Jazz Mandolin Project

1996-08-15

Strand Theater
Plattsburgh, NY


Source: DFOB/AKG 460+ck61,6' > Tacam DA-P1 > DAT(m) [16/48]

Transfer: DAT(m) > Tascam DA-20 > S/PDIF > Tascam HD-P2 > CF/WAV [16/48]

Processing: [sox] up-convert 16->24 bit (no dither), [24/48]
            peak (across all files, each set) linear normalized to 0 dBFS (vol s1:1.736,s2:1.577)

wavbreaker 0.11, flac/metaflac 1.3.2, SoX v14.4.2

Recorded and transferred by "phisham" John Isham
phisham-025 released 2019_1125

setlist with help from:
http://db.etree.org/lookup_show.php?shows_key=13970
https://web.archive.org/web/20100311192517/http://www.jazzmandolinproject.com/setlists/1995_6sets.asp


Set 1 (48:53)

01: ( 7:10) Double Agent
02: ( 9:24) The Opera
03: (10:32) That's Retail
04: (13:19) Milestone in the Sunshine
05: ( 8:47) The Sabre Dance [3 movements]


Set 2 (57:51, 67:55 w/ Encore) 

01: (21:37) improv/bass solo > Nozanina
02: (10:26) Big Phil's Party
03: ( 6:31) The Gourd
04: ( 8:35) Mandoneon
05: ( 2:56) (talk)
06: ( 7:46) Country Open

Encore (10:04)

07: ( 0:37) (encore break)
08: ( 9:27) Jamie Solo -> Stockholm Smoke Pipe


Jazz Mandolin Project:

Jamie Masefield - mandolin
Stacy Starkweather - bass
Gabe Jarrett - drums



General Notes:

As I recall, this was the night before Phish's Clifford Ball festival, offsite
in a small theater in Plattsburgh, NY. The theater had an elevated stage, and
if I remember properly, my mic stand was right above the stage lip. I can't recall
the mic configuration, which is a shame, because I think it worked well.

I am impressed with the stereo imaging, if I do say so myself, and I love that
clean drum sound. On a good system I swear you can resolve individual drums and
cymbals. And when he rolls through the toms.... just wow. I think you can even hear
a squeaky chair (or a drum pedal?) in spots.

The levels are a bit low. The master was recorded with just a bit too
much headroom. I did a mild linear normalization of the peak across
all files in each set to 0dBFS, after upconverting to 24 bit for more
processing resolution. I don't want to do anything non-linear
(like compression) that will degrade the dynamic range
of the original recording.

The original un-processed direct digital from master transfer files
are available upon request ( lastname dot(.) firstname at(@) gmail )

sox commands used:

upconvert to 24 bit:
sox ${FLAC} -b 24 ${FLAC/.flac/-24.flac}

measure headroom: (in this case minimum was s1:1.736, s2:1.577)
sox ${FLAC} -n stat -v

mild linear normalization:
sox ${FLAC} ${FLAC/-24.flac/-24n.flac} vol 1.736
sox ${FLAC} ${FLAC/-24.flac/-24n.flac} vol 1.577


FLAC fingerprints:

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jmp1996-08-15-s1-t02.flac:0f6cc000a680286f41c3d929e2fb877d
jmp1996-08-15-s1-t03.flac:566c1e2abf41b11446b191281f4c07b6
jmp1996-08-15-s1-t04.flac:6fbce547645066fb69b85b6ab9e852ee
jmp1996-08-15-s1-t05.flac:b3ec29118f19d646686798b97898c199
jmp1996-08-15-s2-t01.flac:1c3eab04a3be8328b51a1f7816bf3f6a
jmp1996-08-15-s2-t02.flac:11ad12fc7195bd8689ab932d744b9138
jmp1996-08-15-s2-t03.flac:e911966138a8428329c6e5ab6776ea0e
jmp1996-08-15-s2-t04.flac:2e7eca9aae3ffe718f9c89be1df3aee4
jmp1996-08-15-s2-t05.flac:c92848a6bb77b397fba87446d227566b
jmp1996-08-15-s2-t06.flac:f0b05d130fdc5e573e1be34da17b2a32
jmp1996-08-15-s2-t07.flac:2b1371b92ab6f445df06135e2e162040
jmp1996-08-15-s2-t08.flac:a2bdde83f2b3181e7aa5d5cf0fa44873
