DAT-heads Digest #836, Volume #6 Mon, 18 Aug 03 22:50:01 EDT Contents: FS: Sonicase Deluxe with Accessories Pouch $175.00 ("Rory Heller") FS: Neil Young Tickets - San Diego Sporta Arena ("Andrew .") Re:Re: Analog Tape Transfer & Dolby Removal (Keith Bode) The Weirdest Thing ("CRAVER KELLY") FW: Alpine Valley - Radiohead Taping ("Karl Schneider") Dead-Tampa/Sunrise ("augwest") Re: using md5sum ("Mike Wren") Dolby Noise Reduction (Klay Anderson) FT: Tift Merritt 8-17-03 (pwking) RE: Phall 1997 offer ("American-Digital") ISO: Good Software ("Jeffrey Allen Irish") WTB HHB Batteries dead or alive (Ray Collins) cd problem (Edbro23@aol.com) ISO Robert Plant's current tour recordings ("Laurent Hotte") For Sale SKM184's and Lunatec V2 (Tom Chaffin) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Rory Heller" Subject: FS: Sonicase Deluxe with Accessories Pouch $175.00 Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 00:58:45 -0400 I'm Selling my: SONICASE DELUXE with the ACCESSORIES POUCH. This case is in great condition with no schwag beer ever spilled on it! There are two carefully cut holes in each side toward the front, to run a P1 power cable in, and to run your coax in and out of your P1 on the other side.(I kept my P1 in the front slot, v3 in 2nd, mics in 3rd and batteries in the back slot. I'm the second owner of this bag. I've kept it clean and dust free. I'm happy to send pictures if you'd like. Retail: Sonicase Deluxe- $219.00 Accessories Pouch- $37.50 ----------- $256.50 It's yours for $175.00 http://www.sonicsense.com/sonicase.htm I'm also selling my DA-P1, in perfect working condition with a wall-wart, 6v battery, charger, and cable. Best offer. Paypal preferred. Rory Rellory2@hotmail.com Rellory2@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ From: "Andrew ." Subject: FS: Neil Young Tickets - San Diego Sporta Arena Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 05:34:48 +0000 My non taper friend is stuck with these tickets and asked if I knew anyone who would want them. I thought I'd try here since I know there are some Neil young tapers out there. From these seats you can make a great stack tape as long as you don't mind stealthing. He was going out to the west coast for a business trip, sufficed to say he's no longer with the company. These are great tickets, and surprisingly Ticketmaster refused him a refund, they are located in SEC C ROW 6 (six rows from front stage) He just wants face, a tape would be a nice touch too but that's not a priority for him. Total charges after Ticketmaster was $181.90. email me off list Thanks _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ From: Keith Bode Subject: Re:Re: Analog Tape Transfer & Dolby Removal Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 23:05:23 -0700 Adding my .02 from California, where it's not past midnight, If I didn't have markings, or even if I did have markings that Dolby was used, I'd give it the Ear test. I'd Do the A>D conversion, which fr me amoounts to CASS>A>D converter>Delta Dio 2496 (coax), and record it to my HD, asnd burn it, and listen to it. If it sounds good, great. If it sounds shitty, oh well, see what yoou want to do to clean it up. Simply, I'd probably ad some graphic EQ, based on the sound to me. Personally what little recording I did in the 70's, of friends bands and acoustic duo's, trio's etc, are hopefully long lost. I know i the 70's and 80's I, and what friends I had that had any recorders universally found Dolby sucked, in our opinion, and I never used it in my recording, wether copying a record or recording some friends playing. The only tapes I got to transfer from cassette were thankfully not marrked for Dolby. I use DBX on my X-1000, but no dolby b,c, or s ever. >Adding my 0.0185 Euro to remarks by Mikkel, Dennis and Rich in #833: >> > > >>>>[Mikkel] >> >> >>By 'characteristic curve' are you talking about transfer function or = > > >just a > > >>>frequency response playback equalization curve? There is no single, = >> >> >magic > > >>>bullet, playback curve, but rather a whole family of equalization curves >>>whose frequency response depends on how far the music signal departs = >> >> >from > > >>>the absolute reference Dolby level. >> >> > >Exactly for this reason I oversimplified the answer, for most people = >dealing with >noise and possible Dolby, they are trying to do something about a noise = >level that >was either very high and no Dolby or raised to be annoying by Dolby. Now = >the question >was not how to properly un-Dolby the recording but rather how to fix any = >tape in such >condition using software. And that is not easy, but cutting corners and = >auditioning >both the tape and the sampled version of it will get you far if you are = >critical >about what you do. Rather than sampling one tape find settngs that work = >and repeat >that operation for 200 more tapes. Not all the tapes nesecarily need a = >harsh or soft >treatment, some may be best left alone. And each should be made to sound = >like >something you want to listen to, as otherwise it is not worth the trouble= > in the >first place. >Now the best thing to do is to use a good well maintained deck with Dolby= > so you have >the option of using the decoder or not. So get a deck - pick up, lend, = >steal, buy - >use any combination that is legal where you are . >I just picked up a Denon DR-M24HX at 30 Kroner ($4.5) at a local = >fleamarket this >morning. This deck has Dolby B, C and MPX filter. Dual Capstan (and tape = >monitor when >recording) Heads are hardly used. >=46or an additional 30 Kroner ($4.5) I bought another deck, a Pioneer = >CT-450 fitted >with Dolby B and C, I then cleaned both and added a new belt to the = >Pioneer and both >are performing like they were 6 months old. The Pioneer is 1984-ish I = >cannot tell how >old the Denon is, but not as old as the Pioneer. Maybe 1987-ish. >So if it possibly you have Dolby recordings it is possible to pick up = >Dolby decks at >a fleamarket at a very reasonable cost. Chances are that Dolby B in = >operation is >enough to tell wether the tape actually was recorded with it, as the = >sound becomes >convoluted when applying Dolby decoding to a recording that wasn't = >encoded. > > > >>> For this reason, the above equalization >>>advice for playback of Dolby C recordings on Dolby B decks is too = >> >> >simplistic.=20 > >OK, get a deck. > > > >>>[Incidentally, having a snatch >>>of reference level tone on each tape had other advantages: For example, >>>cassette-cassette copying - now there's making silk purses out of sows' >>>ears - was cleaner when you bypass the Dolby on both decks and just >>>align the tones. Avoiding a decode-encode cycle is akin to our DAT = >> >> >practice > > >>>of cloning via s/pdif rather than going DA-AD] =20 >> >> > >That makes a lot of sense, but this assignment was not blessed with a = >reference level >tone ;( > > > >>>Perhaps the original poster shouldn't sweat it if he has high level rock >>>stuff, since the Dolby's are hardly doing anything under those = >> >> >conditions, > > >>>but classical music might need more rigour.=20 >> >> > >I seem to recall Waynes tapes were "mainly 80's goth" > >-breiler > ------------------------------ From: "CRAVER KELLY" Subject: The Weirdest Thing Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 07:06:12 -0400 I was transferring a couple ABB shows over to my hard drive via Sound Forge. I usually do files as large as the cd I am making and split it into tracks with CD Wave. I was in process to split the second half of the show when about 43:00 into the splits the sound sped up. I had listened to the show as it was transfered from DAT. Everything was normal. I had over 20GB left on my harddrive so space wasnt an issue. I deleted the file and re did it from the DAT. Same problem but at a different point in the file. Any one else with a similar problem or solution. _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ------------------------------ From: "Karl Schneider" Subject: FW: Alpine Valley - Radiohead Taping Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 06:27:24 -0500 I am planning on seeing Radiohead next weekend at Alpine Valley. Correct me if I am wrong, but Alpine, like most venues, has a no taping policy. I have not seen a Radiohead taping policy but due to the plethora of recordings circulating, I imagine they are ok with it. My question is will I have to stealth and sneak my gear in or can I rely on Radiohead's 'taping policy' to let me past security. Any help would be extremely appreciated. Now that I've upgraded from a MD to a D8, I am worried about 'crotchability'. Thanks. Karl ------------------------------ From: "augwest" Subject: Dead-Tampa/Sunrise Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 07:26:05 -0500 Since Booby D is not sharing with us, I wonder if anyone who taped would be so kind as to make me dubs of July 29 and 30? It's really a shame they had to break up the movie by taking his tunes off of the Dead's OCRS recordings. Wonder what is he scard of? Thanks, Jeff OKC ------------------------------ From: "Mike Wren" Subject: Re: using md5sum Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 08:47:23 -0500 (EST) FLAC uses it's own internal checksum. Running an external md5 is unnecessary. Just create a 'FLAC Fingerprint File' You SHOULD NOT use md5sum to create a checksum for FLAC Files. See: http://wiki.etree.org/index.php?page=FlacFingerprint MW > From: pwking > Subject: Re: using md5sum > Reply-To: sleepypedro@yahoo.com > Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 04:01:40 -0700 (PDT) > > > From: Brian Dowling > > Subject: Fw: FLAC Help > > Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 01:21:29 -0400 > > > > How does one make a MD5 Signature from a FLAC16 or > > FLAC 24 file? ------------------------------ From: Klay Anderson Subject: Dolby Noise Reduction Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 08:04:52 -0600 There have been a few responses to threads regarding how to deal with Dolby B and C noise reduction. Some even brought up Dolby A, which was never used as a consumer format. All good formats, still in wide use today which underscores their robust noise reduction capabilities. Rather than take up bandwidth and go point by point by point, suffice it to say I've seen no responses that indicate that the poster has much of a clue about what Dolby noise reduction is, less understanding of how it operates, tape operating levels or even recording history, therefore misleading any and all that read the response. If one is to offer opinionated "solutions", one should at least have a basic understanding of the process. This will result in some education of those who don't know and reduce the posts with the blanket answer "just use an equalizer" or similar naive response to bolster someone's perception of reality and therefore starting a whole generation of tape transfers that are just plain friggin' *wrong*. So for those that can't, won't or don't or for those that might just want to learn something here is a starting link: http://dolby.com/ken/ I have been an recording and broadcast engineer and Dolby dealer for over four decades and have been to Dolbyland for training many, many times. Dolby.com has a wealth of of information, both technical and informative on all things related to Dolby, not just noise reduction. Thanks! -- Regards, Mr. Klay Anderson, D.A.,Q.B.E. Klay Anderson Audio, Inc. http://www.klay.com 1.800.FOR.KLAY ------------------------------ From: pwking Subject: FT: Tift Merritt 8-17-03 Reply-To: sleepypedro@yahoo.com Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 07:27:20 -0700 (PDT) let me know if anyone's interested in picking this up! for trade only, no b&p Tift Merritt 8-17-03 Ram's Head Onstage Annapolis MD schoeps mk4v > vms02ib > sbm1 (mod) > d8 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: "American-Digital" Subject: RE: Phall 1997 offer Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 11:17:19 -0400 I got far more requests for this offer than I can handle. I need to be a bit more precise with my offer. I will send out 2 complete sets of this Phall 1997 offer for free No B, no P. That is 10 CDs each, total of 20 discs, which is all the energy I can muster. I will pick 2 people who are willing to continue to spread this via B&P. You must be able to re-offer this to either digiphish or DATheads upon receipt. I will notify these lists to look for you to make the offer. Obviously, you need to be able to burn 90 min CDRs successfully (as well as have some available). Please get in touch with me if you want to get these and re-offer as a B-n-P. Plenty of pholks seem eager to get their hands on these shows. Take Care- Dan > Inspired by the IT festival, I finally got > around to transferring some of my Phish DAT > masters to CDR. > > As far as I know only one of these recordings > 12/11/97 has made it into circulation. > > The following shows were all recorded with > the same rig. Recorded with mics worn as a > schoeps bow-tie, FOB. > > Schoeps Mk4 > Sonosax > SMB1 > TCD-D8 (44.1) > > 11/30/97 Worcester Centrum - Worcester, MA > > Set 1: Gyute, Funky Bitch, Wolfman's > Brother > Hard Jam > Love Me, The Squirming > Coil, Loving Cup > > Set 2: NICU, Stash > Free > Piper, When > The Circus Comes, Run Like an Antelope > E: Changes > > 12/2/97 The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA > > Set 1: Buried Alive > Down With Disease, > Makisupa Policeman, Chalk Dust Torture, > Ghost, The Divided Sky, Dirt > Taste, > Star Spangled Banner > > Set 2: Mike's Song > Simple > Dog Faced > Boy > Ya Mar > Weekapaug Groove, > Bouncing Around the Room, Character Zero > E: Ginseng Sullivan, Sample in a Jar > > 12/3/97 The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA > > Set 1: Punch You In The Eye, My Soul, > Drowned, The Old Home Place, Gumbo, > Also Sprach Zarathustra > You Enjoy Myself > > Set 2: David Bowie > Possum > Prince Caspian, > Frankenstein, Harry Hood E: Crossroads > > 12/11/97 War Memorial - Rochester, NY > > Set 1: Punch You in the Eye > Down With > Disease > Maze, Dirt, Limb By Limb, > Loving Cup, Rocky Top > > Set 2: Drowned > Roses Are Free > Big > Black Furry Creature From Mars > Ghost > > Down With Disease (Reprise) > Johnny > B. Goode E: Waste > > 12/13/97 Pepsi Arena - Albany, NY > > Set 1: Ya Mar, Axilla, Theme From the > Bottom, Ginseng Sullivan, Strange Design, > Sample in a Jar, Vultures, Tube, Good > > Times Bad Times > > Set 2: NICU, Punch You in the Eye, Ghost, > Mike's Song > Llama, When the Circus Comes, > Weekapaug Groove > Catapult > Weekapaug > Groove, Harry Hood > E: My Soul, The Squirming Coil > > Notes: > 11/30/97 CD1 - set one, bumped from seat to seat :( > 12/2/97 CD1 - hot levels, 30 secs Chalk Dust Torture > 12/2/97 CD2 - requires 90 min CDR > 12/3/97 CD2 - requires 90 min CDR > 12/11/97 - limit crowd noise, advantageous position > 12/13/97 CD1/CD2 - requires 90 min CDRs > > I'd like to offer a few B&Ps and a few trades before > I delete this from my hard drive. First consideration > will be trades for the following: > > - IT audience recordings, Schoeps FOB? > - Phish 12/11/97 soundboard > - Video footage of the IT fest, the scene > as well as any of the 2nd night. I have lots > of good DV but need a good amount of 'cut to' > material for problem areas. > > Peace- > Dan ------------------------------ From: "Jeffrey Allen Irish" Subject: ISO: Good Software Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 15:45:05 -0500 Hey everyone, I'm just getting into recording onto laptop and I need recommendations on your favorite software for on-location recording. I'm using a Lunatec V3, Digigram VX2 and Windows XP. Please reply off-list. Jeff Also, I have a V2 for sale. ------------------------------ From: Ray Collins Subject: WTB HHB Batteries dead or alive Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:18:57 -0700 Need a couple of HHB (MHB 220) rechargeables for a Portadat. Dead is OK. Thanks. ------------------------------ From: Edbro23@aol.com Subject: cd problem Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 20:11:15 EDT Hey, I know this isn't quite the right forum but I'm lost. When I burn a cd in wavelab 1.6 with no pauses and then try to duplicate it with microboards qd2 duplicator, the duplicator puts the pauses back in. wavelab only burns DAO so that isn't the problem. Any help? edbro ------------------------------ From: "Laurent Hotte" Subject: ISO Robert Plant's current tour recordings Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 22:07:02 -0400 Hello everyone, I'm looking for some Robert Plant's Strange Sensations from his Latest Tour in Europe. The date are: I have a very extensive list of his recording with the Strange Sensations and would like to update with fresh new materials. I'm seeking the following dates: Jun 17 North Cape, Nordkapphallen, Norway Jun 19 Rica Ishavshotel, Tromso, Norway Jun 21 Kabelvåg, Arbeidern, Norway Jun 23 Nordic Hall, Harstad, Laugen, Norway Jul 09 Piazza Cima, Conegliano, Italy Jul 11 Festa Di Liberazione, Mazda Palace, Milan, Italy Jul 12 Pistoia Blues Festival, Pistoia, Italy Jul 14 Centrale del Tennis, Rome, Italy Jul 19 Ashton Court Festival, Bristol Jul 23 Campli Festival, Teramo, Italy Jul 24 Sonica Festival, Palermo, Italy Jul 26 Nice Jazz Festival, France Jul 28 Ile de Gaou, Six fours les Plages, France Aug 07 Smukkeste Festival, Skanderborg, Denmark Aug 09 Augustibluus Festiva, Haapsalu, Estonia Aug 10 Kipsala Hall, Riga, Latvia Thanks, Laurent ------------------------------ From: Tom Chaffin Subject: For Sale SKM184's and Lunatec V2 Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 19:31:21 -0700 (PDT) For sale: 1 Lunatech V2 excellent condtion. Bought from original owner approx. 8 months ago. 6 volt version. $650 Includes Eco-charge power cable. 1 Neumann SKM184 set. Bought used from Nutter approx. 1 year ago. Excellent condition. Inludes all accessories it shipped from the factory with: wood box, mic clips, and wind screens. $850 I have an MP2 already...bought KM140's so I could do some stealthing...need to sell the V2 and 184's to pay for the 140's. Tom __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------ ** FOR YOUR REFERENCE ** To unsubscribe from this digest, please send email to dat-heads-unsubscribe@datheads.phish.net If your email address has changed, you may (optionally) send the message to dat-heads-unsubscribe-oldaddress=olddomain@datheads.phish.net and the old address will be removed. 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