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Kevin Tobin Videos's Collection

Grateful Dead   03/25/1986

The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
Recording SHNID 176166
Source (Master) Single camera audience shot with multiple audio tracks
Complete show on YouTube
Media MKV   2 discs
Notes Brokedown House Production with video provided by Andrew Tatkow - Seeded on LL 04/06/26 LL Seeding
Tech Notes Grateful Dead
March 25, 1986

The Spectrum
Philadelphia, PA

Brokedown House Production (with audio upgrade by BHP)

Taped & Provided by Andrew Tatkow
Production Consultant: Markiki
Capture & Edit by P.Togos
Synch & Author by Kevin Tobin


Set 1:
Tuning
Feel Like A Stranger
Tennessee Jed
C.C. Rider
Tons Of Steel
It Must Have Been The Roses
Desolation Row
Don't Ease Me In

Set 2:
Tuning
Scarlet Begonias
Touch Of Grey
Looks Like Rain
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
Drums
Space
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Black Peter
Throwing Stones
Turn On Your Love Light

Encore
Brokedown Palace

Notes:
Set 1
00:11:25-00:11:32 - Filled With Graphics
00:26:45-00:27:10 - Filled with Graphics
Set 2
00:30:54-00:31:30 - Filled with alternate angle

Jerry Garcia - Guitar
Bob Weir - Guitar
Brent Mydland - Keyboards
Phil Lesh - Bass
Bill Kreutzmann - Drums
Mickey Hart - Drums


Video: AUD (Tripod) > Master
Master: JVC GX-N7U (with Nikkor 70-210mm Zoom Lense) > Canon VR-40 > VHS Master (Maxell HGX Gold HiFi 120)
Transfer: VHS Master > Panasonic AG-7150 > Canopus ADVC-300 > Firewire > HD > Sony Vegas 9 (.avi) > MPEG2 > TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 2.0 > MKVToolNix GUI v31.0.0 > .mkv
[NTSC, 4:3, 8.0 Mbs, 4:3, 29.97 fps]

Original BHP MKV > TMPGEnc Smart Render 6 > MPEG2 > MKVToolNix GUI v97.0.0 > .mkv
[NTSC, 4:3, 8.2 Mbs, 720x480, 29.97 fps]

Audio Source Information
Audio Track 1:
SBD
(shnid = 176166)

Source Info:
Soundboard > VHS Master (Sony Handycam)(Stereo) > Dougal Donaldson's 1st Generation Cassettes > Sony TC-D5M (Maxell XLIIS-90 (Dolby B)

Transfer Info:
1st Generation Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> Tascam Hi-Res Editor (24/96) > Adobe Audition CC 2026 (DDi codec) > TLH flac2496

Notes:
- Thanks to Dougal Donaldson for the 1st generation cassettes
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Charlie Connor for the Beyer M88 source which supplies a 0:17 patch in the "It Must Have Been The Roses > Desolation Row" transition, as well as a 0:47 patch in "Space"
- Debut of "Desolation Row"
- All soundboard sources in general circulation derive from this source
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
January 2026
[LPCM, 4.6 Mbs, 24 Bit, 96 kHz]

Audio Track 2: Audience
AUD (shnid = 3188)

Source Audience FOB (30ft Center Stage)
Mics Beyer Dynamic M88's
Tapedeck Sony TCD5M
Media Maxell MX90
Taper Charlie Connor

AUD > Beyer Dynamic M88's > Sony TCD5M(CM) > Nak DR-10 (Playback) >
Midiman Flying Cow 24bit/48kHz A/D > RME Digi96/8>
Steinberg's Wavelab 3.0 (bit resolution & resampling to CDR
redbook 16/44.1 > CDWav beta1.57 (tracking only) > SHNv3 (MKW ACT)

COMMENTS:
I'm not usually this bold, but I'm going out on a limb.
This FOB Aud is as close to a Board as they come.
With the exception of the tape flip cut on Don't Ease there should
be no glitches. If there are any problems noted on this first set
please notify me at crconnor@optonline.net Charlie Connor

AUD was patched with the following source:
AUD (shnid = 139773)

From the Rich Gastwirt Collection
Robert Bryant recording (patched out of the Oade Brothers): Schoeps CMC4 MK4's > Sony PCM F1 > DAT/44 (FOB)
Charlie Miller transfer: DAT (Sony PCM-R500) > Tascam da3000 > wav 16/44
Edited & Mastered in Audacity by Joe Noel; Wave > Flac 16/44
[LPCM, 1.5 Mbs, 16 Bit, 48 kHz]

Audio Track 3: Matrix
shnid = 145620
SBD + AUD Matrix 2 Source Mix
[LPCM, 1.5 Mbs, 16 Bit, 48 kHz]

Audio Track 4: 5.1 LPCM Surround Sound
shnid = 145624
[LPCM, 4.6Mbs, 16 Bit, 48 kHz]

Audio Track 5: DTS 5.1
shnid = 145623
DTS-Audio-48khz 5.1 Mix
You need a 5.1 dts complient system with digital connection to your blu-ray/dvd player.
[LPCM, 1.5 Mbs, 16 Bit, 48 kHz]

NOTE: Track 3/4/5 are a combination of the Audio Track 1 (SBD) listed above and this audience:
AUD (shnid = 3188)

Source Audience FOB (30ft Center Stage)
Mics Beyer Dynamic M88's
Tapedeck Sony TCD5M
Media Maxell MX90
Taper Charlie Connor

AUD > Beyer Dynamic M88's > Sony TCD5M(CM) > Nak DR-10 (Playback) >
Midiman Flying Cow 24bit/48kHz A/D > RME Digi96/8>
Steinberg's Wavelab 3.0 (bit resolution & resampling to CDR
redbook 16/44.1 > CDWav beta1.57 (tracking only) > SHNv3 (MKW ACT)

COMMENTS:
I'm not usually this bold, but I'm going out on a limb.
This FOB Aud is as close to a Board as they come.
With the exception of the tape flip cut on Don't Ease there should
be no glitches. If there are any problems noted on this first set
please notify me at crconnor@optonline.net Charlie Connor

AUD was patched with the following source:
AUD (shnid = 139773)

From the Rich Gastwirt Collection
Robert Bryant recording (patched out of the Oade Brothers): Schoeps CMC4 MK4's > Sony PCM F1 > DAT/44 (FOB)
Charlie Miller transfer: DAT (Sony PCM-R500) > Tascam da3000 > wav 16/44
Edited & Mastered in Audacity by Joe Noel; Wave > Flac 16/44
[LPCM, 1.5 Mbs, 16 Bit, 48 kHz]
J-Card Comment f432d1d6ebaf69e8a250d70a5c6276dc *gd1986-03-25.set1.mkv
bc6fdded1a64256ea11be384fe909dbf *gd1986-03-25.set2.mkv
Trades Allowed Yes
SHNID 176166
<b>flac2496</b>; Source Info: Soundboard > VHS Master (Sony Handycam)(Stereo) > Dougal Donaldson's 1st Generation Cassettes > Sony TC-D5M (Maxell XLIIS-90 (Dolby B); Transfer Info: 1st Generation Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> Tascam Hi-Res Editor (24/96) > Adobe Audition CC 2026 (DDi codec) > TLH flac2496
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