Source #	136389
Entered by	Joe Jupille
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Disc Counts	0 / 0
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Date Circulated Date Added	07/10/2016

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Recording Info: SBD -> Cassette Master -> Dat -> CD Transfer Info: CD -> Adobe Audition v3.0 -> Samplitude Professional v11.2.1 -> FLAC (1 Disc Audio / 1 Disc FLAC) [w/ dropout repairs and hum/electrical noises removed - no hiss reduction]

Mickey and the Hartbeats
The Family Dog at the Great Highway
San Francisco, California
August 28, 1969

Howard Wales on keyboards

[w/ dropout repairs and hum/electrical noises removed - no hiss reduction]

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Recording Info:
SBD -> Cassette Master -> Dat -> CD

Transfer Info:
CD -> Adobe Audition v3.0 -> Samplitude Professional v11.2.1 -> FLAC
(1 Disc Audio / 1 Disc FLAC)

All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller
charliemiller87@earthlink.net
December 10, 2012

Notes:
-- Show will fit on one disc with an overburn
-- My research shows that this is from the master
-- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his help with the pitch correction

Setlist:
d1t01 - It's A Sin
d1t02 - Hi-Heel Sneakers
d1t03 - Dark Star ->
d1t04 - The Eleven


original version
SHNTOOL OUTPUT: (no longer valid but included for reference)
    length     expanded size    cdr  WAVE problems  fmt   ratio  filename
     8:11.39       86704172 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6218  gd69-08-28d1t01.flac
     8:43.17       92297228 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6230  gd69-08-28d1t02.flac
    47:32.38      503182220 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6263  gd69-08-28d1t03.flac
    16:57.58      179535260 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6322  gd69-08-28d1t04.flac
    81:25.02      861718880 B                            0.6267  (4 files)

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Repaired version
SHNTOOL OUTPUT:
    length     expanded size    cdr  WAVE problems  fmt   ratio  filename
     8:11.39       86704172 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6210  gd69-08-28d1t01.flac
     8:43.17       92297228 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6225  gd69-08-28d1t02.flac
    47:32.38      503182220 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6263  gd69-08-28d1t03.flac
    16:57.58      179535260 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6324  gd69-08-28d1t04.flac
    81:25.02      861718880 B                            0.6266  (4 files)

additional lineage:
iZotope RX4 advanced > TLH (flac level 8)
song information embedded with Stamp ID3 tag editor

Setlist:
d1t01 - It's A Sin        [72 repairs - mono]
d1t02 - Hi-Heel Sneakers  [36 repairs - mono]
d1t03 - Dark Star ->      [mono > stereo @ 22:22][167 repairs up to 22:22]
d1t04 - The Eleven        [0 repairs  stereo]


Repairs---------

Feels a little sacrilegious to mess with a Charlie Miller transfer.

There were technical problems up to 22:22 of (track 03) Dark Star
Then the recording became stereo and the problems went away

A very strong 60 Hz hum with many dropouts and electrical clicks prior to that point
Additionally the entire recording had a thick layer of tape hiss from the cassette master

To eliminate the loud hum a 60 Hz tone and its harmonics were removed
Dropouts and electrical noises repaired by various methods
Posted a version at that 10 cent place with noise reduction but for LL I left the hiss as it was.

The loud hum is completely gone although there are some buzzing noises in a few spots.

All modifications/repairs performed manually with iZotope RX4 advanced
Many of the repairs were very small and sometimes took multiple repairs per noise or dropout.
Kept count this time.

Changed the filenames to list this as a Jerry Garcia project

For historical reference only and not intended for resale or any commercial use

-M- (March 2016)
Flying M Productions



logfiles

flac conversion
gd69-08-28d1t01.wav:  successfully encoded to 'gd69-08-28d1t01.flac' (ratio = 0.621; no need for sector alignment).
gd69-08-28d1t02.wav:  successfully encoded to 'gd69-08-28d1t02.flac' (ratio = 0.623; no need for sector alignment).
gd69-08-28d1t03.wav:  successfully encoded to 'gd69-08-28d1t03.flac' (ratio = 0.623; no need for sector alignment).
gd69-08-28d1t04.wav:  successfully encoded to 'gd69-08-28d1t04.flac' (ratio = 0.632; no need for sector alignment).

No errors occured.


verification

gd69-08-28d1t01.flac:  tested ok (file is decodable without error).
gd69-08-28d1t02.flac:  tested ok (file is decodable without error).
gd69-08-28d1t03.flac:  tested ok (file is decodable without error).
gd69-08-28d1t04.flac:  tested ok (file is decodable without error).

No errors occured.