This is a tagged version of shnid: 28398
Grateful Dead
2-28-81
Uptown Theater
Chicago, IL
Sick Bits Vol. 2c
Source: Matrix:
SBD > Cassette master > DAT(0) (Cassette>DAT transfer by Dick) >
DAT(1) > ZA2> Soundforge (15db sampled tape hiss noise reduction filter)>
CD Architect > Master CDR (by Jim Wise) > CDR Master > EAC in secure mode >
Soundforge (minor editing and crossfading) > CDWAV > SHNv3
w/seek tables appended (by Jamie Lutch)
AUD Master: Barry Glassberg: Nak700>Sony TCD5M, Maxell UDXLII, Dolby B.
Lineage: AUDMC> Tascam 112MKII > Sony R500 SBM (pass through) >
Delta Dio 2496 > HD > sound forge & CD wave by John Steinthal
Encoding: EAC(secure) > CDWAV > mkwact > SHN(seekable) by Matt Vernon
[complete text files for each source appended at end]
Transfer/Editing:
All sources were snh files downloaded from LMA and converted to
WAV > Vegas 5 > WAV > CD Wave > FLAC 16 (level 8)
Matrixed by Chris Chappell
ScarFire@liquidcity.com
2/28/05
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--Set 1--
101-d1t01 - Jack Straw
102-d1t02 - They Love Each Other
103-d1t03 - Mama Tried -> Mexicali Blues
104-d1t04 - Candyman ->
105-d1t05 - Little Red Rooster
106-d1t06 - Big RxR Blues
107-d1t07 - Looks Like Rain
108-d1t08 - Althea
109-d1t09 - Let it Grow ->
110-d1t10 - Deal
--Set 2--
201-d2t01 - Crowd/tuning
202-d2t02 - Cold Rain & Snow ->
203-d2t03 - Greatest Story Ever Told
204-d2t04 - Ship of Fools
205-d2t05 - Lost Sailor ->
206-d2t06 - Saint of Circumstance ->
207-d2t07 - Terrapin Station ->
208-d2t08 - Jam ->
209-d2t09 - Drums ->
210-d3t01 - Space ->
211-d3t02 - The Other One ->
212-d3t03 - Stella Blue ->
213-d3t04 - Around & Around ->
214-d3t05 - Good Lovin
--Encore--
215-d3t06 - One More Saturday Night
Total Times:
Disc 1 [79:59]
Disc 2 [63:24]
Disc 3 [43:45]
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General Notes:
Given the multiple sources available on the Llama, I decided to put the
effort into editing a matrix of all three nights from this wonderful run
at the Uptown. The Glassberg AUDs are very nice and full, standing on
their own as excellent representative recordings. The SBD sources of all
three nights have the reputation of being some of the crispiest boards
out there, and after a simple test on the Ship O' from the 3rd night I was
motivated to dive into editing land. The result is a worthwile listen,
especially when you turn it up.
Timeline/Tracking Notes:
No much music is missing as both sources have excellent coverage, except
that the end of Good Lovin' fades out on the SBD source. In order to fit
the first set on one 80 min. disc, I edited out some crowd in between
songs, crossfading so the transitions are smooth. The transition between
the disc 2 and 3 can be put together seemlessly.
Editing Notes:
- Pitch
Both sources were pitched differently, the SBD being the sharpest,
and the AUD being the flatest. I used the SBD as my master timeline
and pitch referenced the AUD to it. The AUD on average had to be pitched
up about .03 (3 cents) to achieve pitch correction - 1.00 being
100 cents which is a semitone. I did not reference A=440 as I did not
desire to pitch adjust the SBD. It is very close though to A=440.
- Synch
Because of the speed fluctuation within a given source, multiple edits
were performed to keep the sources synched. Because the SBD was my
master pitch and time ref, the AUD was synched to the SBD (too many
edits to list).
- Sonic Quality/Matrix ratio
I did choose to employ a slight amount of limiting to the SBD (Waves L2)
to give it a slight amount of punch and presence. Conceptually, all
I was trying to do here is to add some dimension to the SBD, which is
pretty dry but very crisp, by using the ambience of the AUD. The result
is a lively but clear recording, hopefully close to how it sounded at
the show. If I had to guess the SBD/AUD ratio would be somewhere between
3:1 and 4:1, leaning more towards the 4:1 end of things.
- Edits
The following are places where the SBD and AUD had holes or
incomplete coverage in reference to the final matrix timeline.
SBD:
d1t01 (6:47:27 - 6:59:71) - missing (crowd)
d1t02 (7:20:37 - 7:41:17) - missing (crowd)
d1t04 (4:21:73 - 4:38:31) - missing (crowd)
d1t06 (8:25:00 - 8:58:10) - missing (crowd)
d1t08 (7:33:31 - 8:03:44) - missing (crowd)
d1t09 (9:07:59 - 9:20:00) - missing (crowd)
d2t01 (0:00:00 - 0:55:18) - missing (crowd)
d2t03 (4:17:59 - 6:05:49) - missing (crowd)
d2t04>5 (8:39:71 - 0:10:68) - missing (crowd)
d3t01 (5:03:33 - 5:09:53) - missing
d3t05 (7:08:52 - 9:16:36) - missing (mostly crowd)
AUD:
Set 1 had parts of the crowd in between songs edited out so as to fit
the whole set on one disc.
Note that alot of the missing elements from the SBD source are just
crowd segments except for the cut in Space, and the end of Good Lovin'
is cut/faded out. Other than that, all of the music is intact.
Thanks to Dick Latvala for transfering the SBD casette master to DAT,
Jim Wise for the noise reduction and conversion to CDR, and Jamie Lutch
for minor editing and shn conversion. Thanks to Barry Glassberg for
recording the AUD source, and John Steinthal for converting it to CDR,
Mark Cohen for supplying the discs, and Matt Vernon for the shn conversion.
Thanks to Jonathan Aizen for uploading both sources to the Llama.
Happy 24th Anniversary & Enjoy!!!
-Chappy
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SBD source text file:
Grateful Dead
Uptown Theatre
Chicago, IL
February 28, 1981
Disc 1 77:29
-Set I-
1. Jack Straw 06:23
2. They Love Each Other 07:21
3. Mama Tried -> 02:36
4. Mexicali Blues 04:23
5. Candyman -> 07:15
6. Little Red Rooster 08:25
7. Big RxR Blues 04:44
8. Looks Like Rain 07:33
9. Althea 09:08
10. Let it Grow -> 11:53
11. Deal 07:49
Disc 2 60:12
-Set IIA-
1. Cold Rain & Snow -> 06:16
2. Greatest Story 04:18
3. Ship of Fools 08:39
4. Lost Sailor -> 06:00
5. Saint of Circumstance -> 06:23
6. Terrapin Station -> 12:46
7. Jam -> 02:47
8 Drums -> 13:03
Disc 3 41:02
-Set IIB-
1. Space -> 11:19
2. Other One -> 05:49
3. Stella Blue -> 08:00
4. Around & Around -> 03:56
5. Good Lovin 07:09
6. Saturday Night 04:50
**The show can be fit onto 3x74 minute discs by moving Deal (d1t11) to the
beginning of disc 2**
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Source Info:
SBD > Cassette Master > DAT(0) (Reel>DAT transfer by Dick)
DAT(1) > ZA2> Soundforge (15db sampled tape hiss noise reduction filter)> CD
Architect > CDR Master(by Jim Wise)
CDR Master > EAC in secure mode (see below) > Soundforge (minor editing and
crossfading) > CDWAV > SHNv3 w/seek tables appended (by Jamie Lutch)
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NOTE Updated source info:
These shows were originally incorrectly labeled as SBD > 7 inch reel 7.5 ips
reel master.
According to Rob Eaton the correct lineage is SBD > Cassette Master.
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Known Flaws:
Beginning of Jack Straw abrupt start
Beginning of Althea abrupt start
Beginning of Ship of Fools abrupt start w/ reel warble
End of Good Lovin cuts, faded out
AUD source text file:
Band Grateful Dead
Venue Uptown Theatre
Location Chicago, IL
Date 2/28/81 - Saturday
Source:
Master: Barry Glassberg: Nak700>Sony TCD5M, Maxell UDXLII, Dolby B.
Lineage: AUDMC> Tascam 112MKII > Sony R500 SBM (pass through) >
Delta Dio 2496 > HD > sound forge & CD wave by John Steinthal
Encoding: EAC(secure) > CDWAV > mkwact > SHN(seekable) by Matt Vernon
Thanks to Mark Cohen for the disks!
Disk 1 [65:30]
Set One
01. Crowd/tuning
02. Jack Straw %
03. They Love Each Other %
04. Mama Tried >
05. Mexicali Blues %
06. Candyman ;
07. Little Red Rooster //
08. Big Railroad Blues >
09. Looks Like Rain %
10. Althea %
Disk 2 [70:32]
Set One continued
01. Let It Grow >
02. Deal
Set Two
03. Crowd/tuning
04. Cold Rain And Snow >
05. Greatest Story Ever Told %
06. Ship Of Fools //
07. Lost Sailor >
08. Saint Of Circumstance >
09. Terrapin Station > Jam >
Disk 3 [56:35]
Set Two continued
01. Drums >
02. Space >
03. The Other One >
04. Stella Blue >
05. Around And Around >
06. Good Lovin'
07. Encore One More Saturday Night
notes -
- tape flip after LLR
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tape flip after Ship of Fools
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d2t08 ~4:21 brief anomally
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d2t10 ~ 1:16 patch from sbd to cover tape flip