Big River | 1978-05-06 | Grateful Dead

View Notes1st set: SBD>MC>?>CD>EAC>SHN;
2nd set: AUD>MC>D>SHN;
probably not more than one analog gen for the sbd portion;
Thanks to Alex MacDonald, Dale Shepherd, and Matt Vernon;
edits/encoding by JCotsman

Taper: Steve Rolfe

2:55:14

Taper:

Steve Rolfe

Transferrer:

Charlie Miller, Scott Clugston

SHNID:

gd1978-05-06.171364.sony.ecm99a.rolfe.miller.clugston.flac2496

Source:

Steve Rolfe's Master Audience Cassettes; Sony ECM-99A mics > Sony TC-152SD (Maxell UD-C90)

Lineage:

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A)> Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > Tascam Hi-Res Editor (.wav 24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC 2025 > DDi Codec (dolby B) > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Steve Rolfe for the master cassettes
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Jerry Moore and Rob Berger for the 3 mic blend source which supplies a 0:13 patch in "Drums"
- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his assistance with the pitch correction

Mastered by Scott Clugston
April 2025

Taper: Steve Rolfe

Charlie Miller, Scott Clugston

SHNID:

gd1978-05-06.171363.sony.ecm99a.rolfe.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Steve Rolfe's Master Audience Cassettes; Sony ECM-99A mics > Sony TC-152SD (Maxell UD-C90)

Lineage:

Master Cassettes (Nakamichi CR-7A)> Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > Tascam Hi-Res Editor (.wav 24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition CC 2025 > DDi Codec (dolby B) > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Steve Rolfe for the master cassettes
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for the transfer and coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Jerry Moore and Rob Berger for the 3 mic blend source which supplies a 0:13 patch in "Drums"
- Thanks to Joe B. Jones for his assistance with the pitch correction

Mastered by Scott Clugston
April 2025

Source 5 of 11

gd1978-05-06.fm-partial.97070.flac16

Source:

fm > tandberg (probably TCD 310 MkII) with dolby > tdk sa C90

Lineage:

same cassette > pioneer ct-f1000 with dolby > sony pcm r700 sbm-1 at 44.1k > delta dio 2496 > cooledit > wav > flac

Taper Notes:

View Notespartial (only portion that survives)

Taper: Jerry Moore

gd1978-05-06.aud.moore.berger.96897.flac24

Source:

3 mics blended through nak 550>sony tc-153sd maxell xlII90 tapes, dolby b

Lineage:

nak dragon>hd-p2 24/48>cd wave>flac

Taper Notes:

View Notesnotes:
show opener Sugaree missing,
splice in One More Sat Nite

Taper: Jerry Moore

gd1978-05-06.aud.moore.berger.96896.flac16

Source:

3 mics blended through nak 550>sony tc-153sd maxell xlII90 tapes, dolby b

Lineage:

nak dragon>hd-p2 24/48>cd wave>adobe 16/44>flac

Taper Notes:

View Notesnotes:
show opener Sugaree missing,
splice in One More Sat Nite

Taper: Unknown

cassette transfered at 24/96 on a tascam112 MKII deck>apogee minime>aes-ebu xlr>Lynx2>wavelab6.0>dither to 16/44.1>FLAC

Taper Notes:

View NotesTape supplied by "US_Blues":
"I first heard this tape in the Fall of 1978 during my freshman year of college. I owned Blues for Allah and Wake of the Flood, but had never heard a grateful Dead bootleg. This FOB was my bus ticket, plain and simple. The energy of the crowd on this recording is what hooked me.

I received my copy of this tape from a friend who knew the taper's. At best my copy is a 2nd gen cassette, I recall being told the taper's were 10th row center. To my ear this recording sounds like it was made closer to the stage than the Glassberg MOTB version (an excellent recording), perhaps you'll agree.

Ultimately I wish for two things- first that you enjoy this recording as much as I have over these many years; and secondly, that a lower generation (MAC?) comes to light. FWIW- the taper's lived in/near Syosset, NY.

Many thanks to **__** and his cohorts for preparing this for circulation. I had asked for a transfer for my own listening, I am happy that this was deemed worthy enough for everyone to enjoy. -US_Blues"

Taper: Barry Glassberg

A. Egert and D. McCabe

SHNID:

gd1978-05-06.aud.glassberg.motb.82963.sbeok.flac16

Source:

FOB Audience Recording (25th Row DFC ) Nakamichi CM300's > Sony 1535D (Dolby B on) > MAC

Lineage:

MAC > Nakamichi DR-1 (Dolby B off) > Benchmark ADC-1 > AES > Sound Devices 722 (24/96 WAV)

Taper Notes:

View NotesMastering Notes:
raw wave files sent through Izotope Ozone.
Parametric curve to compensate tape playback without Dolby B.
Dynamic compression to increase bass and reduce tape hiss.

Taper: Barry Glassberg

gd78-05-06.glassberg.vernon.18657.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Audience Recording: NAK CM700, Sony 158SD

Lineage:

AUDMC> TASCAM 112MKII > Sony PCM-500 > HHB800

Taper Notes:

View NotesSource: Recorded NAK CM700, Sony 158SD by Barry Glassberg
Lineage: AUDMC> TASCAM 112MKII > Sony PCM-500 > HHB800 by John Steinthal
SHN Encoding: EAC(secure) > mkwact > SHN(seekable) by Matt Vernon via Mark Cohen

Taper: Steve Rolfe

gd78-05-06.rolfe.vernon.6711.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Audience Recording

Lineage:

Sony ECM-99A's> Sony TC-152 > Master Audience Cass > DAT's

Taper Notes:

View NotesSony ECM-99A's> Sony TC-152 > Master Audience Cass > DAT's; Dat Tascam DA-P1 > Sek'd Prodif+ card > Sek'd Red Roaster (edits, fades- see txt) > Cdwav (splits) > mkw; Boundaries verified with Shntool; No dae, no eq, no signal processing; Recorded by Steve Rolfe; Dat > shn transfer by Dale Shepherd; Source Dats from Matt Vernon