Grateful Dead
Oxford Plains Speedway
Oxford, ME
July 3, 1988

DTS-Audio-CD 5.1 Mix

Disc 1 - Set 1

01 [06.12] Hell In A Bucket >
02 [08.55] Sugaree
03 [06.02] Walkin' Blues
04 [00.25] Let Mickey Sing Chant & Rant
05 [08.12] Tennessee Jed
06 [06.17] Queen Jane
07 [11.42] Bird Song
TT [47.45]  

Disc 2 - Set 2a

01 [06.35] Touch of Grey
02 [06.08] Hey Pocky Way >                        
03 [09.56] Looks Like Rain  
04 [11.39] Estimated Prophet >
05 [08.14] Eyes Of The World >  
06 [03.52] I will Take You Home
TT [46.26]  

Disc 3 - Set 2b

01 [10.09] Drums >
02 [07.37] Space >
03 [06.54] Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad >
04 [03.36] Need A Miracle >
05 [05.33] Dear Mr. Fantasy >
06 [03.09] Hey Jude Finale  
  Encore
07 [08.48] Not Fade Away
TT [45.48]  

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Source Info

SBD (ShnID = 3908)
SBD > DAT > Sonic Solutions > CDR > EAC > CD > EAC > SHN

AUD (ShnID = 82801)
Source: Nakamichi CM304's > BeyerM101 > Sony Mixer > Sony D5M
Location: OTS, Stand at 9 Feet
Transfer: NAK CR5A > Lunatec V3 > 722@24/96 > Adobe Audition 2.0
dither and resample 16Bit > CDwave > FLAC16
Taper: Tony Suraci, Transfer and upload by Tony Suraci

Patch Source
AUD (ShnID = 3325)
Source: (FOB)AUD>Beyer Dynamic 201's > Sony TCD5M(CM)
Transfer: Nak DR-10 > Midiman Flying Cow 24bit/48kHz A/D > RME Digi96 >
Steinberg's Wavelab 3.0 (bit resolution & resampling to CDR
redbook 16/44.1>CDWav v1.6 (tracking only) > SHNv3 (MKW ACT)
Taper: Charlie Conner, Transfer and upload by Charlie Conner

Thanks to all the hard work from the folks mentioned above with
their loving care getting these sources out.  Also a thanks for
some of the images used in creation of the artwork.  I found them
years ago on the net and do not have any way to properly credit.

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Notes on the Source Material

SBD (ShnID = 3908)
Perfectly balanced and flawless DSBD recording and perfect transfer
by David Gans.  

AUD (ShnID = 82801)
Great sounding above average AUD.  Nice balanced sound and a clean
transfer.  Approx 30 seconds missing in Sugaree, Let Mikey Sing and
approx 15 seconds of Drums.

Patch (ShnID = 3325)
Nice sounding FOB that has a few spots that are overloaded.  In the
end I found that using the other AUD source alone in the mix resulted
in a better outcome.  Fortunately this source was able to patch the
cuts found in the primery AUD recording.  Patch was used for the above
AUD source in Sugaree, Let Mikcey Sing and Drums.

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Tech Notes

FLAC/SHNs were decoded to wave. Wavmerge was used to reassemble the
entire show back to 1 long wave.  CEP2.0 was used to align & synch
both of the sources.  SF8.0 used to EQ and adjust the volume for the
center, surround and LFE channels.  Surcode CD Pro DTS was used to
encode to DTS.    
- Mixed by [email protected]
- FLAC conversion done 24-MAY-2008  
- Artwork at 300dpi by [email protected]
- For best results print at the highest resolution onto glossy
photo paper.  Design for use in a 6CD multi case for both the July
2 and 3 shows.  Also included is artwork for a clear double jewel
case to hold each show individually.

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DTS-Audio-CD Info

Front
Left Channel SBD
Right Channel SBD

Center
Mono Mix -5db SBD DEQ'd

Surround
Left Channel AUD -2db
Right Channel AUD -2db

Sub/LFE
Mono Mix SBD+AUD Matrix DEQ'd -3db

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Notes

The entire show is seamless and can be burned to CD with any splits
desired.  Because there is a several second break after "I Will Take
You Home" and before "Drums" I found that to be the best spot as not
to cut any transisitions (like the usual drums > space).  Plus this
leaves us with 3 somewhat equal length CDs.

Most between song tuning/crowd cheer was missing on the SBD source
as well as a few spots on the AUD sources.  As usual, a trememdous
effort was made to have the between song flow sound as smooth and
natural as possible.  Several techniques were used to do this
including volume adjustments, crossfades and borrowing crowd cheers
from other portions of the recording.

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More On DTS

Today's audio standards are moving towards multi-channel sound
like DTS, Dolby Digital and DVD-Audio.  While the Audio-CD
standard (Red Book) hasn't changed to accommodate these new
sound formats, it is still possible to go around the
specification and to put a 5.1 surround recording on a
regular Audio-CD.  To play a DTS-Audio-CD you must connect
your DVD/CD player via a digital cable (optical or coaxial)
to your DTS Dolby-Digital receiver. It is not 100% sure that
your receiver will recognize a DTS-Audio-CD, so the first
time you're trying to playback a DTS-Audio-CD you must do
a test to determine if it can. Begin with the volume very
low, start the disc and rise the volume gradually. NEVER
listen to a DTS-Audio-CD through the analogue audio outputs
of your CD/DVD player.

Burning Instructions
Burn them the absolute same way as you would burn any normal
Audio-CD from FLAC files.

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Lineup

Jerry Garcia (guitar, vocals)
Bob Weir (guitar, vocals)
Phil Lesh (bass)
Brent Mydland (keyboards, vocals)
Mickey Hart (drums, percussions)
Bill Kreutzmann (drums, percussions)

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Additional Formats

This show is available in the following formats:

1. The SBD and both AUD sources listed above at 16/44
2. CD-Audio Stereo SBD+AUD Matrix Mix at 16/44
3. CD-Audio 5.1 Surround Sound DTS-Audio-CD at 16/44
4. DVD-Audio Stereo SBD+AUD Matrix Mix at 24/48
5. DVD-Audio 5.1 Surround Sound at 16/44 (6 channel x 16/44)