Ship Of Fools | 1980-12-26 | Grateful Dead

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to our benefactor, who wishes to remain nameless, for the source .wav file
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Richie Stankiewicz for the FOB Beyer M160 source which supplies "Alabama Getaway" and beginning of "Promised Land" (5:02 total)
- Thanks to Kevin Tobin for the mono VHS soundboard, Nakamichi 300 matrix source which supplies "Lost Sailor > Saint Of Circumstance > Deal", as well as the "US Blues" encore
- Thanks to Scott Wiseman and Charlie Miller for the AKG SE-5 source, Joani Walker (RIP), Paul Scotton and Charlie Miller for the Nakamichi 300 source and Richie Stankiewicz for the Beyer M160 source, which when combined, supply a 12:12 patch in the post "Playin' In The Band" jam > "Drums"
- Wild pitch fluctuations of all available stereo soundboard sources necessitated the "Lost Sailor > Saint Of Circumstance > Deal" matrix patch, all stereo soundboard sources missing "US Blues" encore
- This is not a re-master of shnid17279, this is an alternate transfer of the same source, with verified lineage.
- This transcription contains the between song tunings, which had been edited out on shnid17279
- Pitch corrected

Vocal Phase Repair by Charlie Miller
January 2026
Mastered by Scott Clugston
January 2026

Transferrer: Kevin Tobin

2:43:07

SBD

Transferrer:

Kevin Tobin

SHNID:

gd1980-12-26.dts.tobin.121572.flac16

Source:

<b>DTS-Audio-CD 5.1 Mix</b>; SBD1 (shn id 17279) MSR>C>DAT>WAV>SHN w/ Aud Patch - NAK 700's FOB>MAC>C>DAT>WAV>SHN. C>SHN Conversion by Cousinit + SBD2 Mono from Video soundtrack used to patch Sbd 1 + AUD1 (shn id 89260) Recording by Joani Walker: Nakamichi 300/CP1 -> Cassette Master (Sony D5M/Maxell UDXL-II90) Transfer Info: Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) -> Samplitude Professional v10.0.1 -> FLAC/16 All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller - dts mixing by Kevin Tobin

Taper Notes:

View Notes---------------------------------------------------------
- Mixed by [email protected]
- FLAC conversion 12-AUG-2012
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Front  
Left Channel -0db SBD
Right Channel -0db SBD

Center
Mixed to mono -0db SBD

Surround
Left Channel -0db AUD
Right Channel -0db AUD

Sub/LFE
Mixed to mono -0db Matrix
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More On DTS

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sound, like DTS and Dolby Digital. 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
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must do a test to determine if it can. Begin with the
volume very low, start the disc and raise the volume
gradually. NEVER listen to a DTS-Audio-CD through the
analog 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.

Brokedown House Production

Transferrer: Kevin Tobin

gd1980-12-26.121533.matrix.tobin.flac16

Source:

Matrix 3 Source Mix - SBD1 (shn id 17279) MSR>C>DAT>WAV>SHN w/ Aud Patch - NAK 700's FOB>MAC>C>DAT>WAV>SHN. C>SHN Conversion by Cousinit + SBD2 Mono from Video soundtrack used to patch Sbd 1 + AUD1 (shn id 89260) Recording by Joani Walker: Nakamichi 300/CP1 -> Cassette Master (Sony D5M/Maxell UDXL-II90) Transfer Info: Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) -> Samplitude Professional v10.0.1 -> FLAC/16 All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller - matrix mixing by Kevin Tobin

Taper Notes:

View Notes---------------------------------------------------------
- Mixed by [email protected]
- FLAC conversion 10-AUG-2012
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Multitrack Mixdown Settings

SET ONE

Stereo Matrix
SBD -0
AUD -0

SET TWO

Stereo Matrix
SBD -0
AUD -0
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Brokedown House Productions

Transferrer: Kevin Tobin

gd1980-12-26.121531.upg-sbd.tobin.flac16

Source:

MSR>C>DAT>WAV>SHN w/mono audio patch from video and timing correction. Originally converted by Cousinit (Shnid=17279)

Transferrer: Cousinit

gd80-12-26.sbd.cousinit.17279.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Soundboard

Lineage:

MSR>C>DAT>WAV>SHN w/ Aud Patch - NAK 700's FOB>MAC>C>DAT>WAV>SHN

Taper Notes:

View NotesMSR>C>DAT>WAV>SHN  w/ Aud Patch - NAK 700's FOB>MAC>C>DAT>WAV>SHN. C>SHN Conversion by Cousinit

Taper: Joani Walker

gd1980-12-26.nak300.walker-scotton.miller.89260.sbeok.flac16

Source:

Nakamichi 300/CP1 -> Cassette Master (Sony D5M/Maxell UDXL-II90)

Lineage:

Cassette Master (Nakamichi DR-1) -> Sound Devices 744T (24bit/96k) -> Samplitude Professional v10.0.1 -> FLAC/16

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
-- Set 2 is seamless
-- Recorded By Joani Walker
-- Thanks to Paul Scotton and Joani Walker for the tapes

Taper: Scott Wiseman

Scott Wiseman, Scott Clugston

SHNID:

gd1980-12-26.157697.akg.se5.wiseman.miller.clugston.flac2496

Source:

Scott Wiseman's Master Audience Cassettes; AKG SE-5E mics with CE-1 cardioid capsules > Sony TC-D5 (Maxell UDXLII 90)

Lineage:

Master Cassette (Nakamichi LX-5) > MOTU M4 > Macbook Pro > Audacity (.wav 24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition 2021 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Scott Wiseman for the source cassettes and transfer
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Joanie Walker, Paul Scotton and Charlie Miller for the Nakamichi 300 source which supplies some crowd and beginning of "Scarlet Begonias" (0:52 total), as well as a 0:07 patch in "Space"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
March 2022

Taper: Scott Wiseman

Scott Wiseman and Scott Clugston

SHNID:

gd1980-12-26.157696.akg.se5.wiseman.miller.clugston.flac1648

Source:

Scott Wiseman's Master Audience Cassettes; AKG SE-5E mics with CE-1 cardioid capsules > Sony TC-D5 (Maxell UDXLII 90)

Lineage:

Master Cassette (Nakamichi LX-5) > MOTU M4 > Macbook Pro > Audacity (.wav 24-bit/96k) > Adobe Audition 2021 > TLH flac2496

Taper Notes:

View NotesNotes:
- Thanks to Scott Wiseman for the source cassettes and transfer
- Thanks to Charlie Miller for coordinating this effort
- Thanks to Joanie Walker, Paul Scotton and Charlie Miller for the Nakamichi 300 source which supplies some crowd and beginning of "Scarlet Begonias" (0:52 total), as well as a 0:07 patch in "Space"
- Pitch corrected

Mastered by Scott Clugston
March 2022

Taper: Richie Stankiewicz

gd1980-12-26.127564.beyer.stankiewicz.flac2496

Source:

Recorded with Sony TCD-5M>Beyer M-160; Recording made in the "Sweet Spot"; Transfer MAC>Sony TCDKA-3ES>USBPre2

Taper Notes:

View NotesRecorded and transfered by Richie Stankiewicz
2014-03-14
Fixed track ID's

Taper: Joani Walker

gd1980-12-26.nak300.aolong.34400.sbeok.flac16

Source:

Nak 300's > D5 > ACM

Lineage:

ACM > CDR > EAC > Cool Edit > CDWAV > SHN > WAV > SoundForge > CDWave > SHNTOOOL > FLAC

Taper Notes:

View NotesFrom 15880: "[This recording] was done by Joani Walker who was (she doesn't do this anymore) an ace at recording and
a friend of Healy's.  She is also the one who mastered the Boreal tape.  As you pass these discs around, I
would appreciate it if you would cite not only the lineage but also the source.  Joani is a master and
deserves credit."

---

Fix Notes:
This is a minor fix of the Walker-Vernon source shnid 15880.
My original intention was to patch the cousinit soundboard with material from this aud; one listen
changed my mind. This is a fantastic recording, and the only "fix" was to smooth the splice in Space
from d2t09-d3t01. There was a little material to work with, and I don't think you'll notice the
transition at all now; discs 2-3 are seamless. Enjoy this great recording! As on the original, some
of inter-song material is cut out. aolong April 26, 2006.

Taper: Joani Walker

gd80-12-26.walker.vernon.15880.sbeok.shnf

Source:

Audience Recording: Nak 300's

Lineage:

Nak 300's > D5 > ACM > CDR

Taper Notes:

View NotesNak 300's > D5 > ACM recorded by Joani Walker(1), ACM > CDR by Paul Scotton, encoding Matt Vernon