Iron Maiden new album 5.1 surround sound

[phlogiston]

From Kevin Shirley's diary:

Iron Maiden is coming along well, I think we're gonna mix the whole album in 5.1 surround sound as well as stereo, and it will be a little different to the CD mix, so it should be fantastic!

What does that mean? Oh, fer crying out loud, I know what 5.1 surround sound is. I mean what does it mean? A DVD Audio disk? Because I don't think CDs do 5.1 surround. How do you deliver 5.1 surround sound?

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I think you may be right, a DVD audio disk as well as the stereo CD format disc.

Didn't they re-release Metallica's black album on a DVD audio disc....I think thats what I remember hearing...

 

[spawn]

Yep dvd audio disc Cos then we can all play it in our cars!

 

[Mark]

We can? You send us car DVD players for Christmas or something?

(and yes I know you're probably being facetious)

 

[salty]

you can mix 5.1 surround on an audio cd.

The special edition of Star One has a song mixed in 5.1

Its Starchild I believe.

Maybe it will be offered as a double cd with one in stereo and one in 5.1

 

[phlogiston]

Are you talking about the same Maiden I am salty?

 

[Pentelesh]

Spawn
Yep dvd audio disc Cos then we can all play it in our cars!

Hah, I could play it in my car, even if it would be on normal/regular/classic audio CD form Strange players you have there over the seas

 

[Southy]

Strange everthing over here according to you Euros

 

[ShaneBarnes1982]

Hmmmm... I'll have to get me a surround sound setup!!! This will be damn cool... I've never heard an album in 5.1...

 

[Soul of a new Machine]

I will do like I always did, I will buy the vinyl the day of it's release and burn it on cd, then later try to find the original cd in a pawnshop for cheap.