2021-01-08, 06:08 PM
(This post was last modified: 2021-01-08, 06:15 PM by pipefan413.)
(2021-01-08, 04:18 PM)LaurentLaSalle Wrote: I was talking about using an (imaginary) LaserDisc drive connected to a PC to get the full uncompressed mono mix file. Sony apparently introduced a LaserDisc format that could store digital data back in 1984, but I doubt you could find a usuable drive today compatible with modern hardware; let alone how hard it might be to grab the audio file in question.
... As I said, you absolutely can transfer a bit-perfect identical copy of LaserDisc PCM off a LaserDisc and many of us do. But it isn't anything to do with a "LaserDisc drive", the player is connected via TOSLINK to a suitable sound card. There is a *lot* of info about this already on the forum, you should probably do some reading.
(2021-01-08, 04:18 PM)LaurentLaSalle Wrote: My video knowledge is far supperior than anything related to audio, so I was not aware that recording PCM through analog with a good / calibrated setup could be considered as a perfect transfer.
I never said "perfect". I said "better". And you're misunderstanding: I'm not suggesting you record digital PCM audio over analogue outputs; I'm saying if you're using an old (pre-digital) LaserDisc like your 1981 one, it obviously won't have digital PCM, so analogue is the only option. If you have a LaserDisc with PCM on it, though, you would want to use digital connection (TOSLINK/coax SPDIF) rather than analogue.
(2021-01-08, 04:18 PM)LaurentLaSalle Wrote: Traditionnally, mono mixes are rarely ever tinkered with, so I doubt you would get a better sounding version on newer LaserDisc. But I agree with you on stereo and 5.1; we can suspect every single DVD or Blu-ray releases to sound different.
This is just plainly wrong, I'm afraid. Mono mixes are often the *most* tampered with, not just in terms of content, but sonically... again, huge wealth of info about this on here already. I'd suggest doing a bit of research. The situation is much worse than you seem to realise.
(2021-01-08, 04:18 PM)LaurentLaSalle Wrote: But fear not, me buying a 1981 LaserDisc had nothing to do with it's mono mix. It's for the memorabilia more than anything else.
Fair enough!