Paul Simon
MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods,
Mashantucket, CT
May 29, 2011

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Source info:

Sennheiser ME-104's>Tascam DR-07 (16/44.1, 40hz bass rolloff)
>USB> PC> GoldWave v5.56 (extensive editing)> CDWaveEditor v1.96 (track split)> TLH> Flac (6)


Taper: Ringfedder
Location: Mezzanine Left, 20th row
Sound Quality: Good

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Setlist:

01. The Boy In The Bubble
02. Dazzling Blue
03. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
04. So Beautiful Or So What
05. Vietnam>
06. Mother And Child Reunion
07. That Was Your Mother
08. Hearts And Bones>
09. Mystery Train> Wheels
10. Slip Slidin' Away
11. Rewrite
12. Peace Like A River
13. The Obvious Child
14. The Only Living Boy In New York
15. Love Is Eternal Sacred Light
16. Father and Daughter
17. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
18. Gumboots
E1
19. The Sound Of Silence
20. Kodachrome>
21. Gone At Last
22. Here Comes The Sun
23. Late In The Evening
E2
24. Still Crazy After All These Years
25. Band Intros


The Band:

Paul Simon - Guitar, Vocals
Tony Cedras - Multi-Instrumentalist
Andrew Snitzer - Saxophone, Keyboards
Jim Oblon - Drums
Mark Stewart - Guitars, Vocals
Jamey Haddad - Percussion
Mick Rossi - Keyboards. Percussion
Bakithi Kumalo - Bass
Vincent Nguini - Guitar

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Better late than never. This was a editing challenge to say the least. I was seated in the back of the mezzanine next to an enthusiastic clapper so balancing the acoustic and dynamics was an issue. For the most part all the audience noise between tracks was hard limited and the tracks them selves were boosted with smooth fades at the start and finish of each track. I wanted to preserve the overall cadence of the performance so I didn't match the volumes of all the tracks but rather boosted them more evenly so quieter tracks are still proportionately leveled to the louder ones. I don't claim to be an expert at this at all but I think the results a decent. Comments are always welcome and appreciated. Photo and review included for your enjoyment.

Enjoy!