M-Audio Revolution 7.1 manual Music Listening Samples, Suggested CD Listening

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Music Listening Samples

The recordings listed in the following chart are great for auditioning sound quality and stereo-to-surround conversion. Items checked “CSII” are excellent for Circle Surround II playback. Music with a “hard center” recording style may not provide much surround separation when used with Circle Surround II; recordings with good stereo separation provide a better multichannel experience.

Suggested CD Listening

 

Artist

 

Album

 

Track

 

Notes

 

CSII

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Matthews

 

Listener Sup-

 

Granny,

 

Try with Circle Surround II on and

 

 

 

Band

 

ported (Disk 2)

 

Two Step

 

off. Note crowd noise broken out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

into rear speakers and good chan-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

nel separation. Great live feel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Eagles

Tracy Chapman

Diana Krall

 

Hell Freezes

 

Hotel Califor-

 

Try before and after with Circle

 

 

Over

 

nia

 

Surround II. Note crowd noise bro-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ken out into rear speakers and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

good channel separation. Great live

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

feel.

 

 

 

Tracy Chapman

 

Fast Car

 

Clean guitar and tight bass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love Scenes

 

All or Nothing

 

Very clean recording. Good bass

 

 

 

 

 

at All

 

and vocals. Quiet spots for noise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

checks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sting

Sting

Jewel

Pink Floyd

Queen

Enya

Enya

Ten Summon-

 

Fields of Gold

Clean recording. Clear vocals, rim

 

 

 

 

ers’ Tales

 

 

 

shots, and guitar. Less separation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in Circle Surround II, but wonderful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in Stereo.

 

 

 

 

Nothing Like the

 

Englishman in

 

Smooth recording. Clear vocals,

 

 

 

Sun

 

New York

 

high hat, and guitar. Less separa-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tion in Circle Surround II, but won-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

derful in Stereo.

 

 

 

 

Spirit

 

Standing Still

Try with Circle Surround II.

 

 

 

Pulse (Live)

 

Money

 

Try with Circle Surround II.

 

 

 

Bohemian Rhap-

 

Bohemian

 

Try with Circle Surround II.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sody

 

Rhapsody

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Day Without

 

Only Time

 

Try with Circle Surround II.

 

 

 

Rain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Soundtrack to

 

May it Be

 

Starts with nice vocals and great

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fellowship of

 

 

 

bass. Nice ambient feeling with

 

 

 

 

the Rings

 

 

 

CSII enabled. This recording con-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tains clicks near middle of song

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that sound like vinyl pops.

 

 

 

John Mayer

Room for

Your Body is a

Nice bass. Clean recording.

 

Squares

Wonderland

 

 

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