PORCUPINE TREE 5.1 Sorround Sound Interview '07

[achanook]

Open Car at 2:47

[megalomania29]

They're astounding!

[00ThePolice00]

I know what they mean, especially when i chuck my in-ear monitors into my record player amp, listening to In absentia and the sound is absolutely astonishing compared to my mp3 player.

[dimebag975]

GRACE FOR DROWNING... 5.1... Best album ive ever heard... hands down.. i cant stop listening to it

[ARTbastART]

@dimebag975 GRACE FOR DROWNING is the best of SW career made with heart and soul ...just ordered the special edition from london cant wait to hold it in my hands

[dimebag975]

@ARTbastART Totally worth the money man! its simply a beautiful and emotional journey of music

[cbhagwat211]

could Grace for Drowning be that "right album"?

[VJelectro]

Porcupine Tree really knows how to treat their sounds correctly. You can hear it on their CDs. I love that level of pristine sound you get when listening to a Porcupine Tree record (like The Incident or In Abstentia). Only a small handful of artists give me that same feeling, Tool and Nine Inch Nails being among them.

[supun]

Love 5.1 surround. Peter Gabriel's PLAY really got me hooked, "Games Without Frontiers" is just insane in DTS.

[santibanks]

@supun Try his SACD of UP :) You'll be immersed in sound with a quit unique musical experience. His music always lend perfectly for surround. I guess Steven did notice this too…

[bassplayer137]

i have to agree with steven. although i don't have 5.1 (nor the money for it) i absolutely prefer cd-quality over mp3 anytime

[sonicadv27]

@bassplayer137 it pretty much depends of what kind of mp3 you're talking about. I usually listen to music using 320kbps mp3 files (when possible) with 2 speakers (bought a few years ago) connected to my laptop. Sounds pretty good, considering it was the first "sound system" i owned.

5.1 does greatly improve the experience but it doesn't really change you're perception of music nor does it make an average album a good one.

[sonicadv27]

@bassplayer137 and the problem with 5.1 is that not all people can have that kind of equipment. I dare to say only a few do.

[rushfan80]

I love Gavin's face @ the 3:47 mark. It looks like he's thinking "Who's Dire Straits?" LMFAO!

[TheSodaCanCreeper]

COLIN WASN"T WEARING HIS BERET!? WTF!

[IDontDoDrumCovers]

i have surround sound but for some reason it doesnt work properly when i play music. works when i play mirrors edge tho :\

[FabrizioCARENA]

@IDontDoDrumCovers as Wilson says at 3:47:"Maybe it's just the case for the right album coming along!" :-D

[PennyDreadful1]

@FabrizioCARENA Thats not really all that comforting for him.

[MarkRiches]

@IDontDoDrumCovers

I dunno if you've fixed that yet or not, but I had this problem. Many media players such as Windows Movie Player don't support 5.1 sound. I got Cyberlink PowerDVD 10 and that plays 5.1 beautifully. You might want to look into that.

[fingerboy18]

@IDontDoDrumCovers I agree. I've never really heard a good 5.1 music mix. I'd really like to though.

[ultimate0death]

@fingerboy18 I bought The Incident 5.1 surround sound mix by PT when I bought my surround sound system. I was home alone, cranked it up, and oh. my. God. It's as if you can actually feel the "air vibrating" as Steven said, the music completely cloaks you and brings you into the experience, as if there is no escape. You feel the mood and tone of the music so much stronger when you play it in 5.1, its an amazing experience. You have to give it a try.

[fingerboy18]

@ultimate0death I got the DVD, but I play it on my PC. I have a 7.1 headset, but it doesn't work.

[jey2010]

It's the best sounding band I heard live (followed by TOOL), the mix, the volume, quality and of corse the musicians are on the top. High-end live experience, just perfect.

[cyancalium]

@jey2010 Yeah I was completely blown away the first time I heard them live. Sounded so good!!!

[xNauticus]

I really gotta see them live, heard rumors about steve and the rest aiming for the best sound in every performance and that was no rumor after all, you rock!

[willregnier]

@xNauticus It's not only a rumor man! Cheers!