Greatest Story Ever Told | 1983-09-11 | Grateful Dead

View Notes---Thank you Dankseed for all your work on the SBD.
---Thank you Keith Litzenberger for providing your DAT of the AUD.
---Thank you Mike Watson for your transfer of the AUD source.
---Thank you Germain for your advice, encouragement, guidance and seeding.

Matrix by dusborne

09-03-2013
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Mickey Hart's 40th birthday
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dusborne 09-03-2013

SOURCE 2 OF 20

2:51:16

SBD

gd1983-09-11.sbd.unk.109158.shnf

Source:

SBD-> ?->CD->EAC->WAV->SHN w/ Aud Patches

Taper Notes:

View NotesSBD with several Audience patches.  Sorry I don't have the original txt file that came with these files.  
However, since the Archive folks decided to put that ridiculous Audience version that's missing half the first set!!! 
I've put this version on bt so folks can have it.  Enjoy!  It was a great show.  One of the folks that I saw this show 
with remarked afterwards "I'm going back east this fall to see a real Morning Dew indoors."  What an idiot.  And, the 
joke was on him, as this was the last Dew for 1983.

SOURCE 3 OF 20

Master Cassette>1 Reel> DAT> DAT> WAV> Soundforge 4.0> CDWAV 1.53> MKW 0.97b> SHN

SHNID:

gd83-09-11.sbd.dankseed.4995.sbeok.shnf

Source:

SBD> Master Cassette

Taper Notes:

View Notes* Mickey Hart's 40th birthday

SBD> Master Cassette> 1 Reel> DAT> DAT> WAV> Soundforge 4.0> CDWAV 1.53> MKW 0.97b> SHN; DAT> WAV via Sony SDT-9000 DDS drive using VDAT 0.6f; see info file for details and flaw notes; <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dankseeds/files/gd83-09-11/" rel="nofollow">QC</a> courtesy <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dankseeds/" rel="nofollow">dankseeds</a>

SOURCE 4 OF 20

Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1983-09-11.163651.set2.neumann.vita.miller.clugston.flac2496

Source:

Master Audience Cassette; Neumann mics > Sony D5 > Jim Vita's 1st Generation cassettes

Lineage:

Master cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A)> Tascam DA-3000 (24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC 2022 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Jim Vita (RIP) for the 1st generation cassette source
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Jeff Silberman for the Sennheiser 441 source which supplies a 7:38 patch in "Drums", as well as "Sunshine Daydream"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
November 2022

SOURCE 5 OF 20

Scott Clugston, Charlie Miller

SHNID:

gd1983-09-11.163650.set2.neumann.vita.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Master Audience Cassette; Neumann mics > Sony D5 > Jim Vita's 1st Generation cassettes

Lineage:

Master cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A)> Tascam DA-3000 (24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC 2022 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Jim Vita (RIP) for the 1st generation cassette source
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Jeff Silberman for the Sennheiser 441 source which supplies a 7:38 patch in "Drums", as well as "Sunshine Daydream"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
November 2022

SOURCE 6 OF 20

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR7-A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> dBpoweramp (24/96) > Adobe Audition CC 2020 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Robert Bryant for the master cassette recording
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Bob Wagner for the Nakamichi 700 source which supplies a 0:16 patch during the noodle into "Truckin', as well as an 0:08 patch at the end of "Sugar Magnolia"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
December 2020

SOURCE 7 OF 20

Scott Clugston and Charlie Miller

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR7-A) > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz)> dBpoweramp (24/96) > Adobe Audition CC 2020 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Robert Bryant for the master cassette recording
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Bob Wagner for the Nakamichi 700 source which supplies a 0:16 patch during the noodle into "Truckin', as well as an 0:08 patch at the end of "Sugar Magnolia"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
December 2020

SOURCE 8 OF 20

Charlie Miller and Joe Noel

SHNID:

gd1983-09-11.139652.FOB.s2.Sen441.Silberman.Gans.Miller.Noel.fix.t-flac16

Source:

Set 2 Jeff Silberman FOB Master Recording: Sennheiser 441's > Technics PCM master > Vault Clone > David Gans Clone; Charlie Miller

Lineage:

PCM (Sony SL-10) > Sony PCM-601ESD > Behringer Ultramatch Pro > Tascam DA-3000 (16-bit/44.1k); Edited & Mastered in Audacity by Joe Noel; Wave > Flac 16/44; Checksum & tags created in xACT (note: the original source had an error of d2t05)

Taper Notes:

View Notes- David Gans cloned this PCM from the GD vault.
- Jeff Silberman's recording is in the vault, it's that good.
- s2t05 fixed

SOURCE 9 OF 20

2:43:28

Taper:

Les Shields and Kevin T. Hughes

Transferrer:

Kevin T. Hughes

SHNID:

gd1983-09-11.161893.nak300-cp4.shields-hughes.flac2496

Source:

Two Nak CM300 Microphones w/ CP4 Shotgun Caps > Sony D5 Recorder > Sony D6 Recorder > (Master) Maxell MX 90 Cassette(s) 9 feet high located FOB

Lineage:

Denon DRM-555 Player > Acer Aspire AX 3910 PC via In Line 3.5 cm portal > CD Wave Editor (WAV to FLAC 2496 Conversion)

Taper Notes:

View Notes// - tape pause or tape flip
~20 sec patch at start of Around and Around to cover tape flip using the Hunter Seamons matrix recording.

SOURCE 10 OF 20

gd1983-09-11.152635.mtx.seamons.ht129.flac16

Source:

Matrix by Hunter Seamons using Final Cut Pro (FLAC > AIFF > Final Cut > Soundtrack Pro > AIFF CD tracking via Audacity > FLAC16 via xACT w/meta-tagging)

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:

AUD-only for first 2:53 of Alabama Getaway.

Clicks and static occurrences removed or reduced: 2 in Alabama Getaway, 1 in Dire Wolf, 4 in Hell In A Bucket, 5 in West LA Fadeaway, 1 in Me And My Uncle, 2 in Mexicali Blues, 7 in Althea, 1 in CC Rider, 1 in Help On The Way, 7 in Franklin's Tower, 6 in Let It Grow, 4 in He's Gone, 2 in Space, 8 in Wang Dang Doodle, 1 in Morning Dew.

Some anomalies remain after clean-up, mostly static from the sound system, in an otherwise great sounding SBD source. The minor analog noise in Althea (2nd occurrence) was reduced significantly. The Wang Dang Doodle PA noise was softened slightly. More frequent faint clicks occur during Space.

One section of SBD dead air was trimmed out, between Bucket and West LA.

Slightly more EQ work after West LA and Space due to sonic changes, then relatively much less EQ after Althea and the Wang Dang Doodle cut in the SBD - these adjustments were the same for both sets, so there are basically "A", "B" and "C" EQ settings applied to each set. (Typical subtle EQ work for these tapes, usually gently adjusting the high and/or low ends [in this case the high] to be more sonically palatable, done more to "fix" than "enhance" the sound. Mixing two sources together often requires compensatory EQ, where one or both sources are EQ'd. 31 band equalizer used.)

#143081, recorded by Executive Crew Chris Kidwell, Tom Pinney and Sean Murtha (transferred by Kyle Holbrook), patches the tail end of Might As Well to preserve the audience applause. #141025, billydee's tape (Larry Sellers & the Philly Crew transfer via Joe Noel), appears to be patched out of the Executive Crew's Beyerdynamic M201 mic rig and patches 20 seconds of the beginning of Let It Grow (missing from #143081). 5 second dropouts in Space and Sugar Magnolia were also patched. 15 seconds were missing from Let It Grow in the SBD source.

Bryant's excellent audience tape was the most optimal for this matrix and adds some nice full, clean bass response. He also recorded 9/10, yet billydee's tape (Beyerdynamic 180's) still seems better sounding for that particular matrix.

SOURCE 11 OF 20

2:47:27

Taper:

Executive Crew, Chris Kidwell, Tom Pinney, Sean Murtha

Transferrer:

Kyle Holbrook

SHNID:

gd1983-09-11.143082.beyerm201.holbrook.flac2448

Source:

<b/>flac24/48 </b> Master: AUD MC Beyer M201's X-Y 6'up > Sony TCD5M no dolby Maxell UDXLII90 x 2 Location: 100 feet from stage DFC

Lineage:

Nakamichi CR-5A (24/96) > Tascam DR680|SD > i7Windows7 Audacity > cdwav editor > TLH flac level 8

Taper Notes:

View NotesMickey Hart's 40th birthday
/    tape paused between songs
//   tape flip
///  tape swap back to tape 1 side B
+    Missing on both First Gen and Master tapes

tour story in text file

SOURCE 12 OF 20

2:47:28

Taper:

Executive Crew, Chris Kidwell, Tom Pinney, Sean Murtha

Transferrer:

Kyle Holbrook

SHNID:

gd1983-09-11.143081.beyerm201.holbrook.flac1644

Source:

<b/>flac16/44.1 </b> Master: AUD MC Beyer M201's X-Y 6'up > Sony TCD5M no dolby Maxell UDXLII90 x 2 Location: 100 feet from stage DFC

Lineage:

Nakamichi CR-5A (24/96) > Tascam DR680|SD > i7Windows7 Audacity > cdwav editor > TLH flac level 8 Mastered: Executive Crew Chris Kidwell Tom Pinney Sean Murtha

Taper Notes:

View NotesMickey Hart's 40th birthday
/    tape paused between songs
//   tape flip
///  tape swap back to tape 1 side B
+    Missing on both First Gen and Master tapes

tour story in text file

SOURCE 13 OF 20

Joe Noel, Larry Sellers

SHNID:

gd1983-09-11.141025.FOB.Beyer.billydee.Sellars.Noel.t.flac1644

Source:

billydee recording (patched out of): Beyerdynamics 180's > Sony TC-D5M > master audio cassette (FOB); Larry Sellers & the Philly Crew Direct Stream Digital (DSD)

Lineage:

MAC > Nak CR7A w/ azimuth adjusted > Korg MR-1000 @ 5.8mhz > FLAC 24/96; Edited & Mastered in Audacity by Joe Noel, Flac 24/96; Checksum & tags created in xACT; 24 bit to 16 bit with MusicConverter using sox-14-4-2

Taper Notes:

View NotesPatch:
- Source #23224 (Silberman) supplies;
- s1t03; 4:10 - 4:25
- s1t08; 5:10 - 5:29
- s2t01; 0:00 - 0:22
- s2t04; 0:00 - 0:25
- s2t06; 1:19 - 1:47 
- s2t11; 0:00 - 0:05

Notes:
- crossfades applied to tapes pauses
- Mickey Hart's 40th Birthday. 
- Weekend shows that lasted nearly six hours, aka the music never stopped.
- Willie Dixon -> Bonnie Dobson, can't say that happened a lot.
- This file set is 16 bit, 24 bit to 16 bit with MusicConverter using sox-14-4-2

SOURCE 14 OF 20

Larry Sellers & the Philly Crew; Joe Noel

SHNID:

gd1983-09-11.139021.FOB.Beyers.billydee.Sellars.Noel.t-flac24

Source:

billydee recording (patched out of): Beyerdynamic m201 mics > Sony TC-D5M > master audio cassette (FOB); Larry Sellers & the Philly Crew Direct Stream Digital (DSD)

Lineage:

MAC > Nak CR7A w/ azimuth adjusted > Korg MR-1000 @ 5.8mhz > FLAC 24/96; Edited & Mastered in Audacity by Joe Noel, Flac 24/96; Checksum & tags created in xACT

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- crossfades applied to tapes pauses
- Mickey Hart's 40th Birthday. 
- Weekend shows that lasted nearly six hours, aka the music never stopped.
- Willie Dixon -> Bonnie Dobson, can't say that happened a lot.

SOURCE 15 OF 20

Matrix by Dave Usborne

SHNID:

gd1983-09-11.131805.mtx.remix.dusborne.flac16

Source:

2 Source Matrix by dusborne; This is a remix and remaster of <a href="http://db.etree.org/shn/125609">gd83-09-11.125609.mtx.dusborne.flac16</a>

Taper Notes:

View NotesI was never very happy with my original matrix of September 11, 1983. The SBD recording 
has some funky mix issues, particularly too loud cymbals, especially a crash cymbal. 
There is also some annoying high-end fizz and quite a bit of tape hiss on the SBD, I did 
use Izotope RX 2 for some very light noise reduction. I remixed and smoothed out some of 
the crossfades on the original synced files in Reaper v4.61/x64,  some great software from 
Waves was utilized to master the final mix. It's not perfect, but I think the extra time 
and work provides for a better listening experience. For best results, crank it up good 
and loud, enjoy this deservedly legendary show on Micky Hart's  40th birthday.
Dusborne 12-02-2014

SOURCE 16 OF 20

gd1983-09-11.112783.Sennheiser421.daweez.d5scott.flac16

Source:

source: 2 Sennheiser 421 microphones (up front-center) > Sony TC-D5M - analog master cassettes;

Lineage:

Sony TC-D5M (original record deck) > Pre Sonus Inspire GT > Sound Forge > .wav files > Trader's Little Helper > flac files

Taper Notes:

View Notes---------------------------------
R.I.P. Sandy - aka "Bigfoot"  
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SOURCE 17 OF 20

(FOB) Nakamichi CM300->PCM

Lineage:

PCM->DAT (16/44), Dat clone->Sony PCM R-500->VX Pocket V2->SF6

Taper Notes:

View NotesHere's another one from the DAT collection of Keith Litzenberger. The only info I have is what was listed on the DAT. I believe the info is correct because some of the same crowd noise can be heard here and the Tony Suraci source. During the set II tuning a fan requests "The Wheel". This guy seems to be in between this taper and tony Suraci. so that tells me the FOB info is correct. There are no cuts where cassette flips would normally be and it sounds really crisp and clean leading me to believe it was mastered on PCM. God Bless The Grateful Dead, Enjoy!

SOURCE 18 OF 20

2:43:44

Taper:

Mike G. and Tony Suraci

Transferrer:

Tony Suraci

SHNID:

gd1983-09-11.nak304.mikeg-suraci.79168.sbeok.flac16

Source:

Nakamichi CM304's>Sony D5>Sony D6 Location: FOB, stand at 7 feet

Lineage:

Sony D5Pro>Lunatec V3>722@24/96 Editing: 722>Adobe Aud.>16Bit>Cdwav>flac

SOURCE 19 OF 20

gd1983-09-11.senn441.silberman.clugston.23224.sbefail.shnf

Source:

Jeff Silberman's Master Audience PCM Sennheiser 441 mics > Technics SV100 PCM

Lineage:

PCM > DAT > CDR

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes
- *Additional Editing by The Mighty Terrapin(Had The Remaining tracks from d1t06-10)
- Fits on 3 80 min cdr(audio)

SOURCE 20 OF 20

gd83-09-11.sennheiser.4874.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Jeff Silberman's Master Audience PCM; Sennheiser 441 mics > Technics SV100 PCM > DAT > CDR> EAC> SHN; CD Remastering, EAC'ed / SHN'ed by Scott Clugston; to abgd?

Taper Notes:

View NotesSource: Jeff Silberman's Master Audience PCM; Sennheiser 441 mics > Technics SV100 PCM > DAT > CDR> EAC> SHN; CD Remastering, EAC'ed / SHN'ed by Scott Clugston; to abgd?