Treasure Island - A 5.1 Surround Audible Original Drama - Robert Louis Stevenson, Marty Ross

Written by Robert Louis Stevenson, Marty Ross
Read by Full Cast
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 320 Kbps
Dramatization

Someone was asking for this in surround in the forum so here it is.

I am uploading three different formats of this story, all encoded from the Dolby Atmos version from Audible.

One version is a 5.1 fold-down into 6 discrete channels. This is for software players like VLC & hardware players (via USB stick plugged into a Blu-ray player or smart TV)

Another is a stereo fold-down which has matrixed 5.1 via ProLogic II. This will play in everything in stereo, but if you pump it though a home cinema system the 5.1 is still there using ProLogic decoding.

The third enhances the sound-stage for headphones using Crossfeed [XF]. There is no surround component to this, crossfeed just widens the stereo & makes it sound like it’s coming from outside your head and in front.

I noted in the forum that some people are unsure what crossfeed does so I have included a demo file. It’s the first 90 seconds of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. I’m using this because it shows off the differences between Stereo & Crossfeed quite well.

The Demo scene plays twice, first in stereo & then with crossfeed. The stereo is very effective as the Electric Monk moves from side to side, climbs into the ship & it explodes on take-off. With crossfeed, the monk should sound like he’s no longer stuck between your ears and is walking around in front of you.

I don’t know if you’ll like or even hear the effect (it’s subtle) but now you can decide & is you don’t like it, just download the other version(s).

Audible Originals takes to the high seas to bring to life this timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps and mutiny, starring Catherine Tate (BAFTA-nominated, The Catherine Tate Show, The Office, Doctor Who), Philip Glenister (Outcast, Life On Mars), Owen Teale (Game of Thrones, Pulse, Last Legion) and Daniel Mays (The Adventures of Tintin, Rogue One, Atonement) amongst others.

Featuring: Stephen Critchlow, James Doherty, Philip Glenister, Peter Gold, Ed Harrison, David Holt, Gerran Howell, Matthew Jure, Daniel Mays, Gerard McDermott, Paul McEwan, Harry Myers, Greg Page, Richard Reed, Mark Straker, Catherine Tate, Owen Teale and Ben Whitehead.