FDS Labs / Quad Teck Digital Demo CD Track Sheet
FDS Labs Process for Two-Channel Stereo and Dolby Pro Logic™ Playback(1-14)
Tracks 1 through 7 are examples of stereo mixes that have been remastered using FDS Labs processing. These tracks are Dolby Pro Logic™ compatible.
Tracks 8 through 12 are examples of stereo mixes of film scores that have been remastered and processed using FDS Labs' High Definition Digital Audio(HDDA™) for broadcast and VHS tape. These tracks are Dolby Pro Logic™ compatible.
Tracks 13 and 14 are examples of dance songs that have been remastered using the FDS Labs system, which allows more bases and punch on a final CD than any other type of mastering. These tracks are Dolby Pro Logic™ compatible.
5.1 Surround to 4-Chanel Dolby Pro Logic™ (15-19)
Tracks 15 through 19 are examples of the FDS Labs process to remaster 5.1 surround to 4-Channel Dolby Pro Logic™. The FDS system is capable of hotter levels and full bandwidth in the rear channels while still maintaining proper stereo playback.
FDS Labs Cleanup, Restoration and Forensic Process (20 - 24)
Tracks 20 through 23 are examples of the FDS Labs cleanup and restoration processing. Here, older songs and movie clips were remastered for noise removal and clarification.
Track 24 is an example of cleanup, restoration and clarification of audio for forensic purposes.
Discrete 5.1 Surround Extraction from Stereo Music Source (25 -43)
Tracks 25 through 43 are examples of discrete 5.1 surround that have been extracted from stereo mixes. Note that the imaging is true to the original mix. Of special interest are tracks 42 and 43, which are examples of The War of 1812. These tracks start at different points (beginning and middle, respectively) in the song.
Discrete 5.1 Extraction from Mono Music Source (44)
Track 44 is an example of discrete 5.1 extraction from a late 1940's musical piece that was originally a mono mix.
5.1 Remastered for the Big Screen and Home Theater (45-47)
Tracks 45 through 47 are examples of the FDS Labs process for 5.1 to 5.1 plus 5. This is a mastering process for films already mixes for 5.1 surround. The HDDA™ process adds phantoms (apparent sound sources) in the space between each speaker in the surround field, resulting in seamless surround. The system also clarifies dialog buried deep in a mix. Track 47 is from the film "Chill Factor" and repeats the same passages, giving a before and after example of the same parts.
Discrete 5.1 Surround Extraction from Stereo Films (48-51)
Tracks 48 through 51 are examples of discrete 5.1 surround mixes that have been extracted from two-channel mixes for film. Note that the dialog remains focused in the center channel 5.1 Surround Extraction from Mono Film Soundtrack(52-56).
Discrete 5.1 Surround Extractions from Mono Films (52-56)
Tracks 52 through 56 are examples of 5.1 mixes that have been extracted from mono films. Major League II (Track 52) was processed from a music and effects stem (left channel only) and one composite track (center channel only).
Extra Tracks(57 and 58)
Tracks 57 and 58 are just for fun. These tracks remind us of how far we have come in the field of recorded sound. Track 57 in one of the first recordings made by Thomas Edison (great uncle of FDS Labs / Quad Teck Digital founder Hank Waring). He recites the line "Mary Had a Little Lamb".