For those who don't know, this is a fun commercial about the Bob Dylan Box Set "Original Mono Recordings". It satirizes the "scientists" back in the 60's who used to say that Stereo sound is bad etc... The album came out in October 19, 2010.
I inherited my dad"albums and he played his special RCA recordings of Django Reinhardt in the 1930"s but my album...scratch free...is in stereo then already...yeah..of Django ! WOW
The reference comes from the early 1960s, in the early days of rock-and-roll, when mono records were the standard that most people listened to. Engineers mixed records for best sound for the mono records, then created stereo mixes more as an after-thought, so they didn't do the best job for the stereo records. Oftentimes (such as with Beatles records) they would place all the vocals in one side and the instruments on the other. This all changed in the late '60s when stereo became more valued.
So, the well-mixed stereo recordings you are playing in your headphones do, as you say, sound awesome, because they are in full stereo. The "commercial" here is not meant to be factual, but is a parody of how some people thought in the early '60s (when mono records were the standard). Today it is the other way around, because engineers know how to mix for stereo and strive for best stereo sound: stereo is better than mono.
UK of all places, think in this day and age the big companies would have their copyrights sorted so we could all enjoy content together but nope too many thumbs in the country pie, guess i best go saddle me up my big white goose, tie me on and let her loose... @outwanderin
OK, I'm totally layman about the mono-or-stereo debate, so need a little help. I've always preferred the sound of stereo - I have an Aretha Franklin album that has her songs in mono but also the better known songs in stereo too as an extra. I like the stereo better. But, satirical science aside, is mono ACTUALLY better than stereo in any way? And why would I buy this product on top of all my other Dylan albums? Thanks.
That's humor. It certainly isn't real (the sony tapdeck is from the late seventies and some video is definately brand new). And about mono or stereo: I'd rather have a good mono recording than a bad stereo one, but when your set is positioned right and you are in the 'sweet spot' between your speakers, stereo can be such an experience. You know what's bullshit? More than two speakers for music. There's plenty of depth in good stereo, only most people don't know how to tune their audio rig ;)
ironic that the rise of the iPod and mp3 player has resulted in people completely abandoning stereo music systems in favour of mono docks (or docks with two speakers so close together they might as well be mono! Also some stereo mixes are really bad with instruments 100% in one channel and 0% in the other, totally unlistenable on headphones (e.g. a lot of Jimi Hendrix stuff)
couldnt disagree with this video even more.. soo dumb.. mono is cool.. very classy has the old school feel but u have to admit stereo does sound better.. to me it sounds more FULL away from the flatness :)
