https://fanrestore.com/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:50:16 +0000 MyBB https://fanrestore.com/thread-7032.html Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:13:22 +0000 ash_82]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-7032.html
If I want to sync and preserve one of these mixes, I'll eventually need to export it as a standard 5.1/6-channel file.

My current approach is to duplicate the mono surround channel and route the copies to channels 5 and 6, so that the exact same signal is sent to both SL and SR.

My question is: should each surround channel be attenuated by 3 dB in that case?

I can't remember whether the original mono surround channel in a 4.1 theatrical mix was already compensated for this, or whether modern AVRs apply their own level compensation when they distribute a single surround channel across left and right surrounds.

How do you usually handle this when converting a theatrical 4.1 mix to standard 5.1?]]>
If I want to sync and preserve one of these mixes, I'll eventually need to export it as a standard 5.1/6-channel file.

My current approach is to duplicate the mono surround channel and route the copies to channels 5 and 6, so that the exact same signal is sent to both SL and SR.

My question is: should each surround channel be attenuated by 3 dB in that case?

I can't remember whether the original mono surround channel in a 4.1 theatrical mix was already compensated for this, or whether modern AVRs apply their own level compensation when they distribute a single surround channel across left and right surrounds.

How do you usually handle this when converting a theatrical 4.1 mix to standard 5.1?]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6980.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:08:05 +0000 Kreeep]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6980.html https://fanrestore.com/thread-6966.html Fri, 29 May 2026 18:47:28 +0000 thepotatoparadox]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6966.html https://fanrestore.com/thread-6934.html Wed, 13 May 2026 13:24:37 +0000 James76]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6934.html
I haven't seen the Cartoon Network TV miniseries Over the Garden Wall yet, but I'd like to watch it on Amazon and get the Blu-ray. I'd like it if someone could rip the original 5.1 audio tracks from the Amazon 1080p web-DLs of the miniseries and sync them to the Blu-ray.

Thanks,
James

Edit: Changed HBO Max to Amazon as the 5.1 tracks are on Amazon.]]>
I haven't seen the Cartoon Network TV miniseries Over the Garden Wall yet, but I'd like to watch it on Amazon and get the Blu-ray. I'd like it if someone could rip the original 5.1 audio tracks from the Amazon 1080p web-DLs of the miniseries and sync them to the Blu-ray.

Thanks,
James

Edit: Changed HBO Max to Amazon as the 5.1 tracks are on Amazon.]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6914.html Fri, 01 May 2026 15:06:18 +0000 Leokro]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6914.html
Initially I wanted to try 35mmforum, but for some reason admins won't accept me to join.
Also looking for the DTS Iso of The Devil Wears Prada.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!]]>
Initially I wanted to try 35mmforum, but for some reason admins won't accept me to join.
Also looking for the DTS Iso of The Devil Wears Prada.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6878.html Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:36:58 +0000 thepotatoparadox]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6878.html https://fanrestore.com/thread-6861.html Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:07:08 +0000 david49120]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6861.html
https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/11588/PILF-2562/Alien-3]]>
https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/11588/PILF-2562/Alien-3]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6841.html Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:10:14 +0000 izzybell]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6841.html https://fanrestore.com/thread-6834.html Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:09:39 +0000 Kameraposti]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6834.html Audio on this one sounds great but requires lots of work to synch to UHD. Theatrical presentation does not have all the scenes included on dvd. Worth it or has someone already done the heavy lifting? :-)]]> Audio on this one sounds great but requires lots of work to synch to UHD. Theatrical presentation does not have all the scenes included on dvd. Worth it or has someone already done the heavy lifting? :-)]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6833.html Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:06:01 +0000 Kameraposti]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6833.html Is anyone familiar with this one? I have the .aud files. Worth to synch to UHD?

Ok, it's a 7.0 mix. A bit louder and maybe a bit wider (far field) than the "original" 5.1 audio from UHD.]]> Is anyone familiar with this one? I have the .aud files. Worth to synch to UHD?

Ok, it's a 7.0 mix. A bit louder and maybe a bit wider (far field) than the "original" 5.1 audio from UHD.]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6829.html Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:45:16 +0000 rinrinabis]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6829.html The Sugarland Express
Jaws
E.T. 
Schindler's List

Does anybody have any laserdisc rips of these movies? Would be appreciated.]]> The Sugarland Express
Jaws
E.T. 
Schindler's List

Does anybody have any laserdisc rips of these movies? Would be appreciated.]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6810.html Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:31:39 +0000 SwatDB]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6810.html
How would you like to elaborate and discuss the history about the Audio Mixes of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Films (1945-1965) for Home Video in order to find out what audio mix is:

A: The optimal audio in terms of AQ (by separating the comparison and sorting them in various best sounding channel presentations fx. "Best 1.0/2.0 Mono, 2.0 Stereo or Multi Channel (4.0 to 7.1 [or Atmos])" on the various Home Video Editions
B: See if the mixes for the selected titles stick to OG audio (either 35mm Optical Mono/Stereo, Magnetic 4-Track or 70mm 6-Track mixes) or remixed audio.


To kick things of, here are my candidates for the following films:

State Fair (1945)

Sound Mix AQ Countdown (from Worst to Best Sounding):

Stereo Upmix:

2. 2005 Fox Home Entertainment DVD 

Mixes left to examine:

1. 1990 CBS/Fox Video VHS (Hi-Fi 2.0 Stereo)
2. 1991 Fox Video JP LaserDisc [PILF-1332]
3. 1992 Fox Video US LaserDisc [1348-80]

Original Mono:

2. 2005 Fox Home Entertainment DVD
1. 2014 Fox Home Entertainment BD


Oklahoma! (1955)

Sound Mix AQ Countdown (from Worst to Best Sounding):

Todd-AO Version:

6. 2005 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
5. 2005 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.0)
4. 2014 Fox Home Entertainment BD (DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1)
3. 1999 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
2. 1999 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.1)
1. 1994 Fox Video LD [4269-85] (PCM 2.0 Stereo)

CinemaScope Version:

4. 2014 Fox Home Entertainment BD (DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0)
3. 2005 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
2. 2005 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.0)
1. 1989 CBS-Fox Video "LBX" LD [7020-85] (PCM 2.0 Stereo)


Carousel (1956)

7. 2006 Fox HD Master [iTunes] (Dolby Digital 2.0/5.0 or 5.1?)
6. 2014 Fox Home Entertainment BD (DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0)
5. 1994 Fox Video VHS (Hi-Fi 2.0 Stereo)
4. 2006 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
3. 2006 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.0)
2. 1999 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
1. 1999 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.0)

Mixes left to examine:

1990 CBS/Fox Video VHS (Hi-Fi 2.0 Stereo)
1991 Fox Video JP LD [PILF-1333] (PCM 2.0 Stereo)
1992 Fox Video "LBX" LD [1713-85] (PCM 2.0 Stereo)
1997 Fox Video "THX" LD [0419685] (PCM 2.0 Stereo)


The King and I (1956)

Sound Mix AQ Countdown (from Worst to Best Sounding):

9. 1992 Fox Video "LBX" LD [1004-85] (PCM 2.0 Stereo)
8. 1999 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
7. 1999 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.1)
6. 2014 Fox Home Entertainment BD (DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0)
5. 2006 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
4. 2006 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.0)
3. 1996 Fox Video "THX" LD [0896485] (PCM 2.0 Stereo)
2. 1996 Fox Video "THX" LD [0896485] (Dolby Digital 5.1 [AC-3])
1. 1981 Magnetic Video "P&S" LD [1004-80] (PCM 2.0 Stereo [Analog Track])

Mixes left to examine:

1990 CBS/Fox Video VHS (Hi-Fi 2.0 Stereo)


South Pacific (1958)

Sound Mix AQ Countdown (from Worst to Best Sounding):

General Release Version (with Bookends):

11. PCM 2.0 Stereo (Analog Track) [1983 CBS/Fox Video "P&S" LD] [7045-80]
10. Hi-Fi 2.0 Stereo [1990 CBS/Fox Video VHS]
9. PCM 2.0 [1994 Fox Video "THX" LD] [4268-85]
8. Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo [1999 Fox Home Entertainment DVD]
7. Dolby Digital 5.1 [1999 THX Fox Home Entertainment DVD]
6. Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo [2009 Fox Home Entertainment BD]
5. Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo [2006 Fox Home Entertainment DVD]
4. Dolby Digital 4.0 [2009 Fox Home Entertainment BD]
3. Dolby Digital 5.0 [2006 Fox Home Entertainment DVD]
2. DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 [2009 Fox Home Entertainment BD]
1. PCM 2.0 Stereo [1990 CBS/Fox Video "LBX" LD] [7045-85]

Extended Roadshow Version:

No Errors:

2006 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.0)
2009 Fox Home Entertainment BD [Dolby Digital 4.0 (448 kbps)]
2006 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)

Cracking sound reduced/equalized (during deleted Bali Ha'i - Short Reprise [Billis]):

2009 Fox Home Entertainment BD (Dolby Digital 5.1)
2009 Fox Home Entertainment BD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) Downmixed from the 5.1


Flower Drum Song (1961)

Sound Mix AQ Countdown (from Worst to Best Sounding):

5. 2006 Universal Picture Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital Mono)
4. 2006 Universal Picture Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.1)
3. 1992 MCA/Universal LaserDisc [40198] (PCM 2.0 Stereo)
2. 2022 Kino Lorber BD (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo)
1. 2022 Kino Lorber BD (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1)


State Fair (1962)

Sound Mix AQ Countdown (from Worst to Best Sounding):

4.0:

2. 2005 Fox Home Entertainment (Dolby Digital 4.0)
1. 2017 Twilight Time BD (DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0)

2.0 Stereo (TBC):

2017 Twilight Time BD (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0)

Mixes left to examine:

1. 1977 Magnetic Video VHS (Mono or Stereo? [TBC])
2. 1988 CBS/Fox Video Hi-Fi VHS [2.0 Stereo]


The Sound of Music (1965)

Sound Mix AQ Countdown (from Worst to Best Sounding):

10. Dolby Digital 4.0 (2010 Fox "45th Anniversary" BD) [Downmixed from the 7.1]
9. DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (2010 Fox "45th Anniversary" BD)
8. Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (2005 Fox "40th Anniversary" DVD) [Downmixed from the 5.0]
7. Dolby Digital 5.0 (2005 Fox "40th Anniversary" DVD)
6. Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (2000 Fox "Five Star Collection" DVD) [Downmixed from the 4.1 or is it 5.1?]
5. Dolby Digital 4.1 [or is it 5.1?] (2000 Fox "Five Star Collection" DVD)
4. PCM 2.0 Stereo (1989 CBS/Fox Video LD) [1051-85]
3. Dolby Atmos (2025 Disney UHD)
2. PCM 2.0 Stereo (1994 Fox Video "30th Anniversary" LD) [4267-85]
1. Dolby Digital 5.1 (1996 Fox Video AC-3 LD) [0897285]

Mixes left to examine:

PCM 2.0 (1981 Magnetic Video LD/1983 CBS/Fox Video LD) [1051-80]

If you would like to help me out, You please go ahead and use your audio software like:

Audacity + FFMPEG Plugin
gmkvextractGUI [optional, if extracting from a remuxed source] special thanks to, izzybell for giving us how to do so), to see what the following mixes look like)

Or simply toggle back and forth between the audio mixes on the R&H titles you own on home video to make your own observations and enlighten the thread to hopefully bring us closer to a reliable conclusion.

If you have any objections or you think the audio mixes of these films have any significance to you, please let me know, as it helps to be informed or educated thanks to the person from the inside who has the info we need.

Please let me know what you think of this.
Thank you.]]>
How would you like to elaborate and discuss the history about the Audio Mixes of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Films (1945-1965) for Home Video in order to find out what audio mix is:

A: The optimal audio in terms of AQ (by separating the comparison and sorting them in various best sounding channel presentations fx. "Best 1.0/2.0 Mono, 2.0 Stereo or Multi Channel (4.0 to 7.1 [or Atmos])" on the various Home Video Editions
B: See if the mixes for the selected titles stick to OG audio (either 35mm Optical Mono/Stereo, Magnetic 4-Track or 70mm 6-Track mixes) or remixed audio.


To kick things of, here are my candidates for the following films:

State Fair (1945)

Sound Mix AQ Countdown (from Worst to Best Sounding):

Stereo Upmix:

2. 2005 Fox Home Entertainment DVD 

Mixes left to examine:

1. 1990 CBS/Fox Video VHS (Hi-Fi 2.0 Stereo)
2. 1991 Fox Video JP LaserDisc [PILF-1332]
3. 1992 Fox Video US LaserDisc [1348-80]

Original Mono:

2. 2005 Fox Home Entertainment DVD
1. 2014 Fox Home Entertainment BD


Oklahoma! (1955)

Sound Mix AQ Countdown (from Worst to Best Sounding):

Todd-AO Version:

6. 2005 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
5. 2005 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.0)
4. 2014 Fox Home Entertainment BD (DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1)
3. 1999 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
2. 1999 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.1)
1. 1994 Fox Video LD [4269-85] (PCM 2.0 Stereo)

CinemaScope Version:

4. 2014 Fox Home Entertainment BD (DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0)
3. 2005 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
2. 2005 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.0)
1. 1989 CBS-Fox Video "LBX" LD [7020-85] (PCM 2.0 Stereo)


Carousel (1956)

7. 2006 Fox HD Master [iTunes] (Dolby Digital 2.0/5.0 or 5.1?)
6. 2014 Fox Home Entertainment BD (DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0)
5. 1994 Fox Video VHS (Hi-Fi 2.0 Stereo)
4. 2006 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
3. 2006 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.0)
2. 1999 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
1. 1999 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.0)

Mixes left to examine:

1990 CBS/Fox Video VHS (Hi-Fi 2.0 Stereo)
1991 Fox Video JP LD [PILF-1333] (PCM 2.0 Stereo)
1992 Fox Video "LBX" LD [1713-85] (PCM 2.0 Stereo)
1997 Fox Video "THX" LD [0419685] (PCM 2.0 Stereo)


The King and I (1956)

Sound Mix AQ Countdown (from Worst to Best Sounding):

9. 1992 Fox Video "LBX" LD [1004-85] (PCM 2.0 Stereo)
8. 1999 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
7. 1999 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.1)
6. 2014 Fox Home Entertainment BD (DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0)
5. 2006 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
4. 2006 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.0)
3. 1996 Fox Video "THX" LD [0896485] (PCM 2.0 Stereo)
2. 1996 Fox Video "THX" LD [0896485] (Dolby Digital 5.1 [AC-3])
1. 1981 Magnetic Video "P&S" LD [1004-80] (PCM 2.0 Stereo [Analog Track])

Mixes left to examine:

1990 CBS/Fox Video VHS (Hi-Fi 2.0 Stereo)


South Pacific (1958)

Sound Mix AQ Countdown (from Worst to Best Sounding):

General Release Version (with Bookends):

11. PCM 2.0 Stereo (Analog Track) [1983 CBS/Fox Video "P&S" LD] [7045-80]
10. Hi-Fi 2.0 Stereo [1990 CBS/Fox Video VHS]
9. PCM 2.0 [1994 Fox Video "THX" LD] [4268-85]
8. Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo [1999 Fox Home Entertainment DVD]
7. Dolby Digital 5.1 [1999 THX Fox Home Entertainment DVD]
6. Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo [2009 Fox Home Entertainment BD]
5. Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo [2006 Fox Home Entertainment DVD]
4. Dolby Digital 4.0 [2009 Fox Home Entertainment BD]
3. Dolby Digital 5.0 [2006 Fox Home Entertainment DVD]
2. DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 [2009 Fox Home Entertainment BD]
1. PCM 2.0 Stereo [1990 CBS/Fox Video "LBX" LD] [7045-85]

Extended Roadshow Version:

No Errors:

2006 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.0)
2009 Fox Home Entertainment BD [Dolby Digital 4.0 (448 kbps)]
2006 Fox Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)

Cracking sound reduced/equalized (during deleted Bali Ha'i - Short Reprise [Billis]):

2009 Fox Home Entertainment BD (Dolby Digital 5.1)
2009 Fox Home Entertainment BD (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) Downmixed from the 5.1


Flower Drum Song (1961)

Sound Mix AQ Countdown (from Worst to Best Sounding):

5. 2006 Universal Picture Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital Mono)
4. 2006 Universal Picture Home Entertainment DVD (Dolby Digital 5.1)
3. 1992 MCA/Universal LaserDisc [40198] (PCM 2.0 Stereo)
2. 2022 Kino Lorber BD (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo)
1. 2022 Kino Lorber BD (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1)


State Fair (1962)

Sound Mix AQ Countdown (from Worst to Best Sounding):

4.0:

2. 2005 Fox Home Entertainment (Dolby Digital 4.0)
1. 2017 Twilight Time BD (DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0)

2.0 Stereo (TBC):

2017 Twilight Time BD (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0)

Mixes left to examine:

1. 1977 Magnetic Video VHS (Mono or Stereo? [TBC])
2. 1988 CBS/Fox Video Hi-Fi VHS [2.0 Stereo]


The Sound of Music (1965)

Sound Mix AQ Countdown (from Worst to Best Sounding):

10. Dolby Digital 4.0 (2010 Fox "45th Anniversary" BD) [Downmixed from the 7.1]
9. DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (2010 Fox "45th Anniversary" BD)
8. Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (2005 Fox "40th Anniversary" DVD) [Downmixed from the 5.0]
7. Dolby Digital 5.0 (2005 Fox "40th Anniversary" DVD)
6. Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (2000 Fox "Five Star Collection" DVD) [Downmixed from the 4.1 or is it 5.1?]
5. Dolby Digital 4.1 [or is it 5.1?] (2000 Fox "Five Star Collection" DVD)
4. PCM 2.0 Stereo (1989 CBS/Fox Video LD) [1051-85]
3. Dolby Atmos (2025 Disney UHD)
2. PCM 2.0 Stereo (1994 Fox Video "30th Anniversary" LD) [4267-85]
1. Dolby Digital 5.1 (1996 Fox Video AC-3 LD) [0897285]

Mixes left to examine:

PCM 2.0 (1981 Magnetic Video LD/1983 CBS/Fox Video LD) [1051-80]

If you would like to help me out, You please go ahead and use your audio software like:

Audacity + FFMPEG Plugin
gmkvextractGUI [optional, if extracting from a remuxed source] special thanks to, izzybell for giving us how to do so), to see what the following mixes look like)

Or simply toggle back and forth between the audio mixes on the R&H titles you own on home video to make your own observations and enlighten the thread to hopefully bring us closer to a reliable conclusion.

If you have any objections or you think the audio mixes of these films have any significance to you, please let me know, as it helps to be informed or educated thanks to the person from the inside who has the info we need.

Please let me know what you think of this.
Thank you.]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6800.html Thu, 19 Feb 2026 03:10:49 +0000 rinrinabis]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6800.html Planes trains and automobiles
Home alone
Home alone 2
Mrs. Doubtfire (its Chris Columbus but whatever)
Airplane!
Airplane 2
Naked Gun 1 2 and 3

Any laserdisc rips for any of these?]]> Planes trains and automobiles
Home alone
Home alone 2
Mrs. Doubtfire (its Chris Columbus but whatever)
Airplane!
Airplane 2
Naked Gun 1 2 and 3

Any laserdisc rips for any of these?]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6761.html Sun, 25 Jan 2026 19:44:10 +0000 izzybell]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6761.html
I have a bit-perfect capture of the [1090-80] CBS FOX Laserdisc which infamously has poorly mastered sound

"The Dolby A noise reduction used on the master tape was not decoded on one channel, leading to the odd sounding release. This was a problem with many LaserDisc titles in the 80's and was due to sloppy work at the mastering plant. Needless to say, the undecoded Dolby A leads to a channel imbalance which varies with level (due to the way Dolby A works) and prevents any proper decoding of the Dolby Surround encoded audio"
Source: https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/49176/1090-80/Alien

I also sampled the PCM Optical track from the 35mm scan and it too was off balanced ontop of having typical optical audio issues such as popping and excess noise.

The only release that has the Dolby Stereo mix that I haven't checked is the 1999 DVD, which I do not have access to. If anyone on this forum has a copy of the disc they'd be willingly to share I'd be more than grateful to sync it to the 4K. Cheers and peace for now]]>
I have a bit-perfect capture of the [1090-80] CBS FOX Laserdisc which infamously has poorly mastered sound

"The Dolby A noise reduction used on the master tape was not decoded on one channel, leading to the odd sounding release. This was a problem with many LaserDisc titles in the 80's and was due to sloppy work at the mastering plant. Needless to say, the undecoded Dolby A leads to a channel imbalance which varies with level (due to the way Dolby A works) and prevents any proper decoding of the Dolby Surround encoded audio"
Source: https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/49176/1090-80/Alien

I also sampled the PCM Optical track from the 35mm scan and it too was off balanced ontop of having typical optical audio issues such as popping and excess noise.

The only release that has the Dolby Stereo mix that I haven't checked is the 1999 DVD, which I do not have access to. If anyone on this forum has a copy of the disc they'd be willingly to share I'd be more than grateful to sync it to the 4K. Cheers and peace for now]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6746.html Tue, 20 Jan 2026 03:40:15 +0000 ElLoboQueso]]> https://fanrestore.com/thread-6746.html
Since Balto was in theaters for a short period of time cause it was a box-office bomb (Toy Story still being the hottest film at the time of its release contributed to the poor performance which led to Universal putting this film into direct-to-video in select territories 1-2 years later; ironically it spawned 2 DTV sequels), DTS discs are very hard to find and it would be a delight if these would get preserved.]]>
Since Balto was in theaters for a short period of time cause it was a box-office bomb (Toy Story still being the hottest film at the time of its release contributed to the poor performance which led to Universal putting this film into direct-to-video in select territories 1-2 years later; ironically it spawned 2 DTV sequels), DTS discs are very hard to find and it would be a delight if these would get preserved.]]>