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Grateful Dead 11/02/1985

Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA
SHNID 20663
Source Summary
Schoeps CMC441s (90deg, 17cm) with single Omni center channel mic (CMC42 offset ~ 8' - mixed into main pair of CMC 441s) > custom mixer made by Doug Oade (M118 circuit in a 3 channel package) > Oade mod SONY PCM-F1 [recorded by the Oade Brothers]
Entered by dr.unclear
Checksums shn-md5, st5
Disc Counts 2 / 2
Media Size
Date Circulated
Date Added
11/22/2003
11/23/2003
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Grateful Dead
Richmond Coliseum
Richmond, VA
11-02-1985

Source:     Audience (Tapers? Section) ? Digital Master
Mics:       Schoeps (2 x CMC441, 1 x CMC42)
Processor:  Sony PCM-F1 (Oade Modified)
Tape Deck:  Sony Portable BetaMax
Taper:      Oades
Tracked:    Conrad


Field:
Schoeps CMC441s (90deg, 17cm) with single Omni center channel mic (CMC42 offset ~ 8' - mixed into main pair of CMC 441s) > custom mixer made by Doug Oade (M118 circuit in a 3 channel package) > Oade mod SONY PCM-F1

Transfer:
Master PCM > DAW (via SEKD card) > DSP* > CD data > HD > compressed with mkwACT0.97b (mkw) > CDR

*DSP Notes:
Doug Oade performed DSP on the transferred wav files using Waves REQ, RCL and C4 plug ins. IDR used for 32 > 16bit conversions of DAW files.

Doug's DSP comments:
?The DSP I did was to accomplish three goals, one is to reduce the dynamic range, without making it sound compressed (very low ratio of 1.25 to 1), the second, to apply EQ in order to partially compensate for the LF rolloff of the mics used and finally, I used the C4 processor to reduce PA or source hiss from space that was brought up in level by the use of RCL.?

Disc 1  1:13:37  (Omit track 08a.  Audience)  
        Alternate - 1:14:23 (Include track 08a.  Audience)
Set 1:

01.  0:00:41     //Bertha  (*1) >
02.  0:05:28     Greatest Story Ever Told
03.  0:08:07     Dupree's Diamond Blues
04.  0:07:31     C.C. Rider >
05.  0:09:26     Althea
06.  0:05:38     My Brother Esau
07.  0:06:41     Candyman (*2)
08.  0:11:11     Let It Grow

Set 2:
08a. 0:00:45     Audience
09.  0:07:38     Iko Iko
10.  0:11:13     Estimated Prophet >


Disc 2  1:07:06

Set 2 (continued):

01.  0:11:20     Uncle John's Band >
02.  0:06:53     China Doll >
03.  0:16:45     Drums (*3 ? 02:58) >
04.  0:11:19     Morning Dew >
05.  0:08:12     Throwin' Stones >
06.  0:04:54     Turn On Your Love Light

Encore:
07.  0:07:42     //Baby Blue (*4)


Notes:  (With Doug Oade's comments marked as D.O.)

*1.  The majority of the Bertha opener is missing (due to a late arrival/setup - which was unusual for the Oades).
D.O.: "...we setup late and did not get the first set startup..."

*2.  There is a minor pop near the start of Candyman.
D.O.: "The Candyman pop is a source pop. I remember it being a problem we had with one mic that was repaired prior to the NYE run in 85."

*3.  There is a ~3 second dropout in Drums/Space starting near 02:58.
D.O.: "...it is a hard drop due to a bad spot on the master tape. My DAT has the same drop on it..."

*4.  Part of the intro into the "Baby Blue" encore is missing.
D.O.: "...Baby Blue ... it was a late start, possible battery death after the second set and Jim did not notice it right away, seems like a rough night for the Oade Taping Team!"

Tracked:
CD-R > HD > verified mkw signature file - converted mkw to wav (mkwACT0.97b) > Tracked with CD Wave v.1.91 > compressed with mkwACT0.97b (SHN trackable - sector boundaries verified with shntool v1.02) > CD-R

Comments:

Discs were laid out to try to accommodate 74 minute CDs.  If track 08a (45 seconds of audience before start of 2nd set) is omitted, timing for Disc 1 will be less than 74 minutes.  If you want to include d1t08a, total time for Disc 1 will be 74 minutes and 23 seconds (i.e. consider using 80 minute CD).

The decision was made to start Disc 2 with Uncle John?s Band even though Estimated Prophet segues into Uncle John?s.  It?s a minor transition from Estimated to Uncle John?s.  Estimated ends cleanly on Disc 1 and Uncle John?s starts cleanly on Disc 2.

Once you've listened to this recording I think you'll agree that the technical issues (noted above) fade in the light of the magic that was captured in the moment.  I trust you'll appreciate the quality and energy of these shows that the Oades documented so faithfully.

Thank you Doug, Jim and Carlos, for making this material available - for your tireless efforts and selfless dedication to preserving and sharing the music.  ~~Conrad

First hosted November 22, 2003 via Bit Torrent by macdaddy.

Comments

Date: 12/26/2003
User: bondibox
Yeah, this sound satisfies ... what a night. Thanks Oades. I do wish however that there was just a wee bit more audience before Iko - I once had a tape that started with Brent doing a little descending scale flourish that really set the mood. Phil's PA cracking isn't as dramatic - damn clean recording! I heard a story that he learned how to make the PA stacks crack over the summer, and, knowing the whole monitor system would be replaced for the 2nd half of the tour, he viciously laid into it during the Dew. At the beginning of Estimated, Candace had put together a Cyalume lightstick pyramid that got lifted up on a cable and hovered over the stage "Rising up to Paradise, you know I'm gonna shiiiine". They changed out Jerry's microphone during Estimated, another special effect that created a mood of anticipation.