1984
1984
Sources
Taper: Ray Ackerman
2:39:08
Taper:
Ray Ackerman
Transferrer:
Joe Noel and Charlie Miller
SHNID:
gd1984-04-17.145264.nak.senn..blend.ackerman.miller.noel.t-flac1644
Source:
Master Audience Recording & Transfer by Ray Ackerman; 2 x Nakamichi CM300/CP4 + 2 x Sennheiser 421 blend > Yamaha mixer > Sony D5 > Sony D6
Lineage:
Transfer info; Master Cassettes (Nakamichi 700 MKii)> Oade modified Grace Design Lunatec V3 > M-Audio MicroTrack II > WAV 24/96
Taper Notes:
View NotesEdited & Mastered by Joe Noel: WAV > Audacity > FLAC 24/96 April 29, 2018 This file set is 16 bit @ 44.1 Patch info - shnid 90543 (Neumann U87) supplies - s1t06; 07:10 - end - s1t07; start - 00:08 - s2t08; 01:04 - 01:21 - s2t12; 06:36 - 07:18 Notes: - Thanks to Ray for his generosity - Thanks to Charlie for aiding & abetting - Thanks to Rob Eaton for suppling the patch source - Grateful for Jerry Garcia's interpretation of Slipknot! - tapes pauses cross faded
Taper: Ray Ackerman
2:39:08
Taper:
Ray Ackerman
Transferrer:
Charlie Miller and Joe Noel
SHNID:
gd1984-04-17.141837.NAK.Blend.Ackerman.Miller.Noel.t-flac2496
Source:
Master Audience Recording & Transfer by Ray Ackerman; 2 x Nakamichi CM300/CP4 + 2 x Sennheiser 421 blend > Yamaha mixer > Sony D5 > Sony D6; Transfer info: Master Cassettes (Nakamichi 700 MKii)> Oade modified Grace Design Lunatec V3 > M-Audio MicroTrack II > WAV 24/96
Taper Notes:
View NotesPatch info - shnid 90543 (Neumann U87) supplies - s1t06; 07:10 - end - s1t07; start - 00:08 - s2t08; 01:04 - 01:21 - s2t12; 06:36 - 07:18 Notes: - Thanks to Ray for his generosity - Thanks to Charlie for aiding & abetting - Thanks to Rob Eaton for suppling the patch source - Grateful for Jerry Garcia's interpretation of Slipknot! - tapes pauses cross faded
Source 11 of 33
2:41:21
SHNID:
gd1984-04-17.173413.mtx.seamons.ht179.flac1644
Source:
Matrix by Hunter Seamons using Final Cut Pro (FLAC > AIFF > Final Cut w/EQ > AIFF CD tracking via Audacity > FLAC16 via xACT w/meta-tagging) August 17, 2025
Taper Notes:
View NotesNotes: Ray Ackerman pretty much saved this matrix project. We tried mixing several other AUD sources as tests (before ultimately using Ray's tape), and they all had a subtle but pretty frequent slurry effect in the high end cymbals that was greatly accentuated when mixing. The matrix wasn't sounding crispy with these AUD sources. It appears something funky was going on with the acoustics and affecting the audience recordings - except for Ray's tape for some reason. We couldn't detect the faint "slurry effect" in his tape, and sure enough there was no high end friction when matrixing his source with the SBD. Very interesting. We were about to shelve this project after testing the first "incompatible" AUDs, but then Ray messaged us that same day out of the blue and mentioned that while his recording sounded "pretty darn good," Rob Eaton's U87 source was the one to pick (dewey72 suggested the Gordon Sharpless tape as well as an option). This prompted us to take a closer look at Ray's source anyhow, and we were surprised to discover that it didn't have the weird high end issues. While not our top choice sound-wise, we ended up really liking the subtle but significant effect it was having on the matrix - yet another example of a "lesser quality" AUD being more complementary and nicer when mixing. Thanks again, Ray! A very loud sound effect burst was reduced at the beginning of Ramble On Rose. Gordon Sharpless's Neumann U-87 source, #86942, transfer by David Minches (8/26/07), was used for the 2:52 SBD patch in Franklin's Tower. It also patches a 17-second cut in Ackerman's AUD towards the end of Eyes Of The World. A hiccup glitch in the SBD source during Drums was repaired. A 5-second cut in Space is now patched. Shortly after a patch edit (or two?) in a brief section during the NFA outro in Ackerman's AUD source (not noted in text file it appears) - with some unusual shiftiness that we were still able to stretch and shift back into alignment - there was also a 6-second cut in Ackerman's AUD that was patched with Sharpless's source at higher volume and with longer fades. This provided some more up-close NFA chants here at the end of the song as an interesting change in aural perspective. Light EQ was used for the SBD source only as needed. Most of set 2 had no EQ.
Taper: Executive Crew: Chris Kidwell; Sean Murtha; Tom Pinney; Kyle Holbrook; Mike Yacavone; Olvy Johnson
2:37:28
Taper:
Executive Crew: Chris Kidwell; Sean Murtha; Tom Pinney; Kyle Holbrook; Mike Yacavone; Olvy Johnson
Transferrer:
Kyle Holbrook
SHNID:
gd1984-04-17.149173.mke2002.holbrook.flac2448
Source:
MAUD CA: Sennheiser MKE2002 Binaurals mounted on dummy head 60-65 feet from stage DFC >Sony TCD5M > TDK MA 90s No Dolby - Master copy from lead deck run by CK.
Lineage:
Transfer: Nakamichi MR-2 > Marantz PMD661|24/48 SD Processing: SD| Audacity | cdwav editor | TLH | FLAC
Taper Notes:
View Notes// tape flip * Beer Barrell Polka tuning ***The Sennheiser MKE2002 binaural microphones were pressure gradient "omni" type capsules designed to be worn on a human head or the supplied dummy head. For the optimal listening experience wear headphones or earbuds; for playback on stereo speakers you may choose to increase bass slightly.***
Taper: Executive Crew: Chris Kidwell; Sean Murtha; Tom Pinney; Kyle Holbrook; Mike Yacavone; Olvy Johnson
2:37:28
Taper:
Executive Crew: Chris Kidwell; Sean Murtha; Tom Pinney; Kyle Holbrook; Mike Yacavone; Olvy Johnson
Transferrer:
Kyle Holbrook
SHNID:
gd1984-04-17.149172.mke2002.holbrook.flac1644
Source:
MAUD CA: Sennheiser MKE2002 Binaurals mounted on dummy head 60-65 feet from stage DFC >Sony TCD5M > TDK MA 90s No Dolby - Master copy from lead deck run by CK.
Lineage:
Transfer: Nakamichi MR-2 > Marantz PMD661|24/48 SD Processing: SD| Audacity | cdwav editor | TLH | FLAC
Taper Notes:
View Notes// tape flip * Beer Barrell Polka tuning ***The Sennheiser MKE2002 binaural microphones were pressure gradient "omni" type capsules designed to be worn on a human head or the supplied dummy head. For the optimal listening experience wear headphones or earbuds; for playback on stereo speakers you may choose to increase bass slightly.***
Taper: Steve Hill
2:37:28
Taper:
Steve Hill
Transferrer:
Keo
SHNID:
gd1984-04-17.133028.Nak100CP4.Hill.Keo.Flac2496
Source:
Master Audience Recorded By Steve Hill, Transfer By Keo; Nakamichi CM100/CP4 Shotguns > Sony D5 > Tapes:Maxell UDXLII 90's; Tapes Labelled:Nakamichi 100 Guns - Tony; Transfer With Nakamichi MR-1 > Korg MR-1000 @ 1 Bit/5.6 MHz; Tracking/Sample Rate Conversion/Flacked With AudioGate V.3.0.2 To 24/96 kHz; Metadata Tagging With Tag&Rename
Taper Notes:
View Notes* Drums Patch Info - Drums 0:22 > 1:06, ID-123129 Drums 1:06 > 9:40, the rest used from shnid # 127261 in 24/48.Shnid # 123129 used for the first minute or so of Space in 24/96. * Comments:Another Huge Thanks out to Steve for recording and sharing his source for this show!Some tape pauses/blank spots between first set songs,one short 5 second loss of music in "Eyes Of The World" near the end of song.All of "Drums" patched with and the first minute or so of "Space" patched, may be some overlapping or a short section missing.All and all an excellent share from the Hill collection of masters and the Grateful Dead's Spring 1984 Tour!! AS ALWAYS ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Taper: Steve Hill
2:37:28
Taper:
Steve Hill
Transferrer:
Keo
SHNID:
gd1984-04-17.133027.Nak100CP4.Hill.Keo.Flac1644
Source:
Master Audience Recorded By Steve Hill, Transfer By Keo; Nakamichi CM100/CP4 Shotguns > Sony D5 > Tapes:Maxell UDXLII 90's; Tapes Labelled:Nakamichi 100 Guns - Tony; Transfer With Nakamichi MR-1 > Korg MR-1000 @ 1 Bit/5.6 MHz; Tracking/Sample Rate Conversion With AudioGate V.3.0.2 To 32/96 kHz Wave; Dithered/Flacked With Korg Aqua To 16/44; SBE's Checked/Fixed With Trader's Little Helper; Metadata Tagging With Tag&Rename
Taper Notes:
View Notes* Drums Patch Info - Drums 0:22 > 1:06, ID-123129 Drums 1:06 > 9:40, the rest used from shnid # 127261 in 24/48.Shnid # 123129 used for the first minute or so of Space in 24/96. * Comments:Another Huge Thanks out to Steve for recording and sharing his source for this show!Some tape pauses/blank spots between first set songs,one short 5 second loss of music in "Eyes Of The World" near the end of song.All of "Drums" patched with and the first minute or so of "Space" patched, may be some overlapping or a short section missing.All and all an excellent share from the Hill collection of masters and the Grateful Dead's Spring 1984 Tour!! AS ALWAYS ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Transferrer: JTJames
2:38:46
Rating:
9.00 / 5 ratings
Transferrer:
JTJames
SHNID:
gd1984-04-17.fob.at-nak300.jtjames.96460.flac16
Source:
ATII/Nak 300 FOB > ?
Lineage:
?>CDR>EAC>SHN > ? > FLAC
Taper Notes:
View NotesNo further lineage info available other than aud>?>CDR>EAC>SHN by [email protected] There were numerous cuts in the tape (between every song in the first set, plus tape flips in the second). These were crossfaded or, in a few cases, audience noise was flown in from another part of the show to replace the missing time where a smooth crossfade could not be accomplished due to lack of adequate material. The entire show was hard limited to 7 dB. No further alterations such as EQ or NR were made. There are a couple places, particularly in Drums wher ethe mics were overloaded by a large amount of bass from the PA. There are also a couple digital flaws (a buzz, kind of a lightsaber type sound) that could not be removed.
Taper: Tom Strizak
2:09:00
Taper:
Tom Strizak
Transferrer:
Tom Strizak
SHNID:
gd1984-04-17.177211.senn.421.strizak.flac2448
Source:
Tom Strizak Master Audience Cassettes (2-Maxell-MX90’s / Dolby OFF). Sony TC-D5M stereo recorder patched 3nd in line *Special Thanks to Ed Schenk TC-D5M recorder. Microphones: (2) Senn. 421’s at 6’ height. Location: Approx. 65’ from stage at L of center audience FOB.
Lineage:
Analog Master Cassette’s > playback on Nakamichi CR-1A > Behringer XR-18 audio mixer > Reaper v7.61 *DAW (for final audio editing and mastering to 24/48 FLAC > Audacity *DAW (for track labeling into file set = 1 stereo file for each song). (*DAW = Digital Audio Workstation)
Taper Notes:
View Notes Notes: Jack Straw clips in. Some balance and record level issues throughout, did my best to clean it up (was 3rd tape deck in line). LLR clips in, and there’s also a cut at the flip. Eyes is cut early on, also ends short and Black Peter clips in. Fwd slash / = indicates where problems are. MISSING Drums> Space.