution
surround sound; second, in Advanced Resolution stereo; and third, for those
who own a DVD-Video player but have not yet upgraded to DVD-Audio, DVD-Video
compatible DolbyÆ Digital surround. This last feature will enable the discs
to be played in the nearly 10 million DVD-Video players already in U.S.
homes.  With a sampling rate and bit depth that at least doubles the
resolution for the current CD standard, DVD-Audio discs deliver sound
quality that is significantly closer to the master recording than is
possible with CDs.  Beyond this enhanced listening experience, DVD-Audio
discs offer many other unique features to increase the enjoyment of this new
format: in addition to brief DVD-Video quality music videos and artist
commentary, when played on new DVD-Audio players, ``visual menus'' with
remote navigation may also offer access to ``photo gallery'' still pictures,
artist bios, discography and credits or song lyrics viewable during Advanced
Resolution playback.
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