David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust SACD DTS

The Album was played back and recorded in real-time to record all 6 channels of audio information. The separate channels were then remixed in Sony Vegas to ensure the channels all were timed properly. Each channel was then exported individually and then finally encoded into the DTS format using Surcode. This is my first attempt to do such a task. Since SACD cannot be played through a digital amplifier I had to do this so that I may still enjoy such music. And since I could not find this album already available as such I felt the need to share my encoded work. More SACD DTS rips to come. You must have a 5.1 surround sound system with DTS playback support to enjoy this album. Simply burn the WAVs to a CD with Nero and play the CD back in your PC or your DVD player with DTS support.

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dm812000 (2009-06-19)

Im not sure why but when switching tracks there is a "bump" noise, i dont know how to describe it, like when you turn an Amp off or on. There is nothing in the WAVs that would suggest a noise. it could just be my sound system.

draon99 (2009-07-11)

thanks for the up mate ..but can you point me in the right places please i am trying to do this myself but dont have all the software !! can yoe please help me with what i need and poss how to do it..i know its a big ask but if you could it would help me alot thanks!!

dm812000 (2009-07-24)

This is exactly what I went through to create this torrent.
I used my Sony DVP-NC875V to play back the SACD. I don't have mixing equipment or anything so I recorded 2 channels of audio at a time on my computer using Goldwave. Goldwave is a simple audio recorder program, i solely use it because of its simplicity. Each track had to be played back 3 times so i could record each channel of audio. I then saved each channel of audio separately as a PCM mono WAV labeled accordingly. 01 FL.wav was track 01 front left channel 01 FC was track one front center channel and so-on. Next I created a new project in Sony Vegas with 5.1 surround sound. I then loaded each of the WAVs in Sony Vegas and timed them accordingly. I simply zoomed in on the track and aligned the audio information using sound spikes as guidelines. Once the music was all timed correctly I exported the WAVs once again as PCM mono. Sony Vegas will export them as surround sound WAVs even AC3 files both of which are playable on a PC and will give you the proper 5.1 playback if that is your primary media player then this is sufficient. Just be sure to place the WAVS according to their position in the surround sound space. However if u want to be able to play the media on a DVD player one more step is necessary.
Now that the WAVs are properly timed and encoded, you need to join them together in the DTS format, which is highly recognized by most DVD players. A easy to use program and very effective is Surcode CD pro DTS. Import each of the WAVs into their proper channels select your destination file then start the encoding process. You will need to do this for each of the tracks.
After that the Nero should burn the WAVs without difficulty then you will have a DTS CD that you can enjoy on your home theater system.

runrun77 (2010-09-23)

Thanks man, as well as for the method, how exactly did you record the separate tracks though? Two channels at a time, ok, so three passes but how? Stereo out on your player and stereo in on your computer?

rlhq23 (2011-03-03)

I was also interesting in upmixing some of my favorite albums from stereo to 5.1 and encoding it in DTS. I used Goldwave as well. I separated the channels (left and right) and saved them individually. I also created two other channels that were left and right mixed. For the rear channels, you simply invert the sound and save them individually.
At this point, you have 4 complete channels (FL, FR, RL, RR).
In regards to the two remaining channels that are saved as a single channel (left and right combined as one), you make one for the center speak and one for the sub woofer.
For the subwood, you simply increase the lower frequencies in the equalizer, or just do a bass boost, and lower the other frequencies. This one is a pretty significant contrast, as you don't want other high frequency sounds playing out of the subwoofer.
For the center, you to a vocal or treble boost (mid range frequencies). I decreased the volume for the center speaker down to around 70%, though. I toned down the low range frequencies for the center speaker as well.
Then, I used a DTS encoder to place each channel in their respective position, and encode it so it was a single .wav file.

rlhq23 (2011-03-03)

This was a method I came up with on my own, but would never have been able to do without the help of many forums and guides I found on the internet. I simply combined all the methods I researched and developed my own. It takes a lot of trial and error (I felt like I had unforgivably disgraced "Funeral for a Friend/ Love Lies Bleeding" until I was finally able to achieve the results I wanted!) After much practice, the results were pretty convincing. Sitting in my chair, hearing Jack White wail through "Ball and a Biscuit" live at Las Vegas (with an ample dose of THC) was utterly amazing. The fact that I, myself, did it only compounded my amazement. So definitely stick with it. It's a hard work and can be extremely frustrating and even demoralizing at at first when you're learning the ropes. Even when you know what you're doing and can streamline the process, it's still time consuming. However, it was a very rewarding experience.
Also, I used my PS3 for playback, but needed to make very specific adjustments to the system settings to get it to work without my speakers playing what I affectionately refer to as "the static flagelete of death," a horrible sound I'm sure you'll encounter. That said, it's very important that you have your speakers at a lower volume when you first hit play during test, or else you risk damaging your speakers.
If anyone has any questions, please feel free to ask. I'm more than happy to help!