1983-04-15 | Grateful Dead

Matrix by Dave Usborne

gd1983-04-15.138067.mtx.dusborne.flac16

2 source matrix by Dusborne; Soundboard (shnid:32780), Recording Info: set 1: SBD -> Cassette Master -> Reel -> Dat (48k)Set 2: SBD -> PCM -> Dat (44.1k)Transfer Info:Dat (Sony R500) -> SEK'D Prodif Plus -> Samplitude Professional v8.01 -> FLAC and Audience (shnid:94282), Recording Info: (FOB) Audio Technica Mics -> Cassette Master (Sony D6/Maxell UDXL-II/Dolby B); Transfer Info: Cassette Master (Namamichi DR-1/Dolby B) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) ->Samplitude Professional v10.1 -> FLAC/16, Recorded and Transfered By Charlie Miller

Transferrer: Charlie Miller

gd1983-04-15.sbd.miller.32780.sbeok.flac16

Set 1: SBD -> Cassette, Set 2: SBD -> PCM

Set 1: Cassette Master -> Reel -> Dat (48k), Set 2: PCM -> Dat (44.1k), both sets: Dat (Sony R500) -> SEK'D Prodif Plus -> Samplitude Professional v8.01 -> FLAC

View NotesPatch Info:
(FOB) Audio Technica's>Cass Master recorded by Charlie Miller supplies:
2 seconds at the start of My Brother Esau
4 seconds at the start of Baby Blue

Notes:
-- Seamless transition between Discs 2 and 3

Taper: david barfield + david lane

2:42:18

SBD

david barfield + david lane

david barfield

gd1983-04-15.140687.nak300.flac2496

source: nak-300 (12’ near sbd) > tcd5m > udxliis +dolby > tascam 122mkii > apogee rosetta 200 (24/96) > audacity (normalize, fades, tracks) > flac2496 > xact (tags, checksums); recorded: david barfield + david lane; transferred seeded: barfield

Source 5 of 23

gd83-04-15s2.sbd.dodd.9975.sbeok.shnf

SBD>PCM>DAT>Sonic Solutions>CDR

Rob Eaton, Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller

View Notes2nd set; SBD>PCM>DAT>Sonic Solutions>CDR; via Paul B; Seeded to etree by Ernie Dodd

Taper: Rob Eaton

gd1983-04-15.163649.senn441.neumann.u87.miller.clugston.flac2496

Rob Eaton's Master (FOB) Audience Cassettes; (2) Sennheiser 441's (left + right) + (1) Neumann U87 (center) blend > Nakamichi 550

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi Dragon) > Pro Tools 12 > .wav 24/96 > Adobe Audition 2022 > TLH2496

Rob Eaton, Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Rob Eaton for the recording, as well as the transfer and harddrive
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Charlie Miller and Ernie Dodd for the Audio Technica and Sennheiser 421 sources, which combined, supplies a 15:46 patch  from "Little Star" thru "Drums"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
November 2022

Taper: Rob Eaton

gd1983-04-15.163648.senn441.neumann.u87.miller.clugston.flac1648

Rob Eaton's Master (FOB) Audience Cassettes; (2) Sennheiser 441's (left + right) + (1) Neumann U87 (center) blend > Nakamichi 550

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi Dragon) > Pro Tools 12 > .wav 24/96 > Adobe Audition 2022 > TLH2496

gd1983-04-15.143504.fob.atm11.cm.miller.flac1644

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Rob Eaton for the recording, as well as the transfer and harddrive
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Charlie Miller and Ernie Dodd for the Audio Technica and Sennheiser 421 sources, which combined, supplies a 15:46 patch  from "Little Star" thru "Drums"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
November 2022

Taper: Charlie Miller

(FOB) Audio Technica ATM11 > Cassette Master (Sony WM-D6C/Maxell UDXL-II/Dolby B)

Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > dBpoweramp > Adobe Audition CC2015 > Samplitude Pro X3 Suite > FLAC/24

gd1983-04-15.143055.at.miller.flac2496

View NotesNotes:
-- This was the first Grateful Dead show I taped
-- Recorded 15 feet in front of sbd, about 10 feet to the right
-- I was patched out of a Sony TC-D5M (lead deck)
-- This source is an upgraded transfer (this is the last one)
-- I chose to playback without dolby since it sounded better
-- Patch source recorded by Brian Schley
-- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for the pitch correction settings
-- This file set is 16 bit @ 44.1

Transferrer: Charlie Miller

(FOB) Audio Technica ATM11 > Cassette Master (Sony WM-D6C/Maxell UDXL-II/Dolby B)

Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) >dBpoweramp > Adobe Audition CC2015 > Samplitude Pro X3 Suite > FLAC/24

gd1983-04-15.fob.miller.94283.sbeok.flac24

View NotesPatch Info:
(FOB) Nakamichi 300/CP4 > Cassette Master > FLAC (shnid=135460) supplies:
He's Gone (12:53 - 13:01)
Little Star (0:31 - 0:39)
Drums (0:13 - end of track)
Space (0:00 - 0:48)
Around And Around (0:00 - 0:07) (0:56 - 1:09)

Notes:
-- This was the first Grateful Dead show I taped
-- Recorded 15 feet in front of sbd, about 10 feet to the right
-- I was patched out of a Sony TC-D5M (lead deck)
-- This source is an upgraded transfer (this is the last one)
-- I chose to playback without dolby since it sounded better
-- Patch source recorded by Brian Schley
-- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for the pitch correction settings

Taper: Charlie Miller

(FOB) Audio Technica Mics -> Cassette Master (Sony D6/Maxell UDXL-II/Dolby B)

Cassette Master (Namamichi DR-1/Dolby B) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) -> Samplitude Professional v10.1 -> FLAC/24

gd1983-04-15.fob.miller.94282.sbeok.flac16

View NotesPatch Info:
(FOB) Sennheiser 421 -> Cassette Master -> Dat -> CD (shnid=9974) supplies:
Little Star (0:31 - 0:40)
Drums (0:15 - end of track)
Space (0:00 - 0:30)
Around And Around (0:50 - 1:05)

Notes:
-- Recorded 15 feet in front of sbd, about 10 feet to the right
-- This was the first Grateful Dead show I taped
-- Unpatched cut during first few seconds of Around And Around
-- Previous transfers were not dolby decoded, this one is

Taper: Charlie Miller

(FOB) Audio Technica Mics -> Cassette Master (Sony D6/Maxell UDXL-II/Dolby B)

Cassette Master (Namamichi DR-1/Dolby B) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) -> Samplitude Professional v10.1 -> FLAC/16

gd1983-04-15.fob.miller.87753.flac24

View NotesPatch Info:
(FOB) Sennheiser 421 -> Cassette Master -> Dat -> CD (shnid=9974) supplies:
Little Star (0:31 - 0:40)
Drums (0:15 - end of track)
Space (0:00 - 0:30)
Around And Around (0:50 - 1:05)

Notes:
-- Set 2 is seamless
-- Recorded 15 feet in front of sbd, about 10 feet to the right
-- This was the first Grateful Dead show I taped
-- Unpatched cut during first few seconds of Around And Around
-- Previous transfers were not dolby decoded, this one is

Taper: Charlie Miller

(FOB) Audio Technica Mics -> Cassette Master (Sony D6/Maxell UDXL-II)

Cassette Master (Namamichi DR-1) -> Apogee MiniMe (24bit/48k) -> Samplitude Professional v9.11 -> FLAC/24

gd1983-04-15.fob.at.miller.87725.sbeok.flac16

View Notes-- Set 2 is seamless
-- This is a 24-bit recording, 16-bit version also circulates
-- Recorded 15 feet in front of sbd, about 10 feet to the right
-- This was the first Grateful Dead show I taped
-- Patch source was slightly EQ'd to better match my tape
-- Unpatched cut during first few seconds of Around And Around

Taper: Charlie Miller

(FOB) Audio Technica Mics -> Cassette Master (Sony D6/Maxell UDXL-II)

Cassette Master (Namamichi DR-1) -> Apogee MiniMe (24bit/48k) -> Samplitude Professional v9.11 -> FLAC/16

View NotesPatch Info:
(FOB) Sennheiser 421 -> Cassette Master -> Dat -> CD (shnid=9974) supplies:
Little Star (0:32 - 0:37)
Drums (0:16 - end of track)
Space (0:00 - 1:47)
Around And Around (0:50 - 1:03)

Notes:
-- Set 2 is seamless
-- Recorded 15 feet in front of sbd, about 10 feet to the right
-- This was the first Grateful Dead show I taped
-- Patch source was slightly EQ'd to better match my tape
-- Unpatched cut during first few seconds of Around And Around

Taper: Tom Pinney assist to Executive Crew

2:36:59

Tom Pinney assist to Executive Crew

gd1983-04-15.141641.senn421.executive-crew.holbrook.flac2448

flac24/48; First Gen AUD: Master was: Sennheiser MD421's XY 60ft from stacks ->Sony TCD5M -> Marantz Superscope PMD430 (3rd in line)|TDK MA no Dolby

JVC -> Sony TCD5MTransfer: Nakamichi CR-5A->Dogstar cables-> Tascam DR-680|SD

View NotesRecording notes
* ~6:45 brief drop outs
/  tape flip
// pause tape
/# two cuts, first for this deck, 2nd for the lead deck
/* cut from lead deck, start again with space
/## two cuts but about 2 minutes apart

Taper: Tom Pinney assist to Executive Crew

2:37:00

Tom Pinney assist to Executive Crew

gd1983-04-15.141640.senn421.executive-crew.holbrook.flac1644

flac24/48; First Gen AUD: Master was: Sennheiser MD421's XY 60ft from stacks ->Sony TCD5M -> Marantz Superscope PMD430 (3rd in line)|TDK MA no Dolby

JVC -> Sony TCD5MTransfer: Nakamichi CR-5A->Dogstar cables-> Tascam DR-680|SD

View NotesRecording notes
* ~6:45 brief drop outs
/  tape flip
// pause tape
/# two cuts, first for this deck, 2nd for the lead deck
/* cut from lead deck, start again with space
/## two cuts but about 2 minutes apart

Taper: Executive Crew;Kyle Holbrook;Olvy Johnson;Mike Yacavone;assist to Tom Pinney

2:44:19

Executive Crew;Kyle Holbrook;Olvy Johnson;Mike Yacavone;assist to Tom Pinney

gd1983-04-15.141639.beyerm201.executive-crew.holbrook.flac2448

<b/>flac24/48 </b> Recording InformationMaster AUD: Beyer M201 hypercardiod XY 65ft from stacks ->Sony TCD5M|TDK MA 90 No Dolby

Nakamichi CR-5A->Dogstar cables-> Tascam DR-680|SD

View NotesRecording notes
* ~7:00 brief drop outs
/  tape flip
/^ tape swap from tape 1 to 2
/^^tape swap from 2 to 1
Olvy had the idea that he wanted to record ALL of the drums and space so he decided to keep tape 1 side B in the deck to start set 2. Fortunate were we as many tapers had cuts.
A bit of tape hiss throughout, no dolby added some noise to these old tapes.

Taper: Executive Crew;Kyle Holbrook;Olvy Johnson;Mike Yacavone;assist to Tom Pinney

2:44:19

Executive Crew;Kyle Holbrook;Olvy Johnson;Mike Yacavone;assist to Tom Pinney

gd1983-04-15.141638.beyerm201.executive-crew.holbrook.flac1644

<b/>flac16/44.1 </b> Recording InformationMaster AUD: Beyer M201 hypercardiod XY 65ft from stacks ->Sony TCD5M|TDK MA 90 No Dolby

Nakamichi CR-5A->Dogstar cables-> Tascam DR-680|SD

gd1983-04-15.140095.aud.lamarre.berger.flac24

View NotesRecording notes
* ~7:00 brief drop outs
/  tape flip
/^ tape swap from tape 1 to 2
/^^tape swap from 2 to 1
Olvy had the idea that he wanted to record ALL of the drums and space so he decided to keep tape 1 side B in the deck to start set 2. Fortunate were we as many tapers had cuts.
A bit of tape hiss throughout, no dolby added some noise to these old tapes.

Taper: Doug Lamarre

aud cassette master, nak 300 guns>sony d5; taped by Doug Lamarre; transferred & seeded by Rob Berger

Taper: Doug Lamarre

gd1983-04-15.140094.aud.lamarre.berger.flac16

aud cassette master; nak 300 guns>sony d5; taped by Doug Lamarre; transferred & seeded by Rob Berger

Taper: Brian Schley

gd1983-04-15.135460.nak300.schley.flac1644

AUD: Nakamichi CM300/CP4 shotguns > Sony TC-D5M > Maxell XLII (Set 1 + JBG & Baby Blue), Hitachi ME-Metal (Set 2 thru A&A), FOB recording by Brian Schley.

MAC > Nakamichi CR-5A > Edirol FA-66 > Wavelab 2448 > R8Brain SRC > Wavelab (adding 16-bit patches) > CD-Wave > TLH > FLAC 1644 tagged. Transferred by Andrew F. 04/2016

View NotesNote: Re-mixed ID-9974 patches; Little Star 0:33 > 0:38, Drums 
0:03 > Space 0:53, Around & Around 3:41 > Johnny B. Goode 0:04. 
Thanks Jon Pasternak & Charlie McGuth for organizing this project!

Taper: Rick "Coyotte" Colyard

Rick "Coyotte" Colyard

Muletaper

gd1983-04-15.senn421.coyotte.muletaper.88659.sbeok.flac16

Sennheiser MD421's>Sony D5 (two maxell UD-XL2-S-Cassettes), Location: FOB-11th row DFC @6 ft high on stand (head high)

Cassette Masters > Sony TC-W21 > Edirol Digi-Mod UA5@44.1khz > Optical out > Nomad JB3 > WAV > Poulderbits Sound Editor for (fades/cuts) > FlacFrontend (level-8) > flac-16

gd83-04-15.fob-miller.23850.sbeok.shnf

View Notes*Tape flip between rooster and dire wolf -no loss
*Tapefip in between Hes Gone and Little star in set 2
*Tape starts at beginning of little star
*Tape flip splice at beginning of around and around
**most all transitions are smoothe

Source 22 of 23

(FOB) Audio Technica Mics -> Sony D5 (Lead Deck) -> Cassette Master (Patched Off Of Lead Deck With Sony D6, Maxell XL-II)Transfer Info: Cassette Master (Sony TC-WE475/Azimuth Adjusted) -> Apogee MiniMe (24bit/96k) -> RME Hammerfall Digiface ->Sony V505 ->

gd83-04-15.sennheiser.dodd.9974.sbeok.shnf

View Notes(FOB) Audio Technica Mics -> Sony D5 (Lead Deck) -> Cassette Master (Patched Off Of Lead Deck With Sony D6, Maxell XL-II)
Transfer Info: Cassette Master (Sony TC-WE475/Azimuth Adjusted) -> Apogee MiniMe (24bit/96k) -> RME Hammerfall Digiface ->
Sony V505 -> Samplitude v7.02 Professional ->
SHN. Recorded and Transfered By Charlie Miller

Source 23 of 23

Senn. 421Âs > MC>DAT>CD