Built to Spill
09/16/06
The Metro
Chicago, IL, USA

Source: Sonic Studios DSM-6S/EL mics (mounted on my own head on eyeglasses at sideburns; front of balcony dead center) > Sonic Studios PA-24NJ preamp (90hz roll-off, +14dB gain) > Edirol R-09 (24-bit 44.1khz, set to "12" input volume)

Transfer: Edirol R-09 > computer via direct cable connection

Editing: Gain raised by +13dB and recording limited to -1dB using Waves Diamond Bundle L2 Ultra Maximizer plugin in Adobe Audition 1.5 (ARC on, 24-bit setting, Type 1 dither, Ultra shaping). Converted to 16-bit using Adobe Audition 1.5 (0.7 dither depth, 44.1khz noise shaping preset, 999 quality). Tracks split using CD Wave 1.95. Level 8 FLAC's and fingerprints created using FLAC Frontend 1.7.1.

Tracklist:

1. Intro/PA music noodling
2. Liar
3. Else
4. Carry the Zero
5. Will Work for Food (Halo Benders)
6. Good Ol' Boredom
7. Randy Described Eternity
8. Happy Birthday
9. Goin' Against Your Mind
10. Bomb Shelter Pt. 2 (using video with Calvin Johnson)
11. Conventional Wisdom
12. Rearrange (Gladiators cover)
13. Big Dipper
14. Untrustable Pt. 2
15. Encore Break
16. Broken Chairs

Notes: Some annoying "woo boys" occassionally, sorry. I have some sort of strange animal magnetism for them it seems. Nevertheless, enjoy!

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