CitizenGatsby's Collection
Joni Mitchell 02/23/1972
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
| Source | SBD |
| Media | FLAC 1 disc |
| Notes | Lineage (RainDawg Remaster): SBD > ? > FLAC (from bt.easytree.org) > WAV > Adobe Audition 1.5 (open append > remastering > retracking) > WAV > FLAC Frontend > FLAC (SBalign, lvl8, verify) |
| Tech Notes | Joni Mitchell "New York City 2/23/1972 (Remastered)" Venue: Carnegie Hall City: New York City Recorded: February 23, 1972 Format: FLAC[SB Aligned][Vorbis Tagged] Lineage: SBD > ? > FLAC (from bt.easytree.org) > WAV > Adobe Audition 1.5 (open append > remastering > retracking) > WAV > FLAC Frontend > FLAC (SBalign, lvl8, verify) FLAC Size: 447 MB Artwork: No Sound Quality: A- Notes: Remastered, reviewed, and seeded to www.thetradersden.org on 2004-11-24/25 by The RainDawg (www.audiophilia.net) Remastering Notes: I downloaded this set from bt.easytree.org on Nov. 12 of 2004. The sound is great, but it was seeded with some nasty silences in the audience noise at the tracks transition points. This, and a few other small issues were fixed with Adobe Audition 1.5, in the following order: -Removed small gaps of silences between each track and smoothed so that the audience noise is continuous. -Track 16 contains just audience noise, but at it's conclusion was a very harsh cut-off that lead into a quieter audience preparing for the first encore. I removed the gap and smoothed these two sections together and they now flow perfectly. -The set was retracked as the transtions were previously in the middle of the audience noise. I moved them to be closer to the start of each song. Also, track 18 was split into two, as the introduction where Joni is bringing her "friends" on stage was rather long. -DC Bias point adjusted; the waveform is now cenetered about 0dB -From Track 13 onward, the recording was slightly right-leaning. I boosted just the left channel of this segment 2.5 dB, and it balances nicely now. -Genlte fade-in on track 1 to remove the audience noise harsh start. -End of show had a 2 second fadeout applied to the audience noise. Remaining audio issues (unfixed): -The audience noise at the end of track 10 cuts out abruptly before returning in time for the beginning of track 11. This is from the analog source. -Track 12 cuts out for a tape flip in the midle of the song. The audio returns a bit later, cutting into Joni's into to track 13 There is an outstandingly low hiss floor, and this tape must come from some fairly high grade analog recorders. There is some distortion during certain louder parts, and so the sound can't be ranked a solid A, but is an easy A- with the clarity being what it is elsewhere on the tape. Excellent sound indeed. The set does not have a pedigree lineage, but it is digitally clean and lossless, so has not deteriorted during its digital lifetime. It should be noted that no EQ, hiss reduction, or other audio quality editing was employed. Performance Notes: The performance is great, featuring a (mostly) solo Joni, taking "I Love You's" from the crowd, spinning stories, and charming everyone with her schoolgirl giggle and outgoing stage persona. The song selection is still packed with material from Blue, which sounds as raw and deep as it did when originally released. I am quite positive that the "friends" Joni has join her at the end are all of or 3/4 of Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young. She asks for David and Neil, which leads me to believe this is the case. They just sing the chorus together, so it's tough to pick specifically which voices are present. I've been unable to confirm this suspicion, so any feedback in support of or contrary to this opinion is greatly appreciated. |
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· Last Updated May 23, 2023
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