Grateful Dead Capitol Theater Port Chester, NY 2-19-71 Sick Bits Vol. 13 Source: Matrix (SBD/AUD mix): SBD: (shnid=1029) - via WBOTB Project 7" two track BBD reel w/ Dolby A @ 7 1/2 ips > PCM501ES @ 44.055 kHz PCM501ES analog out > Fostex D5 @ 48 kHz (Dolby not decoded?) > WAV > Cool Edit Pro (filtering and sample rate conversion) > SHN AUD: (shnid=30230) - via Clinton Vadnais 1st gen reel> Teac A-2300SX> RCA out> Audiophile 2496> Wavelab 4.0 lineage: Wavelab 4.0> CD Wave> MKWact> WAV> FLAC Transfer/Editing: The SBD is from SHN files downloaded from LMA, and the AUD is from FLAC files downloaded from bt.etree.org; both sources were converted to WAV > Sony Vegas 5 > WAV > CD Wave > FLAC 16 (level 8) Matrixed by Chris Chappell ScarFire@liquidcity.com 10-14-05 ___________________________________________________________________ Set I: d1t01 - tuning (Merry-Go-Round Broke Down) d1t02 - Truckin' d1t03 - Loser d1t04 - Cumberland Blues d1t05 - It Hurts Me Too d1t06 - Bertha d1t07 - Playin' In The Band d1t08 - Dark Hollow d1t09 - Smokestack Lightnin' d1t10 - China Cat Sunflower -> d1t11 - I Know You Rider Set II: d1t12 - tuning d1t13 - Greatest Story Ever Told -> d1t14 - Johnny B. Goode d2t01 - tuning d2t02 - Bird Song* d2t03 - Easy Wind d2t04 - Deal* d2t05 - Cryptical Envelopment -> d2t06 - Drums -> d2t07 - The Other One -> d2t08 - Wharf Rat d2t09 - Good Lovin' d2t10 - Casey Jones Total Times: Disc 1 [79:53] Disc 2 [79:09] * breakout - for track times see shntool output ___________________________________________________________________ General Notes: When Clinton transfered and seeded the AUD of this show, I knew I had to see what a 1971 matrix would sound like. After experimenting with the China>Rider, it was obvious that the power conveyed in the blending of the two sources would justify matrixing an already crisp sounding betty board. The energy back then was really amazing - so strong, and the sound... vintage. Both sources are mono, but in no way does this detract from the final result, if anything, it minimized the phase issues inherent in making a post-show matrix. Some mono purists believed that hi-fidelity went out the window with the introduction of stereo. I'm not saying I agree, but after this editing exercise, I can appreciate more where they are coming from. The SBD does not appear to be the FOH mix, as the vocals in the beginning of certain songs (Bertha, Dark Hollow) are missing or very low in the SBD source, but easily heard in the AUD source. This would suggest a monitor mix, but most likely some AUX split off the house SBD, made and monitored especially for recording. The resulting matrix at least allows you to hear the vocals in these sections albeit not at the desired level in the mix. This is the first show without Mickey, which Bobby alludes to at some point, saying that he is not feeling well. Bobby is also responsible for the tuning at the beginning of the show (Merry-Go-Round Broke Down?) as well as a Rawhide tease at the end of Smokestack. Bird Song and Deal are played for the first time in concert (breakout); Loser, Bertha, Playin', Greatest and Wharf Rat for the 2nd time ever, but this show is really about Pig. Smokestack is #2 of 5 played in '71 with only one more Pig version after that (3-25-72), and it's 14:40 in length. Combine that with one of the best versions of Easy Wind, an 18:37 version of Good Lovin, and a Hurts Me Too to boot, and you've got a finger lickin' Pig Pen pickin'. This show was not easy to matrix, but in the end it was well worth it. The speed fluctuation in the old reel to reels, even in as short amount of time as 20 seconds, added to the task with constant synch edits, but the minimal phase from the combination of two mono sources made the editing a little easier. -------Reviews from the LlaMA: "This show sneaks up behind you, taps you on the shoulder and then steals your face! Sure, there are some "garage band moments" here and there, but overall, they play like they were recording it for an album (heh,heh ....they were actually) and with the passage of time, this night still stands out as well played, and also as having that ineffable X factor magic, not only with the songs, but also in the synergy of the band interaction with the crowd. Maybe it was because this was the first show without Mickey and they were trying harder. Or maybe it was the bomb scares they had during this run. Whatever the reason, Jerry chose tonight to debut Deal and Bird Song, say no more, wink wink, nudge nudge." "Pig fans will undoubtedly prefer this show... But for me the highlight of the entire show is the Know You Rider. In this period (winter 70-71 through spring 71) the tune achieved its canonical form. It seems that with each performance, in the second and final solo, Jerry was having a musical converstion not just with the boys, but with himself." "This show has *the* definitive, most unbelievably tight version of Easy Wind, with Pigpen guiding the boys, chugging along like a pyrotechnic freight train through a completely cosmic, harmonically perfect jam." -------Credits: Thanks to WBOTB (What's become of the Betty's) tree for the SBD. No one is given specific credit so maybe there were many who worked on various aspects. Thanks to Clinton Vadnais for transfering and editing the AUD source; taper unknown, but if not for either one of you, no matrix would be possible. Thanks again. Cover art was found at http://www.geocities.com/deadpieshop/ Enjoy! Chappy Appended to text file: Shntool output Editing Notes FLAC Fingerprint SBD & AUD source Notes ___________________________________________________________________ SHNTOOL: length expanded size cdr WAVE problems filename 2:13.13 23491820 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d1t01.flac 8:50.14 93524972 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d1t02.flac 7:04.67 74951228 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d1t03.flac 6:10.25 65326844 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d1t04.flac 6:09.17 65131628 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d1t05.flac 6:31.66 69127676 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d1t06.flac 5:11.31 54933356 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d1t07.flac 3:29.72 37036988 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d1t08.flac 15:32.03 164411900 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d1t09.flac 4:35.56 48641756 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d1t10.flac 5:48.38 61476620 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d1t11.flac 0:37.62 6672668 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d1t12.flac 4:12.42 44551628 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d1t13.flac 3:26.04 36347852 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d1t14.flac 2:08.12 22607468 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d2t01.flac 9:01.18 95474780 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d2t02.flac 10:16.06 108676556 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d2t03.flac 5:56.35 62880764 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d2t04.flac 1:49.38 19317020 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d2t05.flac 2:24.74 25575692 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d2t06.flac 11:44.41 124282076 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d2t07.flac 11:15.65 119222924 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d2t08.flac 18:41.00 197744444 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d2t09.flac 5:50.40 61834124 --- -- ---xx gd71-02-19d2t10.flac 159:02.14 1683242784 B(totals for 24 files, 0.4565 overall compression ratio) ___________________________________________________________________ Timeline/Tracking Notes: The AUD is tracked for 2 discs (because it lacks tuning breaks) and the SBD is tracked for 3 discs. By eliminating less than 2 minutes of dead air/tuning in between songs (with no corresponding AUD) in the first set, I was able to make the show fit on 2 discs. The only music that is missing from the SBD is the last 30 seconds of Birdsong which is covered by the AUD, resulting in full coverage. Editing Notes: - Pitch Each of the sources were pitched differently, the SBD being the closest to A=440Hz. Therefore, I used the SBD as my pitch reference and pitched the AUD down about -.05 (5 cents) through Truckin', up 5 cents for Loser and Cumberland, up 12 cents for Hurts Me Too, down about 2 cents for Bertha and Playin', down from 30 cents to 20 cents from Dark Hollow through Smokestack, down 15 for China > Rider, up 10 cents for GSET > JBG and Birdsong, then down 20 to 8 cents from Easy Wind through Wharf Rat, and down 25 cents to 16 cents for the Good Lovin' through Casey Jones. For the SBD, there is one area where pitch fluctuates - tuning after Birdsong (post cut) is a little fast, probably the tape running of the reel screwed up the tension alignment briefly (I pitched it from 25 cents down to 5 cents during this tuning - no corresponding AUD) and the Easy Wind after is pitched down 5 cents as well. No other parts of the SBD were pitched adjusted. The result is close to A=440Hz, however there is some fluctuation throughout the show due to the age of the recordings. - Synch Even after pitch correcting the AUD to the SBD, because of the speed fluctuation within a given source, multiple edits were performed to keep the sources synched (too many edits to list). - Sonic Quality/Matrix ratio/Source mixes No EQ was applied to any of the sources, but the matrix did receive a little Waves L2 (limiter) to give it a little more punch and presence. The AUD source had some previous EQ which I left as is. The Betty Board had received a notch filter at 8k to reduce the "whine" which I again left as is. Also, noted in the AUD source notes is the fact that the transfered reel was a 1st gen from the master but had already been recorded on before, thus some "bleed" from the prior recording comes through at the end of songs during the crowd noise; I discretely edited these areas out. Conceptually, all I was trying to do here is to add some dimension to the SBD, which is pretty dry, by using the ambience of the AUD. The result is a lively and somewhat clear recording, hopefully close to how it sounded at the show. If I had to guess the SBD/AUD ratio would be somewhere between 3:1 and 2:1, leaning more towards the 3:1 end of things. - Edits The following are places where the SBD or AUD had holes or incomplete coverage in reference to the final matrix timeline. SBD: d2t02 (6:09 - 6:37) - missing AUD: d1t01 (0:00 - 2:19) - missing (tuning) d1t02 (8:02 - 8:50) - missing (tuning) d1t03 (1:40) - edited dropout d1t04 (4:45 - 6:04) - missing (tuning) d1t05 (5:52 - 6:11) - missing (tuning) d1t06 (5:01 - 6:34) - missing (tuning) d1t07 (4:48 - 5:08) - missing (tuning) d1t08 (3:25 - 3:47) - missing (tuning) d1t09 (14:35 - 15:42) - missing (tuning) d1t11 (4:36 - 5:03) - missing (crowd) d1t12 (all) - missing (tuning) d1t13 (0:00 - 0:18) - missing d2t01 (various) - missing (tuning) d2t02 (5:11 - 5:22) - missing d2t02 (5:42 - 9:03) - missing (tuning) d2t03 (8:16 - 10:15) - missing (tuning) d2t04 (4:25 - 5:56) - missing (tuning) d2t07>8 (8:47 - 1:29) - missing d2t08 (8:14 - 11:16) - missing (tuning) d2t10 (4:50 - 5:51) - missing (crowd) - Recap Full coverage is achieved by combining both sources. Note that most of the AUD source that is missing is just in between song tuning which the taper (unknown) most likely did not record in order to conserve tape stock. CC ___________________________________________________________________ FLAC Fingerprint: gd71-02-19d1t01.flac:cd619b4ae10892dc7d51905f7640cace gd71-02-19d1t02.flac:9cc18b433473bc4ae8a47dfe5198edbe gd71-02-19d1t03.flac:0d229a0cfe980255ef90a0c7dc10a6c0 gd71-02-19d1t04.flac:3f20f001ead225c594cf648a2ec1343a gd71-02-19d1t05.flac:3d94da8cbea93d1130592b4a9ae2146a gd71-02-19d1t06.flac:365ff7d44def0bb58005a4cd58929b6d gd71-02-19d1t07.flac:8bc58cd650d36d7ed9789193fa3773a2 gd71-02-19d1t08.flac:397db985e670df239dd1fc0ff0793534 gd71-02-19d1t09.flac:dfd773a73f373392eb19356632d7343b gd71-02-19d1t10.flac:145535808f332b3c5f8694bf5157d4a2 gd71-02-19d1t11.flac:f0aa26fc999e8ef88a7af9d754b16e03 gd71-02-19d1t12.flac:a477e99492a2e5add6ad20d67895e413 gd71-02-19d1t13.flac:1965d6893778de852283a3433c5db38b gd71-02-19d1t14.flac:1aa131ff076cf1ec72bf9a500fc355ab gd71-02-19d2t01.flac:169a027845d2ac9b37724bc81cb5eb32 gd71-02-19d2t02.flac:2ab4b0a38ff79a59e1586e7124709e8a gd71-02-19d2t03.flac:ac4a1dc1cd25ca74b982478d124f767b gd71-02-19d2t04.flac:8b0b4f8d63961bab6fffef2d221df934 gd71-02-19d2t05.flac:b8752942ac3223aaf6adf717c6e48e17 gd71-02-19d2t06.flac:eca43137d8c6b96b49889ab854fcf6f6 gd71-02-19d2t07.flac:a406d774a73159af3fbad162ef071109 gd71-02-19d2t08.flac:5b0b4e719d19f45bde903f45a5504b34 gd71-02-19d2t09.flac:05997d32eea437bddbaf6bc307d185b4 gd71-02-19d2t10.flac:25059b8762fcfdf02b126e563b811143 ___________________________________________________________________ AUD text file: Grateful Dead 2/19/71 Capitol Theater Port Chester, NY unknown mono audience recording source: 1st gen reel> Teac A-2300SX> RCA out> Audiophile 2496> Wavelab 4.0 lineage: Wavelab 4.0> CD Wave> MKWact> WAV> FLAC recordist unknown (sorry) transfered and remastered by Clinton Vadnais (cleantone@hotmail.com) disk one: 1. preset :53 2. Truckin' 8:01 3. Loser 7:10 4. Cumberland Blues 4:45 5. It Hurts Me Too 5:49 6. Bertha 4:59 7. Playing In The Band 4:48 8. Dark Hollow 2:58 9. Smokestack Lightnin' 14:20 10. China Cat Sunflower> 3:11 11. I Know You Rider 6:32 disk two: 1. Greatest Story Ever Told> 3:54 2. Johnny B. Goode 4:49 3. Bird Song 6:31 4. Easy Wind 8:10 5. Deal 4:17 6. Cryptical Envelopment> 1L45 7. Drums> 2:20 8. The Other One//> 8:44 9. //Wharf Rat 7:12 10. Good Lovin' 18:21 11. Casey Jones 4:47 notes: I'm sure all of you know that this is the 1st show without Mickey Hart for a few years. Yes you can D/L the show from GDLive or Archive.org or you have already had it for years. BUT! This is a new perspective. I recently borrowed 1st Gen Reels of an AUDIENCE recording of this show! It is amazing to hear the audience and bands interaction. This is NOT an A+ recording but I'm an engineer and remastered to the best of my abilities. There are some cuts and even a little bleed from whatever was recorded over when the dub was made. My friend Don was there and go the dubs. The masters cannot be tracked down but these were 1st gens! I'm 99% sure this recording never really got out there. It was a 1st gen .5" reel. I already forgot if it was 7.5ips or 15ips. The tape was recycled too, meaning it was taped over to record this show. My friend knew the taper but can't get anymore details. The reel sat for years before we did this transfer. There was more on the reels that the community was happy to hear about too. It was a mono recording and I remastered it. I'm happy to have been able to restore this gem for the masses to hear. I've gotten so much from you all it is great to give some back!! I had vined this in summer of 2002 but this might be the first data distrobution. Here's to a full decade of missing Jerry Garcia! I hope you enjoy the early audience recording! and remember if you must clap, keep the te ___________________________________________________________________ SBD text file: Grateful Dead Capitol Theatre Port Chester NY February-19-1971 Complete show An ESP experiment show; the second Betty Board; first show without Mickey Hart. genealogy of this recording: 7" two track BBD reel w/ Dolby A @ 7 1/2 ips > PCM501ES @ 44.055 kHz PCM501ES analog out > Fostex D5 @ 48 kHz (Dolby not decoded?) > WAV > Cool Edit Pro (filtering and sample rate conversion) > SHN data files (seed) The recording is in mono, and reflects very occasional analog tape flaws such as bursts of flutter. These flaws are from the master. The lineage information available states that Dolby A decoding was not performed, but the sound is nevertheless very good and does not sound compressed. As with the other Port Chester recordings, a slight whine comes and goes throughout the recording. We have applied a very light notch filter as needed. The filtering was accomplished using Cool Edit Pro, and consisted of a sequence of notch filters at and around 8k, approximately 1 kHz wide and only 2 db in depth. The filtering was mainly during the in-between banter but also on the songs where required - more so in the 2nd set. In The Other One there were two short bursts of static that appear to have come from the stage, andthese were reduced in level. No other filtering was performed. As indicated in the set list, Bird Song is cut. There are also several cuts on the master during crowd noise before Truckin' starts the first set, but who cares? Indicated timings are of the music, not of the track. SET 1 disc 1 Tuning Truckin' [7:57] Loser [5:50] Cumberland Blues [4:44] It Hurts Me Too [5:46] Bertha [4:52] Playing In The Band [4:48] Dark Hollow [3:01] Smokestack Lightnin' [14:42] China Cat Sunflower [5:14] > I Know You Rider [4:37] SET 2 disc 2 Tuning Greatest Story Ever Told [4:09] > Johnny B. Goode [3:12] Bird Song [6:09#] Easy Wind [8:17] Deal [4:08] Cryptical Envelopment [1:46] > Drums [2:23] > The Other One [11:34] > Wharf Rat [8:33] disc 3 Tuning Good Lovin' [18:29] Casey Jones [4:42] The SHN files require two data discs. The audio version is three discs. The SHN files were created from audio files on a PC. No step of DAE (Digital Audio Extraction) from an audio CD was performed. App\Http\Controllers\Api\FileDownloadController::download(): Return value must be of type string, none returned