After five years of working with a quadraphonic setup I have some opinions on where I would start over if I had to. I will make this the first post of a three part series detailing what I believe is central to actually enjoying working in quad. There are many sources of info for setting up a quadraphonic setup. Some of them are pretty useful for understanding the basics. That is NOT what I want to cover with these posts.

I want to dive in deep.

The first post will be Sources. The second post will be Spaces. The last post will be Routing. These have repeatedly come to bear when working with a quadraphonic setup and are more central in understanding this unusual beast.

SOURCES

At first you throw everything at quad. Sound Effects. Industrial sounds. Psuedo surround stuff. Out of everything I have tried there seems only a couple sources I seem to want to hear on a regular basis. That would be where I start my personal use for quad.

Do you plan on using quad for entertaining others, or primarily yourself?. I find most who I have regularly listen to quad, can find it overwhelming. Usually after ten to fifteen minutes their ears get fatigued. So what creates less fatigue and also inspires interest?