Phil Lesh & Friends
2005-12-03
Shea's Performing Arts Center
Buffalo, NY

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This presentation is based on Sanjay's MBHO Loge Source
(pf2005-12-03.mbho603.torrent).  We feel that source is notable for
capturing the live experience; stable soundstage; and remarkable
instrument nuance and detail.

This remix targets re-establishing >live sonics< from the stealth-mode
recording, using what we heard at T2,4,6,8 [8 rows under
the balcony, just right of center] as reference.

Key engineering decisions in any presentation are in part subjective judgement
calls.  We hope you like this tape - and also every other version of
this wonderful, magical show.

LINEAGE

Quoting from Sanjay's description:

     Recorded from the very front of the balcony in the center, hope you all like it.
     
     Phil Lesh & Friends
     December 3, 2005
     Shea's Performing Arts Center
     Buffalo, NY
     
     Source: MBHO 603a/KA200N > Shure FP-24 > JB3
     Location: Loge Section 4, Row C (3rd row center loge)
     Transfer: JB3 > Powerbook G4 > Sound Studio > .wav > xACT > .flac
     Taper: Sanjay Suchak (sanjay@upstatetapers.org)
     
     *********************************************************************************
     ***Please don't trade or upload .mp3 or other lossy formats of this show****
     *********************************************************************************
(End Quote)

---> Remixed 12/8/2005 to produce this version.  Engineering Notes below.


LAYOUT

                                             Start              Length          file
Disc 1
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1. Dire Wolf                                 00:00:00:00	00:05:14:40	pf2005-12-03skw-d1t01.wav
2. Big Railroad Blues                        00:05:16:40	00:08:52:52	pf2005-12-03skw-d1t02.wav
3. Mr.Charlie                                00:14:09:17	00:07:08:72	pf2005-12-03skw-d1t03.wav
4. Eagles On the Highway                     00:21:18:14	00:15:12:64	pf2005-12-03skw-d1t04.wav
5. Wicked Messenger > Jam (Merry Gentlemen   00:36:31:03	00:09:02:19	pf2005-12-03skw-d1t05.wav
    Tease) >
6. Candyman                                  00:45:33:22	00:07:58:07	pf2005-12-03skw-d1t06.wav
7. Casey Jones                               00:53:31:29	00:06:39:01	pf2005-12-03skw-d1t07.wav

Disc 2
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1.Space >                                    00:00:00:00	00:04:05:10	pf2005-12-03skw-d2t01.wav
2.Shakedown > Jam >                          00:04:05:10	00:17:58:30	pf2005-12-03skw-d2t02.wav
3.Althea                                     00:22:03:40	00:08:11:72	pf2005-12-03skw-d2t03.wav
4.New Speedway Boogie > Fire > Jam >         00:30:15:37	00:25:03:38	pf2005-12-03skw-d2t04.wav
5.Fire                                       00:55:19:00	00:07:49:40	pf2005-12-03skw-d2t05.wav


Disc 3
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1. Cowboy Movie >                            00:00:00:00	00:08:16:42	pf2005-12-03skw-d3t01.wav	
2. The Other One >                           00:08:16:42	00:10:52:37	pf2005-12-03skw-d3t02.wav
3. Lovelight >                               00:19:09:04	00:09:52:47	pf2005-12-03skw-d3t03.wav
4. Franklin's Tower                          00:29:01:51	00:16:12:73	pf2005-12-03skw-d3t04.wav
5. Donor Rap / Intros                        00:45:14:49	00:02:55:70	pf2005-12-03skw-d3t05.wav
6. Bertha                                    00:48:10:44	00:08:10:54	pf2005-12-03skw-d3t06.wav



ENGINEERING NOTES

Primary:

1) Source: Sanjay's MBHO Loge Source (pf2005-12-03.mbho603.torrent).

2) Toolset: Sony SoundForge 8.0; Sonalksis DQ-1 plug-in.  High
(quality 4) on all bitrate/sampling.

3) -> 24 bits at 44.1
4) -> 96KHz
5) Pan: -9.7% Left / +9.7% right

6) Sonalksis DQ1 dynamics processing
(settings are below in Appendix A)

7) -> 44.1
8) -> 16 bits (Triangular High-Pass with High-pass noise shaping)

Secondary:

d2t04: Rhythmic claps close to the mics were processed where they dominated
the power spectrum:  87 instances were manually marked as ~2ms regions;
compression (Sony Multiband Dynamics) centered 1.8KHz applied.

Enjoy!

        Bill Sakoda     mix engineering 12/10/2005   wjs@skwerl.net
	  Chuck Sakoda
	  Ben Scott-Killian


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Appendix A: Sonalksis DQ1 settings

Sonalksis DQ-1 settings for KvSms rendering of Phil and Friends, Buffalo 12-03-2005
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Overall: Gain -1.3db

Bank 1
low Thresh: -45.3
high      : -16.4

Q 1.70, Low shelf, 104Hz, Att: 4.0ms, Rel: 221ms
Gain: -9.4 Low; -4.7 High; Dynamic
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Bank 2
low Thresh: -44.3
high      : -13.8

Q 1.49, Notch, 1.94KHz, Att: 4.0ms, Rel: 360ms
Gain: -0.5 Low; 9.2 High; Dynamic
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Bank 3
low Thresh: -46.2
high      : -15.1

Q 1.19, Notch, 4.07KHz, Att: 5.5ms, Rel: 160ms
Gain:  0.0 Low; 8.4 High; Dynamic
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Bank 4
low Thresh: -46.5
high      : -15.1

Q .72, High shelf, 6.93KHz, Att: 4.0ms, Rel: 121ms
Gain: -1.3 Low; 8.5 High; Dynamic

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