Today’s On This Date in History is a major upgrade to an old, well-circulated show. I had a 5th(!) generation cassette copy of this back in tape trading days, but we (probably Steve Brothers or Michael Pemberton) was able to get the master tape bounced to DAT.
That provided a clean enough version of this to run through Izotope and get some decent results. The only issue that I hear is that the violin is WAY too loud. Otherwise, it turned out pretty good.
Recorded by: ? DAT Transfer by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card Rebalance in Izotope Rx8- Bass +2, Guitar +6
There is a REALLY long story about this show that I will paste below all of the tech details. As an aside, you would think that this “8mm video xfer and synch with better audio thing” would be simple, but it is a 10 step, multi day process… especially with all of the trial and error at the start. Please pardon the delays.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: Sony TR-81 for video; Sony TCD-D3 and 1 Nakamichi CM300 mic. Xfer from a Sony DCR-TRV340 Hi8 camera via firewire. Audio rebalance via Izotope (boost bass and guitar) Video Noise reduction in Adobe Premiere w/Neat video. DAT xfer wirh Sony PCMR500 & M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card– Reaper Audio/Video Synch via Pluraleyes
I land in Chicago and see them at the Lounge ax on the first night. The next show was in Bloomington, at Jakes. This is before GPS and internet maps- I had a handful of AAA maps that put me in the general area of the club. So off I go- I leave Chicago and I see roadsigns that say “bloomington, 200 miles” or something like that.. so I follow them. I get to bloomington and I check into a motel 6. I start looking in the phone book for Jake’s, and I can’t find it. I spend an hour + trying to figure out where the club is, including asking the indifferent receptionist at the motel, when she finally says “are you looking for Bloomington IL or IN? You are in IL”. It is about 6pm, and I realize that I am in the wrong STATE for the show. My heart and stomach sank. I jump back in the car and consult the map. Looks like about a 3 hour drive, and I am panicking- afraid that I flew to the midwest only to miss one of the shows because of my stupidity. So I jump in the car and start driving. I take the most direct route on the map, which is a mistake because it takes me through a bunch of small towns with 25mph speed limits and stop signs(it seriously felt like I was going through people’s backyards). It is also raining torrentially and these huge semis are throwing swimming pools full of water on my rental car. It was probably the most stressed I had ever been in my life at the time- for 4 hours straight! I get to the club and burst through the door like a madman, expecting to see UT finishing up their set. The show had not even started yet, and all of these laidback people are looking at me from the bar like “WTF is your problem”. So I start drinking guiness, trying to calm down and I get completely smashed before the band goes on. I met a guy who I traded tapes with, who I am sure thought I was totally insane. Luckily for me, that was probably the best show of that tour.
It’s a late one today! This is another one from Tony Philputt’s collection via Phil Go. It’s 71 minutes of a RT show from 1986. This one sounds pretty decent for an audience camcorder job.
Recorded by: Tony Philputt Transfer by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: Panasonic AG-1980 — Datavideo TBC1000 – ATI TV Wonder 600 USB Adapter — Virtualdub Enhanced in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video