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Yo La Tengo   11/22/2006

ZAKK, Düsseldorf, Germany
Source SBD/Aud matrix
Media
Tech Notes *A thir13en Production*


Yo La Tengo
2006-11-22
ZAKK
Dusseldorf, Germany


Type: 3 Source blend (SBD, CAM-AUD front, CAM-AUD back)
FORMAT: FLAC 16-44
RATING: Off the scale



Pavemalk doesn't just have a solid 90's archives...he's an early 40's guy like me, except he has kids, and he still finds the time and energy to go out a grab a real timely diamond like this. Even we were going to try to do a 3-CAM HD cap of the YLT show here in DC back in September, but the CAM's ended up being involved in a far less interesting but much higher paying gig that whole week. So when pavemalk told me he got this, I felt better about missing our opportunity. Cheers to you, pavemalk, cheers to you.


So, on their very recent stop in Dusseldorf they gave the crowd a solid 2.25 hours of non-stop musical bliss. If you haven't caught them yet, you can still see them out there and you will want to when you hear this. And go buy the new record too, or all the old ones you don't have...go, now, or after this finishes, or burn it to CD, pop it in the car player and go...now.



Tech:

SBD is a nice mix, front CAM sounded excellent too.

The back CAM seemed to have a 10-20 ms compression attack-release that was overloaded by the boom-of-the-room. I controlled what I could but didn't want the "pumping" that competeing compression can often cause. In some spots (like the boom-boom of the kick in the start of "...Hatchet...") you can hear it pump in and out, but really not a big deal. And there is no phasing of the three sources.

One of the cams had occasional digi-blip skips. Not sure if it was the CAM or the burn to DVDR that caused it. I fixed some but I know a few got through. It's minor.

Each CAM cut-out for a tape change, and the front CAM stopped often during the lengthy audience passages at the end of the show. I did what I could to make these sections as flow as consistent as possible. One of them worked flawlessly, the other I did notice a slight change.

This version will also contain two distinct "fixes" that I won't do on the DVD:
- The feedback wail in the middle of "...Race..."
- Ira's near-choke on the intro of "Sometimes..."

Basically for pure listening enjoyment, I just had to make those tiny adjustments. For the video, it'll be 100% pure.




01 We're An American Band
02 The Race Is On
03 Pass The Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind
04 Tears Are In Your Eyes
05 Beanbag Chair
06 Season Of The Shark
07 The Weakest Part
08 Mr. Tough
09 Saturday
10 I Feel Like Going Home
11 Sudden Organ
12 I Should Have Known Better
13 Watch Out For Me Ronnie
14 The Story Of Yo La Tengo
15 Blue Line Swinger
16 -break-
17 Be Thankful For What You've Got
18 Stockholm Syndrome
19 My Pledge Of Love
20 -break2-
21 Sometimes I Don't Get You
22 Can't Forget
23 This Is Where I Belong
24 -break3-
25 Take Care



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13 Source info
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#1-SBD>FOSTEX-D5>CDR
#2-SONY Hi8>DVDR (Front CAM)
#3-Panasonic D7>DVDR (Back CAM)

Mixed, Rendered in Vegas7
Mastered in Sound Forge8
Trades Allowed Yes
Ratings Sound: A+
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