Demonstration and Test CD

Demonstration and Test CD

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Demonstrate and Test your compact disc system using music, sound effects and audio tests. Hear the Sounds your Cd Player can reproduce.

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Dolby Surround Test CD
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Try something else.
  • Nightmare !!!
  • Useful.... but you really should get a sound level meter
  • Right up there with Kind of Blue and Sgt Pepper
  • Dolby Surround Test CD
 Dolby Surround Test CD
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Finlandia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005IG0
Release Date: 1998-01-13

Tracks:

  1. Installation: Spoken Channel Identification
  2. Installation: Channel Balance Adjustment
  3. Installation:Channel Balance Adjustment
  4. Musical Samples: Tuomo Tanska: Waterfall
  5. Musical Samples: Tuomo Tanska: Dust Wipers
  6. Musical Samples: Finnish Folk Music: Jank-Joonas Schottise
  7. Musical Samples: Finnish Folk Music: Piikki's Polska
  8. Musical Samples: Finnish Folk Music: Antonio Vivaldi: Winter, Part 1
  9. Musical Samples: Finnish Folk Music: Orlando Di Lasso: Aurora Lucis Rutilat
  10. Musical Samples: Finnish Folk Music: Manuel De Falla: Homenaje
  11. Musical Samples: Finnish Folk Music: Trad: Frere Jacques
  12. Musical Samples: Finnish Folk Music: Charles-Marie Widor: Toccata
  13. Sound Effects: Summer Field
  14. Sound Effects: Tractor Engine
  15. Sound Effects: Cows Mooing
  16. Sound Effects: Subway Station
  17. Sound Effects: Amusement Park
  18. Stereophonic Image And Sonic Scenery: Center Channel Phase
  19. Stereophonic Image And Sonic Scenery: Noise Panning
  20. Stereophonic Image And Sonic Scenery: Noise Panning
  21. Stereophonic Image And Sonic Scenery: Stepped Noise Panning
  22. Stereophonic Image And Sonic Scenery: Stepped Noise Panning
  23. Stereophonic Image And Sonic Scenery: Stepped Noise Panning
  24. Stereophonic Image And Sonic Scenery: Uncorrelated Stereo Noise
  25. Stereophonic Image And Sonic Scenery: Uncorrelated Stereo Noise
  26. Stereophonic Image And Sonic Scenery: Channel Balance Adjustments: Left Channel
  27. Stereophonic Image And Sonic Scenery: Channel Balance Adjustments: Center Channel
  28. Stereophonic Image And Sonic Scenery: Channel Balance Adjustments: Right Channel
  29. Stereophonic Image And Sonic Scenery: Channel Balance Adjustments: Surround Channel
  30. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: Narrow-Band Noise Sequences
  31. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: Narrow-Band Noise, 200 Hz
  32. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: Narrow-Band Noise, 160 Hz
  33. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: Narrow-Band Noise, 125 Hz
  34. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: Narrow-Band Noise, 100 Hz
  35. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: Narrow-Band Noise, 80 Hz
  36. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: Narrow-Band Noise, 63 Hz
  37. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: Narrow-Band Noise, 50 Hz
  38. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: Slow Sweep
  39. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 200 Hz,-12Db
  40. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 190 Hz,-12Db
  41. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 180 Hz,- 12Db
  42. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 170 Hz,- 12Db
  43. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 160 Hz,-12Db
  44. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 150 Hz,-12Db
  45. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 140 Hz,-12Db
  46. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 130 Hz,-12 Db
  47. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 120 Hz,-12 Db
  48. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 110 Hz,-12 Db
  49. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 100 Hz,-12 Db
  50. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 95 Hz,-12 Db
  51. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 90 Hz,- 12 Db
  52. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 85 Hz,-12 Db
  53. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 80 Hz,-12 Db
  54. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 75 Hz,-12 Db
  55. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 70 Hz,-12 Db
  56. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 65 Hz,-12 Db
  57. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 60 Hz,-12 Db
  58. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 55 Hz,-12 Db
  59. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 50 Hz,-12 Db
  60. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 45 Hz,-12 Db
  61. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 40 Hz,- 12 Db
  62. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 35 Hz,- 12 Db
  63. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 30 Hz,- 12 Db
  64. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 25 Hz,-12 Db
  65. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 20 Hz,-12 Db
  66. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 15 Hz,-12 Db
  67. Bass-Frequency Adjustments: 10 Hz,-12 Db
  68. Dolby Decoder Assessment: Incremental Signal Level: Left Channel
  69. Dolby Decoder Assessment: Incremental Signal Level: Center Channel
  70. Dolby Decoder Assessment: Incremental Signal Level: Right Channel
  71. Dolby Decoder Assessment: Incremental Signal Level: Surround Channel
  72. Dolby Decoder Assessment Incremental Signal Level: Frequency Sweep
  73. Dolby Decoder Assessment Incremental Signal Level: Dolby Decoder Overload Test: 1 Khz,-12 Db
  74. Dolby Decoder Assessment Incremental Signal Level: Dolby Decoder Overload Test: 1 Khz,-10 Db
  75. Dolby Decoder Assessment Incremental Signal Level: Dolby Decoder Overload Test: 1 Khz,-8 Db
  76. Dolby Decoder Assessment Incremental Signal Level: Dolby Decoder Overload Test: 1 Khz,- 6 Db
  77. Dolby Decoder Assessment Incremental Signal Level: Dolby Decoder Overload Test: 1 Khz,- 4 Db
  78. Dolby Decoder Assessment Incremental Signal Level: Dolby Decoder Overload Test: 1 Khz,-2 Db
  79. Dolby Decoder Assessment Incremental Signal Level: Dolby Decoder Overload Test: 1 Khz,-0 Db

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Try something else........2003-12-09

My friend got this CD (note it's a CD) so if you want to accurately set up a Dolby Digital/DTS system this is not the way to go. If your a beginner or don't really care how your set up sounds then go for it. Everyone else should get Avia Guide To Hometheater or better yet Digital Video Essentials, both sold right here on amazon.com.

1 out of 5 stars Nightmare !!!.......2003-08-03

Careful!!! IF you are looking for a pure music and video clips to check your latest dolby HT - this will be a nightmare for you. This CD is simply gives wizzzing sound through which you can check all the channels. It wont be helpful if you are using dolby digital. It is good only for old dolby pro logic systems. If you are having DTS decoded etc... this CD will be an expensive toy.

Give another thought beofore you buy... Best suggestion would be DTS / Dolby Digital Demo CDs

4 out of 5 stars Useful.... but you really should get a sound level meter.......2003-01-17

..to go along with it. Otherwise you will be making a lot of ad hoc adjustments which won't make a meaningful difference when you listen to real music.

5 out of 5 stars Right up there with Kind of Blue and Sgt Pepper.......2000-05-26

From "Spoken Channel Identification" through "1 kHz, 0 dB", it doesn't get much better than this! One of the best CDs in my collection. My favorite track is #15 (Cows Moooing) which should have been released as a single (what was WEA thinking?) and possibly given a Puff Daddy or Junior Vasquez remix. If this CD is any indication then "Dolby Surround Test" is going to rule the airwaves with their next release. I can't wait.

My only complaint is that the otherwise informative book doesn't have any pictures of the band. What gives? They can't be THAT ugly!

By the way, does anyone know when they'll be touring?

5 out of 5 stars Dolby Surround Test CD.......2000-01-09

Not in comparative terms, the 5-star rating assigned to this one is subjective, only reflecting my satifaction with it. Perhaps I should give it a 4-star because it certainly could be better.

This CD is very well made, and all in English (i.e. the 30-page instruction/explanation booklet and the "Left Channel, Right Channel, ..." spoken in the first track. It obviously has more than what's needed to set up and test a DPL system. The tracks are good for testing and adjusting any speaker systems and revealing the problems with the speakers and the room accoustic conditions (e.g. speaker frequecy response, speaker and/or room resonance, speaker build quality, etc.) It can be a powerful tool for speaker auditioning and speaker specs debunking.

The Noise Panning tracks easily reveal how well or poor the speakers are sonically matched and/or placed. The Base-frequency Adjustments tracks reveals the problems with subwoofers (placement and build quality), some of which may be remedied easily. The frequency sequence and sweep clearly show the dips in the frequency response of the woofer and subwoofer.

The musical samples themselves are worth part of the cost. They show you how good even DPL can sound, hence what one should expect of DD or DTS CDs and music DVDs.

The booklet contains illustrations of speakers vs. effects, and photos of the performing artists and where the sound was recorded (churches, etc.).
Demonstration and Test CD
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Brilliant Modern Opus
 Demonstration and Test CD
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Gateway Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000037UA
Release Date: 2000-04-04

Tracks:

  1. Introduction/Thunderstorm
  2. Car Race
  3. Jet Fly By
  4. Pneumatic Hammers
  5. Explosion
  6. Jazz Trumpet (Wynton Marsalis)
  7. Piano (Bob Glover)
  8. Country Rock (Pure Prairie League)
  9. Synthesizer Fantasy
  10. Blues (B.B. King Live)
  11. Piano Solo (Chopin 'Nocturne 27 Opus #2')
  12. Romeo And Juliet (Tchaikovsky)
  13. Overture (Tchaikovsky Sympony No.6)
  14. Quite (Mute)
  15. Frequency Response Test Tones
  16. Separation Test
  17. Dynamic Range Demonstration (90db Reduced At Intervals Of 10db)
  18. Random Access Demonstration

Album Description

Demonstrate and Test your compact disc system using music, sound effects and audio tests. Hear the Sounds your Cd Player can reproduce.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Brilliant Modern Opus.......2003-05-28

"Demonstration and Test CD" is, quite simply, a breakthrough in modern experimental music. From such magnificent movements as "Pneumatic Hammers" to the ever-gripping "Explosion", this is one work of modern music that will be studied in the universities and played in the concert halls of the future.

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