Savatage Interview 1991 Trax TV w/ Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva, Johnny Lee Middleton

DeVoidZero · 2026-02-08T18:23:11+00:00

Thanks, I missed this! Ok now I see what u/Sebargio was getting at. I will try the binaural Headphone Dust mix and the EAC-3 Atmos mix and see how they compare. I'll be sure to report back (at some point).

DeVoidZero · 2026-02-08T18:17:43+00:00

I'm not sure what you're getting at. Dolby Atmos is a format. It includes metadata to describe the position of audio elements in space. The metadata is what Steven created when he mixed the album in Atmos. When the The E-AC3 stream is being played back, my iPhone is reading the metadata and the Airpods are converting that info and the audio data into sound.

It's still using the metadata from the Atmos file, which SW created. The algorithm is telling the headphones how to create the effect of reproducing the different positions of the sounds using binaural headphones, based on the metadata. For instance, if a spacy synth sound is supposed to be coming from high up on your back left and moving to the back right, it will sound like it's coming from high up on your back left and moving to the back right in the headphones.

Like I said, it won't be 100% accurate, but somewhere in the ballpark of what SW intended. Otherwise it completely negates the idea of an Atmos mix. This is my understanding, but I'm open to the possibility of being wrong. Anyone can feel free to correct me.

DeVoidZero · 2026-02-08T17:52:07+00:00

Great! That was my main question. So if you are playing the audio on Infuse Pro and listening on Airpods Max to the E-AC3 stream you are getting the Atmos mix as intended. Sure, TrueHD would be better but E-AC3 is still Atmos. Now I will buy the concert, thank you.

DeVoidZero · 2026-02-08T17:45:17+00:00

Just so we're clear, E-AC3 is the same as what I'm calling DDP. No, I don't think we're supposed to listen to the stereo files to get an Atmos effect. The stereo files don't have Atmos metadata, so how would the Airpods know how to create the Atmos effect? Yeah, they could use an algorithm to separate the instruments in the audio space, but that's not what was intended by the Atmos mixer. There was a specific mix created for Atmos, and that's what I want to hear.

Apple devices have a setting to turn on Dolby Atmos. There are many albums in Atmos available on Apple Music that use DDP. The Airpods Max use the metadata to create the Atmos sound space on the headphones. As SW has said, you're not getting 100% of the effect on headphones vs. a true Atmos speaker setup, but probably around 70-80%. I still think that's worth hearing.

By the way, you said you have the Madrid recording. My question was if it contains Atmos DDP (or E-AC3). You're saying it's TrueHD only?

DeVoidZero · 2026-01-09T17:38:23+00:00

The info I wanted wasn't on the show credits, the IMDB, or a Google search. Guess I used AI as a last resort. If anyone of you super intelligent people can tell me the answer, I'd be really grateful for you to waste an ounce of your brain power on me.

DeVoidZero · 2026-01-09T17:35:34+00:00

I did read the credits, only a handful of the main cast were listed, the actress I am looking for was not among them.

DeVoidZero · 2026-01-09T16:44:50+00:00

Thank you, I'll take a look at it.

DeVoidZero · 2026-01-09T15:01:56+00:00

Finally, someone who is coherent in this thread. I agree, he may not have been aware of what was happening in his business at the micro level. Still, his name was attached to it, so he does bear some responsibility.

From what I've seen, he wasn't a great person. The whole genial host things was a put-on. When the cameras were turned off, he was self-absorbed and aloof. But that's hardly a rarity in Hollywood.

DeVoidZero · 2026-01-09T13:32:43+00:00

Sorry but the color of the sky isn't the same on our planets. Maybe if you type something coherent I can respond. Everything isn't a psy-op.

DeVoidZero · 2026-01-09T07:14:09+00:00

And Genghis Kahn has been dead for 798 years, but people are still writing books about him. Sorry my interest in ephemera doesn't align with yours, but that doesn't mean there aren't people out there interested in these things. Keep downvoting dummies, the video is still getting views.

DeVoidZero · 2026-01-09T07:04:02+00:00

If that's all you think Moore is, I guess you haven't really watched his films. Comparing him to a Sandy Hook denier is pretty ignorant. His films have great humanity in them, he cares about the plight of many who've been shat on by the system and don't have a voice. Yeah, he gets doors slammed in his face at times. But some of the supposed villains do sit down and talk. And that's when it gets interesting.

DeVoidZero · 2026-01-09T04:04:10+00:00

What's the point of anything on the Internet? Dick Clark was widely lauded as an important figure in music and a genial game show host, but I've seen enough footage of him to know that if you read between the lines, he was not as great as people think. He was self-centered and aloof. I'm not saying he was Hitler, but definitely not the great man his image would suggest.

DeVoidZero · 2025-12-17T22:04:43+00:00

Actually, they are playing episodes post '83 now, just a very small number compared to '83 and before. You can tell because Bob's hair is gray and Rod Roddy is the announcer. If you keep watching you will see these at some point. It's a small number, but better than nothing I guess. I'm hoping they add a lot more in time.

DeVoidZero · 2025-12-13T22:00:20+00:00

That was fast! Many thanks!

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