The Cure - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, 28th July 2016 [I.D.S.I.D. Remaster]

The Cure - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, 28th July 2016, I.D.S.I.D. Remaster

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The original file of this is on this site if you wish to compare.
C.

The Cure - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia,
28th July 2016 [I.D.S.I.D. Remaster]

Source Audience

Track List:-

01 - Intro
02 - Plainsong
03 - Pictures Of You
04 - Closedown
05 - A Night Like This
06 - The Walk
07 - Push
08 - In Between Days
09 - Doing The Unstuck
10 - Friday I'm In Love
11 - Bananafishbones
12 - High
13 - The End Of The World
14 - Lovesong
15 - Just Like Heaven
16 - Jupiter Crash
17 - From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea
18 - Want
19 - Prayers For Rain
20 - Disintegration
21 - Encore Break #1
22 - It Can Never Be The Same
23 - Burn
24 - One Hundred Years
25 - A Forest
26 - Encore Break #2
27 - Shake Dog Shake
28 - Fascination Street
29 - Never Enough
30 - Wrong Number
31 - Encore Break #3
32 - Lullaby
33 - Hot Hot Hot!!!
34 - Let's Go To Bed
35 - Close To Me
36 - Encore Break #4
37 - The Lovecats
38 - The Caterpillar
39 - Why Can't I Be You?
40 - Boys Don't Cry

Lineage:-

2x DPA4060 mics > DPA MMA6000 (flat response, no filter) > Sony PCM-M10 digital recorder (line in)
> internal memory as 16-bit 44kHz .wav file >
Adobe Audition CC 2015 normalise (+3dB approx), edit, track (sector aligned), convert to flac (16-bit, 44kHz, level 8)
> mp3tag (tag) and Traders Little Helper (ffp, torrent)

Tapers Notes:-

Recorded from miles away stage left; mics near temples clipped to baseball cap directed straight forward;
no equalisation, no compression, no effects;
unfortunately most of the first hour is affected by left channel crackling and associated level reduction;
not for sale or commercial exchange, for trade or give away only

Band:-

Robert Smith - Vocals / Guitar
Simon Gallup - Bass
Jason Cooper - Drums
Roger O'Donnell - Keyboards
Reeves Gabrels - Guitar

Remaster Notes:-

Tracks 01 - 15: Right Channel Source "Psuedo-Stereo"
Tracks 16 - 40: Original L/R Stereo Source

This is a very nice recording that had issues on the first 15 songs as described by the taper.
I tried to fix the left channel issues but it beat me.

So.........

I came to a compromise with it.
Made a mono file using just the right channel.
Then using soundforge I put it through the "Psuedo-Stereo" tool.
This takes the mono file and inverts one channel to create a "Psuedo-Stereo" effect.
You can hear the change clearly between tracks 15 & 16.
It is what it is, a compromise for sure, but much improved over the original.

There are some moments when the "crackling" reappears but it is just like 1 or 2 seconds,
it goes quickly I left it alone, it is okay and not worth the time to correct it.
It isn't on all songs [after track 15] it just pops up out the blue a few times.

The actual recording is very good, as usual there are "talkers", some low level chat,
but it's not to bad, I have heard many many worse recordings.

The biggest thing from a mastering point was I reduced the tracks @ 50hz which got rid of the "boom" in the low end.
Then just some gentle eq to reveal the detail, light compression & limiting was applied.
It is not perfect, but is very good, [a strong 8/10].
If you like the band grab this, it will supply you with great listening for a long time.

An "I Don't Sleep I Dream" Presentation, 3rd September 2016.

Enjoy...

C.

http://idsid.blogspot.co.uk

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