Robert Walter

Robert Walter's Super Heavy Organ

Robert Walter, Johnny Vidacovich, James Singleton, Donald Harrison
Preservation Hall
New Orleans, LA
4/30/2008

Original recording:  Neumann TLM170s (subcard @ lip of stage, clamped to Donald Harrison's mic stand)->Apogee AD1000 (soft limit, UV22 on @ 48khz, 16 bit)-> Teac DAP20 DAT(m)

Transfer:  Sony R500->Sound Devices 722

Mastered: Soundforge Audio Studio 10.0a - slight volume normalization. Sample rate conversion 48khz to 44.1khz using iZotope 64-Bit SRC set higher than "Highest Quality" setting w/anti-alias filter.  All file manipulation in Soundforge done at 24 bits, then dithered back to 16 bits using using iZotope MBIT+ with Ultra noise shaping, High dither settings.  Tracked in CDWav.


Set 1
1.  intro (truncated on DAT master, but cuts back in just before 1st tune)
2.  Maple Plank
3.  Corry's Snail and Slug Death
4.  banter - for Little Robert
5.  34 Small
6.  banter - going to attempt to play the piano
7.  Coupe
8.  Parts And Holes
9.  Hardware *
10. Dr. Watson
11. By The Rivers Of Babylon
12. banter - set break announcement

Set 2
1.  crowd, 2nd set intro
2.  Snakes And Spiders
3.  banter - my favorite Mexican restaurant in San Diego
4.  El Cuervo
5.  banter - inviting up Scott Amendola on drums
6.  The Weasel *+
7.  Yodel
8.  Juju *
9.  encore break
10. Hey Pocky Way * (Donald Harrison vocals)
11. 2nd encore break
12. Instant Karma
13. banter - new record, thanks

* = w/Donald Harrison on saxophone
+ = w/Scott Amendola on drums

Original DAT recording by Scott Bernstein.
Transferred and mastered by Scott Bernstein, 12/25-26/2009.


SHNID	Date	Venue	City	State	Archive Identifier
105204	2008-04-30	Preservation Hall	New Orleans	LA
Original recording: Neumann TLM170s (subcard @ lip of stage, clamped to Donald Harrison's mic stand)->Apogee AD1000 (soft limit, UV22 on @ 48khz, 16 bit)-> Teac DAP20 DAT(m) Transfer: Sony R500->Sound Devices 722 Mastered: Soundforge Audio Studio 10.0a . FLAC

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