Big River | 1985-08-31 | Grateful Dead

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Eddie Mook for the master recording
- Thanks to Jason Scheuner for the master cassette source
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to the Oade's for the Schoeps CMC4 MK41 source which supplies an 0:08 patch in "Space"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
November 2020

SOURCE 2 OF 13

2:31:07

Taper:

Eddie Mook

Transferrer:

Jason Scheuner, Charlie Miller, Scott Clugston

SHNID:

gd1985-08-31.151428.nak104.mook.scheuner.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Eddie Mook's Master Audience Cassettes; Nakamichi 100 mics + CP4 capsules > Sony D5 > Sony D6

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> dBpoweramp (24/96) > Adobe Audition CC 2020 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Eddie Mook for the master recording
- Thanks to Jason Scheuner for the master cassette source
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to the Oade's for the Schoeps CMC4 MK41 source which supplies an 0:08 patch in "Space"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
November 2020

SOURCE 3 OF 13

2:29:06

SHNID:

gd1985-08-31.154552.senn.me80.hessberg.miller.clugston.flac2496

SOURCE 4 OF 13

2:29:06

SHNID:

gd1985-08-31.154551.senn.me80.hessberg.miller.clugston.flac1648

SOURCE 5 OF 13

Executive Crew; Mike Davis, Kenny Davis, Kyle Holbrook, Tom Pinney, Olvy Johnson,Mike Yacavone, Phil Schuman

Transferrer:

Kyle Holbrook

SHNID:

gd1985-08-31.153037.akgc422-davis-holbrook.flac2448

Source:

This Source: Master AUDCA Maxell MX90 No NR [KH] Microphones: AKG C422 (Cardioid) > AKG S42 XY 90º 10 feet high Recorder: Sony TC-D5M| 2nd in line Location: OTS- 120' from stage ** [44:45 -45:10] Spliced 25 seconds end of space through first 10 seconds of GDTRFB from OADE Schoeps rig, KH master- info: Patch Source:Microphones: Schoeps 90º X-Y 10 feet high > Oade M118 Recorder: OADE Analog patchbay|1st Sony TC-D5M in line [KH] Location: OTS- 120' from stage (6 feet away from AKG stand)

Lineage:

Taper Notes:

View NotesNinth AKG c422 GD recording made by the Executive Crew. Dedicated to Kenny Davis RIP

SOURCE 6 OF 13

2:36:24

Taper:

Executive Crew; Mike Davis, Kenny Davis, Kyle Holbrook, Tom Pinney, Olvy Johnson,Mike Yacavone, Phil Schuman

Transferrer:

Kyle Holbrook

SHNID:

gd1985-08-31.153036.akgc422.davis-holbrook.flac1644

Source:

Lineage:

Taper Notes:

View NotesNinth AKG c422 GD recording made by the Executive Crew. Dedicated to Kenny Davis RIP

SOURCE 7 OF 13

2:29:14

SHNID:

gd1985-08-31.123824.nak300.flac16

Source:

Nak300>CP4>D5 no dolby; ots dfc mics @10ft pas; cass(m)>hhb830 16/44.1 cds in 2003; cd>audacity +2.5>cdwave splits>tlh flac8

Taper Notes:

View Notes* 1st 3 seconds missing

SOURCE 8 OF 13

gd1985-08-31.BeyerM160s-SonyD5.D5scott.108163.flac16

Source:

Master audience cassette recorded with 2 Beyer M160 microphones > Sony TC-D5M - Maxell MX90.

Lineage:

Sony TC-D5M (original record deck) > PreSonus Inspire GT > Sound Forge > .wav files > Trader's Little Helper > flac and ffp files

Taper Notes:

View Notes*  I patched a 2 second gap in Mexicali Blues, along with all of Drums and Space from a different source:  FOB > (Jim Vita's) Beyer Dynamic M160's > Sony TCD5M 
My buddy Cas took my D5 on the road for a couple of shows and this is one of them.  He patched out of "The Veteran's" mics which happen to be the same kind as mine.
I asked where they recorded from and Cas said they were "way up front".
I should put out a big thanks to "The Veteran" who was responsible for me getting my own pair of Beyer M-160's! 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
R.I.P. Sandy - aka "Bigfoot"  -  He was a friend of mine who had nothing to do with this recording but we sure do miss him!

SOURCE 9 OF 13

Alex Ford and SirMick

SHNID:

gd1985-08-31.fob.mccue.motb.82689.flac24

Source:

Audience FOB Recording, 10-15 rows back, DFC 2 Sennheiser 441s > Sony TC-D5M > MAC

Lineage:

MAC > Nakamichi Cassette Deck 2 (azimuth adjusted) > Kind Kables RCA/XLR > Grace Design Lunatec V3(@24/96)* > coax > M-Audio Audiophile 2496 > WaveLab 5.0 > WAV > Traders Little Helper > FLAC24 *V3 recording levels set equally at 25 + 3 trim

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:

patch sources:

1- FOB>(Jim Vita's)Beyer Dynamic M160's>Sony TCD5M >Sony TCD5M (Charlie Connor's
    CM - TDK MA90's)
    Transfer: Nak DR-10>Midiman Flying Cow 24bit/48kHz A/D>RME Digi96/8>
    Steinberg's Wavelab 3.0 (bit resolution & resampling to  16/44.1>CDWav beta1.57
    (tracking only)>flac16

2 - Oade Brothers Recording
     Transferred by Doug Oade, tracked by Darrin Sacks (dsacks@pcisys.net)
     Schoeps cmc441 (90deg, 17cm) > Oade M118 > Oade mod SONY PCM-F1
     Transfer:Master PCM > DAW (via SEKD Prodif) > Wav > cdwav > Flac


-
- there was a tape problem at 0:58 in Dupree's. I put in a sub-second patch
- Space has a patch 2:49 - 2:59, which has been mix-pasted by aproximatey 2.5 seconds
  at either end
- last 1:09 of NFA and crowd patched
- source 1 patches for Dupree's and Space.  Source 2 patches for NFA and crowd.  They have
  been eq'd so that they have a closer match to the sound of this source
- crossfades added where tape had been paused between some tracks and on tape flips,
  except during Space (see above)
- mastered using Wavelab v5 as host for iZotope Ozone v3.08, TC Works Native Dex v3.1 and
  BBE Sonic Maximiser v2


Comments:

- the vocals are lower in the mix during much of the first 2 tracks
- what I'd really like to know is "Who was Harry?"

SOURCE 10 OF 13

Alex Ford and SirMick

SHNID:

gd1985-08-31.fob.mccue-motb.82367.sbeok.flac16

Source:

(FOB) 2 Sennheiser 441s > Sony TC-D5M > Maxell MX 90s FOB, 10-15 rows back, DFC

Lineage:

Master AUD Cassettes > Nakamichi Cassette Deck 2 (azimuth adjusted) > Kind Kables RCA/XLR > Lunatec V3(@24/96)* > coax > M-Audio Audiophile 2496 > WaveLab 5.0 > WAV > Traders Little Helper > FLAC24 *V3 recording levels set equally at 25 + 3 trim

Taper Notes:

View Notespatch sources:

1- FOB>(Jim Vita's)Beyer Dynamic M160's>Sony TCD5M >Sony TCD5M (Charlie Connor's
    CM - TDK MA90's)
    Transfer: Nak DR-10>Midiman Flying Cow 24bit/48kHz A/D>RME Digi96/8>
    Steinberg's Wavelab 3.0 (bit resolution & resampling to  16/44.1>CDWav beta1.57
    (tracking only)>flac16

2 - Oade Brothers Recording
     Transferred by Doug Oade, tracked by Darrin Sacks (dsacks@pcisys.net)
     Schoeps cmc441 (90deg, 17cm) > Oade M118 > Oade mod SONY PCM-F1
     Transfer:Master PCM > DAW (via SEKD Prodif) > Wav > cdwav > Flac


Notes:

-
- there was a tape problem at 0:58 in Dupree's. I put in a sub-second patch
- Space has a patch 2:49 - 2:59, which has been mix-pasted by aproximatey 2.5 seconds
  at either end
- last 1:09 of NFA and crowd patched
- source 1 patches for Dupree's and Space.  Source 2 patches for NFA and crowd.  They have
  been eq'd so that they have a closer match to the sound of this source
- crossfades added where tape had been paused between some tracks and on tape flips,
  except during Space (see above)
- mastered using Wavelab v5 as host for iZotope Ozone v3.08, TC Works Native Dex v3.1 and
  BBE Sonic Maximiser v2
- downsampled to 16/44.1 with Wavelab 5 and dithered with iZotope Ozone (type:Mbit+,
  noise shaping:high, dither amount:normal)

Comments:

- the vocals are lower in the mix during much of the first 2 tracks
- what I'd really like to know is "Who was Harry?"

SOURCE 11 OF 13

gd1985-08-31.beyerM160.connor.77193.sbeok.flac16

Source:

FOB>(Jim Vita's)Beyer Dynamic M160's>Sony TCD5M >Sony TCD5M (Charlie Connor's CM - TDK MA90's)

Lineage:

Nak DR-10>Midiman Flying Cow 24bit/48kHz A/D>RME Digi96/8>Steinberg's Wavelab 3.0 (bit resolution & resampling to 16/44.1>CDWav beta1.57 (tracking only)>flac16

SOURCE 12 OF 13

gd85-08-31.schoeps-oade.sacks.25943.sbeok.flacf

Source:

Oade Brothers Recording Schoeps cmc441 (90deg, 17cm) > Oade M118 > Oade mod SONY PCM-F1

Lineage:

Master PCM > DAW (via SEKD Prodif) > Wav > cdwav > Flac

Taper Notes:

View Notes<b>flac16</b>; updated lineage: 90 X-Y Schoeps CMC441 & 8ft spaced Schoeps CMC42s -> custom M118 x2 -> custom Oade mixer -> Oade MOD PCM-F1; Transfer: Master PCM > DAW (via SEKD Prodif) > Wav > cdwav > Flac; Oade Brothers Recording, Transferred by Doug Oade, tracked by Darrin Sacks

SOURCE 13 OF 13

gd85-08-31.oade.connor.8237.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Oade's Master Audience PCM > Schoeps CMC-441 mics > Oade M118> Sony PCM-F1 > DAT> CDR>EAC(Secure mode)>Shn(MKW ACT)

Taper Notes:

View NotesOade's Master Audience PCM > Schoeps CMC-441 mics > Oade M118> Sony PCM-F1 > DAT> CDR>EAC(Secure mode)>Shn(MKW ACT);EAC'ed/Shn'ed, and Seeded via Fungus and abgd by Charlie Connor with thanks to Scott Clugston and Doug Oade.