CD Mastering

F.D.S. Labs of Los Angeles, California has introduced a new, affordable digital mastering system with the ability to restore the analog warmth that has been missing in digital sound.

Here is what composers, producers, engineers, arrangers and musicians are saying about the all-new F.D.S. process:

"...It sounds natural... increased dynamics, improved instrument focus, clarity with more detailed low end response... The F.D.S. process brings out the inherent ambience and room tones, and my sound regains missing warmth. Better than ever dynamic attack and rhythmic drive; suddenly we're hearing what we heard in the studio..."

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Surround Sound Compatible CDs

Top-quality audio that sounds great every time, no matter where you play it.
Tech Note: for F.D.S. Surround Standard Stereo

Mixing for F.D.S. Surround
  1. Do a standard good surround mix.
  2. Put some extra sound for rear effect.
  3. Check every channel in mono together for phasing problems.
Track Setup
LeftTrack One
CenterTrack Two
RightTrack Three
Left RearTrack Four
Right RearTrack Five
Sub or base cutTrack Six

Check for Stereo Blend

Your Front, Left, Center, and Right should be your main stereo mix.

Playing back your FDS F.D.S. Surround through your Dolby ProLogic™ decoder will give you a discrete Left, Center, Right, and your Rear channel will be Surround Sound(mono).

Your rear channel is mono but a real discrete sound so put one or more instruments in the rear - the FDS process will do the rest.

Title English German Italian Spanish French
Wild America - Morgan Creek X        
Incognito - RCA X        
The King & I - Sony Classical X X X X X
Barnburning - The Dukes of Dixieland X        
Gloryland - The Dukes of Dixieland X        
The Last Of The Mississippi Jukes X        
Esteban - D.T.S. X        

Many more to follow....

Compatible CD - F.D.S. Surround , F.D.S. Process

Used for a standard CD, but will play back on your surround sound systems by using Dolby Pro Logic (TM). Just about everyone has ProLogic(TM), but played as a standard CD, it has a better sound.

Mixing for FDS F.D.S. Surround on Stereo two track

Do a good stereo mix, hard left and hard right. For a discrete effect sound in the rear take one instrument or voice and put it out of phase.

Check all tracks in mono for any phasing problems. If you only use one(item) voice or instrument, there shouldn't be any problems, check in stereo for your final mix. The rear channel in F.D.S. Surround is mono only.

If you only have a compmleted Stereo mix, it will work also, but not discrete in the rear as if you added something. The F.D.S. encoding process gives you discrete surround sound Left, Center, Right and Mono in the rear, good ambience and other instruments will blend.

The rear sound is dependant upon your mixes.

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