Bird Song | 1980-11-30 | Grateful Dead

View NotesSet # 1 -  Recording by Jim Oade & Jim Wise:

This is a unique in that it's never been transferred in the 33 1/2 years it's been 
sitting in closets in various locations ...The Teac ME-120s actually have a nice 
sound to them.. Security was a PITA and our mic stand was about head level & there 
is some chatter, but after Dan Healy dials in the mix it sounds pretty good...
Jim oade was using a JVC KD2 cassette recorder & one of the RCA outputs leading to 
my D5 was a bit squeamish & on my master there are some volume fluctuations.
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Set # 2 (partial) - Recording by Richie Stankiewicz & Jim Wise:

I saw Richie was brazenly flying his Mic stand 20 feet in the air and he invited me to patch 
for set # 2 .. The Scarlet > Fire came out killer & is very different sounding than Bob Wagner's 
magnificent balcony recording ... But the forces were against me this night and for some reason 
there is intermittent weakening in one channel on my master for the rest of the set ... 
not to mention that security shut us completely down for during drums ...
Jim wise 3/09/2014

SOURCE 2 OF 9

3:16:26

SBD

Rating:

8.50 / 12 ratings

Transferrer:

Matrix by Chris Chappell

SHNID:

gd1980-11-30.110936.mtx.chappell.sb31.flac16

Source:

Matrix (SBD/AUD mix) Ratio ~ Phi

Taper Notes:

View NotesSBD: (shnid=2416)
Source: MSC>Reel>DATs>CDRs>EAC>SHN
Digital Static removed from first several seconds of Stranger (Mike Parillo)
Seeded by Darrin Sacks (12-31-00)
(Through Scarlet>Fire only)

AUD1: 24 bit (set 1 only) (16 bit version is shnid=110921)
Recording Info:
Taped by Dr. Bob Wagner
Nakamichi 700s (With Bass EQ) -> Cassette Master (Sony D5M/TDK SA-X90/Dolby B)
Transfer Info:
Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) -> Apogee Ensemble (24bit/44.1kHz) ->
Peak Pro -> AIFF -> Vegas 10 > 24bit WAV
All Transfers and Mastering By Chris Chappell
November 27, 2010

AUD2: 24 bit (shnid=90530) (Scarlet>Fire only)
AUD3: 16 bit (shnid=90497) (rest of the show - no matrix)
Recording Info:
(FOB) Nakamichi 700 (With Bass EQ) -> Cassette Master (Sony D5M/TDK SA-X90/Dolby B)
Transfer Info:
Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1/Dolby B) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) ->
Samplitude Professional v10.02 -> FLAC/16 or FLAC/24
(2 Discs Audio / 1 Disc FLAC)
All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller
charliemiller87@earthlink.net
March 3, 2008

Matrixed by Chris Chappell
scarfire@liquidcity.com
Nov. 30, 2010
Happy 30th Anniversary!

SOURCE 3 OF 9

gd80-11-30.sbd-aud.sacks.2416.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Soundboard and Audience composite

Lineage:

MSC> Reel> DATs> CDRs> EAC> SHN (set I and Scarlet>Fire from Set II); remainder Jim Wise's Sony ECM280s> D5> DATs> CDRs> EAC> SHN, also with patches from other AUDs

Taper Notes:

View Notescomplete; MSC> Reel> DATs> CDRs> EAC> SHN (set I and Scarlet>Fire from Set II); remainder Jim Wise's Sony ECM280s> D5> DATs> CDRs> EAC> SHN, also with patches from other AUDs (see info file); via Scott Clugston, Dankstar, Darrin Sacks; upgrade relative to <a href="http://db.etree.org/shninfo_detail.php?shnid=326" rel="nofollow">previous</a> shn set; note copy a noted at shakedown- has fixed track boundaries, copy b noted at gdlive does not (d3 is same for both)- see pub comments

SOURCE 4 OF 9

gd1980-11-30.nak700-set2.wagner.miller.90530.sbeok.flac24

Source:

(FOB) Nakamichi 700 (With Bass EQ) -> Cassette Master (Sony D5M/TDK SA-X90/Dolby DB) D

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1/Dolby B) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) ->

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
-- Recorded front row center balcony
-- Thanks to Bob Wagner for lending me his masters
-- 1st Set had poor sound due to different location and wasn't transferred
-- This is a 24-bit version...a 16-bit version also circulates

SOURCE 5 OF 9

gd1980-11-30.nak700-set2.wagner.miller.90497.sbeok.flac16

Source:

(FOB) Nakamichi 700 (With Bass EQ) -> Cassette Master (Sony D5M/TDK SA-X90/Dolby DB) D

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1/Dolby B) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) ->

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
-- Disc change is seamless
-- Recorded front row center balcony
-- Thanks to Bob Wagner for lending me his masters
-- 1st Set had poor sound due to different location and wasn't transferred

SOURCE 6 OF 9

concert recording by John Hicks & Dennis Fong

Transferrer:

Transferred by Andrew F. 09/2022

SHNID:

gd1980-11-30.157922.aud.hicks-fong.flac2448

Lineage:

MAC > Nakamichi CR-5A > Edirol FA-66 > Wavelab > CD-Wave (24bit-output) > TLH > FLAC 2448 tagged

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Tapers got busted at start of Ramble on Rose, they were off-line for a while...
- ID-110921 patches all of Ramble on Rose thru Big River, and tape-flip in Saint 2:13 > 2:24.
- ID-90530 patches tape-flip in Drums 6:11 > 6:37.

SOURCE 7 OF 9

gd1980-11-30.128440.naks.mason.flac16

Source:

Recorded By Mason Taylor on a Nakamichi 550 Cassette Deck, on chrome tapes, with Nakamichi microphones

Taper Notes:

View Notes"Mason B. Taylor was a taper from Chicago that recorded concerts by many bands in the Chicagoland area and on Dead tours. He used a Nakamichi 550 with Nakamichi 300 mics with shotgun capsules for most of his earlier recordings. In later years he used Sony D-5 and Sony D-3 cassette recorders with Nakamichi 300 mics.

Mason captured spectacular musical moments and loved to share them with his closest friends. In honor of Mason and all the love he put into his recordings we are now able to share these moments with those who can appreciate them most.

As the shows get uploaded we would love for you to share your stories about the epic times the music evokes so we can all dial back into that moment when the magic was happening.

Thanks to Mason’s family and his Chicago and Cleveland friends for opening up Mason’s Jar…"

SOURCE 8 OF 9

gd1980-11-30.123306.senn421.moore-berger.flac2496

Source:

Partial source: aud cassette master taped by Jerry Moore or ???*; sennheiser 421's > sony d5m, fofb; maxell mx-90/dolby b; nak dragon/b > tascam hd-p2 24/96 > pc > adobe audition 2.0 > cd wave > flac; transferred & seeded by Rob Berger

Taper Notes:

View Notes*I'm not 100% sure if JM taped this
or not. It appears that it's spread 
out over 3-4 tapes in a manner most 
un-moore-like. The drums fade out and
I can't remember a tape where Jerry
faded out before a flip.
Regardless, I wish I had the rest of 
the show from this source to share. 
Hat's off to and thanks Jerry or whomever 
taped this.
I wouldn't post a chopped up partial, but
this is one helluva recording that begs
to be turned up loud
( in my humble opinion of course ). :)

SOURCE 9 OF 9

gd1980-11-30.nak700-set1.wagner.chappell.110921.flac16

Source:

Nakamichi 700 (With Bass EQ) -> Cassette Master (Sony D5M/TDK SA-X90/Dolby B); Transfer Info: Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) -> Apogee Ensemble (24bit/44.1kHz) -> Peak Pro -> AIFF -> Vegas 10 > CD WAV -> FLAC/16

Taper Notes:

View Notes- Recorded rear upper balcony left (probably 2nd to last row)
- Thanks to Dr. Bob Wagner for lending me his master
- Thanks to Michael Dayton for letting me use his Nak deck/converter/computer
  for the transfer
- No EQ or limiting was used in transfer or mastering
- First electric Bird Song since 9-15-73
- For second set, see Charlie Miller's transfer of Dr. Bob's master (90497)
  from front row balcony