| Tech Note | SBD MCass (Maxell XLII-S 90 min)> Sony TC-WE805S >
Art DI/O (48Khz, Input gain +~11dB, No "Tube Warmth")>
Delta DIO 2496> WaveLab v4.0c> WAV (@24/48)> FLAC (24-bit, v1.1.0) > Mastering (see notes) > SHNv3
NO tracking/editing/alterations performed before archiving to 24-bit FLAC
(except to trim silence from the ends).
(transfer>24bit FLAC files by Weave - Weave@furthurnet.org on 10/4/2003)
Notes
The tape cover for cassette 1 lists Contact as the start of Set 2 and the tape cover for Set 2 lists Anelope as the Encore.
The taper sometimes put the Encore at the end of Cassette 1 if space was running low on Cassette 2. However, he also started Set 2 on cassette 1 if there was still plenty of room.
Listening to the tapes, it is clear that Contact is the Encore and Antelope ends the 2nd set.
**Mastering**
24bit/48kHz FLAC's > Wavelab 4.01b on REBA > Q10Paramatric EQ > BBE > X-Noise > Editing > L1+ Ultramaximizer > 48kHz>44.1 and 24bit>16bit w/level 2 Gaussian Dither > tc electronic Finalizer 96k > Tracking in Wavelab > SHNv3 appended
There is some low level tape hiss/PA white noise that is on the masters...this did get amplified somewhat because of the level changes made durring the show. The levels for the channels were also more than 4db "off-center". I tried as best as I could by making the appropiate gain changes and EQ adjustments to "center" the recording. The X-Noise process was used on this show, as an experiment on just how far I could push it, because it is an "adaptave" process when you have it set up correctly. I decided to see just how much I could try to get the highs as *crystal* as possible without introducing so much noise that it became unbearable. All the fades were done in a montage as 2 seperate stereo tracks. While I did try to adjust the hard volume fades on the master, not all could be properly adjusted and were just left as is.
As for Disc 1, Track 7.....you'll have to ask them what they were thinking ;-)
Mastering , editing and WAV > SHN were performed on REBA by Arty-imthemarmar@stny.rr.com (on 10/2003)
**24/48 Masters do exist at the unedited/pre-processed level** |
