The Guess Who
Ottawa, ON
RBC Bluesfest
Lebreton Flats
2026-07-19

Recorded by: palm0014

Lineage: Insta360 Mic Pro (32 bit stereo - cardioid mode)>Audacity to normalize and export to a 32 bit file to import into Logic Pro X>Logic Pro X>48/24>xAct
Boosted all tracks by 3.5db
Location: Left side of the stage, probably 25 meters from left speaker stack

Set:
01 - (Hang On to Your Life intro)
02 - Runnin' Back to Saskatoon
03 - Proper Stranger
04 - Hand Me Down World
05 - These Eyes
06 - Let It Ride [Bachman-Turner Overdrive]
07 - Clap for the Wolfman
08 - Laughing
09 - Undun
10 - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet [Bachman-Turner Overdrive]
11 - My Own Way to Rock [Burton Cummings]
12 - Bus Rider
13 - American Woman
14 - No Sugar Tonight - New Mother Nature
15 - No Time
16 - Share the Land
17 - Takin' Care of Business [Bachman-Turner Overdrive]

Show notes: When The Guess Who was announced to close out Ottawa Bluesfest, I was on the fence on whether or not I should go. I had seen Bachman and Cummings tour 20 years ago. Would they still put on a good show?

Initial reviews looked great, so I bought a ticket and was completely gobsmacked at how great the show was. It was hit, after hit, after hit, after hit! They sounded great! Time has been kind to this band. It's great to see them celebrate the name 'The Guess Who' after all these years!

I consider myself a next-generation fan of theirs as I was not part of the original generation growing up with the band. It was great to see all ages come and enjoy a great show.

Recording notes:
For this year's Ottawa Bluesfest, I was trying out the Insta360 Mic Pro which I clipped onto the front of my hat. Unfortunately, I actually lost my original Mic Pro after only two days of recording and had to buy a new one. Noooo!

I quite like this device and the sound is really great, compared to my tried and true iPhone sticking out of my front pocket.

Did my best to avoid people chatting in the crowd, but it's hard to do with thousands of people there for a great time.

It's my first time dealing with 32 bit audio, so if you notice anything weird, please let me know as I might be missing something when preparing it for a 24 bit/48khz file out of Logic Pro.

Logic Pro was giving me some issues when normalizing the file and introduced some clipping. I had to do some normalization work in Audacity first, export a 32 bit file to Logic Pro to continue editing.

Processing notes:
- Flipped channels because I had the microphone clipped upside down on my hat
- Used Logic Pro's AI stem splitter to reduce some clapping for Track 10
- Added a limiter