(Master) Single camera audience shot with multiple audio tracks.
Complete shows on YouTube

MKV

2

Bershaw Archival Management with video provided by ET Bensen - Seeded on LL 01/30/23 LL Seeding

Robert Hunter
October 31, 1986
5th Avenue Theater,
Seattle, WA

Video Source: ET Benson's VHS Masters (2 JVC EM T-120 tapes with linear stereo recording of the mono board feed)

Video Transfer: VHS Masters playback on JVC HR-S9500U with built in Digital Time Base Correction via S-Video Out > BlackMagic Intensity Thunderbolt Shuttle > Apple Pro Res 422 (HQ), 720 x 486, 41615kbps > Final Cut > H.264 720 x 480, 29.97fps, 6000 kbps.m4v [NTSC, 4:3, 6.0 Mbs, 720x480, 29.97 fps] transferred by Alan Bershaw > H264 > TMPGEnc Smart Render 6.0 > MKVToolNix GUI v72.0.0 > .mkv
[NTSC, 4:3, 15.0 Mbs, 720x480, 29.97 fps]

Primary Audio Source: 2 Maxell XL2 90 Soundboard Cassettes via Carolyn Welch (shnid = 155259)

Audio Transfer: Cassettes > Nakamichi Dragon > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > Tascam HRE > PCM @ 24/96 > Wavelab 10 (remove DC offset, DDI-Codec / Dolby B -22.7 dBFS) > FLAC 24/96 - transferred by Charlie Miller

Additional audio chain: 24/96 wav > Logic (speed correction, minor level adjustments, seamless patching using the board feed on ET Benson's VHS masters) > 24/96 wav by Alan Bershaw

Audio/Video Synchronization by Alan Bershaw (2022)

Set I:
Introduction by Richard Brender
My Creolle Belle ->
Box Of Rain
Ruben And Cerise
Aim At The Heart
Promontory Rider
Talking Money Tree
Friend Of The Devil
Ship Of Fools
Come See Jerusalem #

Set 2:
Jack Straw
Easy Wind ->
Mr. Charlie ->
Easy Wind
Rock Columbia
Railroad Blues
Doin' That Rag
Alabama Getaway
End Of The Road
Stella Blue
Amagamalin Street
Touch Of Grey
Standing At Your Door
Terrapin Station

Encore:
Ripple
Boys In The Barroom

Personnel:
Robert Hunter - vocals, guitar, harmonica
# Jim Page (guitar,bg vocals)
# Orville Johnson (lap steel)

Taped by ET Benson
Videotape Masters provided by ET Benson and Mark Severson.
Videotape Master Transfers and Capture by Alan Bershaw (B.A.M.)
Edit & Synch by Alan Bershaw (B.A.M.)
Author & 5.1 Audio by Kevin Tobin (BHP)

Audio Information:
Audio Track 1: Soundboard (shnid = 155259)
2 Maxell XL2 90 Soundboard Cassettes via Carolyn Welch
Audio Transfer: Cassettes > Nakamichi Dragon > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > Tascam HRE > PCM @ 24/96 > Wavelab 10 (remove DC offset, DDI-Codec / Dolby B -22.7 dBFS) > FLAC 24/96 - transferred by Charlie Miller

Additional audio chain: 24/96 wav > Logic (speed correction, minor level adjustments, seamless patching using the board feed on ET Benson's VHS masters) > 24/96 wav by Alan Bershaw
[LPCM, 4.6 Mbs, 24 Bit, 96 kHz]

Audio Track 2: Audience
(shnid = 163435)
AUD (shnid = 163423)
Source: Nakamichi 700's > Sony TC-D5M > Cassette Masters - From Mark Severson Collection
Transfer: Master Cassettes > Nakamichi CR-7A > Tascam DA-3000 > DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz - transferred by Charlie Miller
Lineage:DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz > TASCAM Hi-Res Editor > wav 24/96 > Adobe Audition CC 2014 > Flac 24 (by Kevin Tobin)

Thanks to Mark for sharing his masters.
Thanks to Charlie for the transfer
[LPCM, 4.6 Mbs, 24 Bit, 96 kHz]

Audio Track 3: Matrix
(shnid = 163435)
SBD + AUD Matrix 2 Source Mix
[LPCM, 4.6 Mbs, 24 Bit, 96 kHz]

Audio Track 4: 5.1 LPCM Surround Sound
shnid = 163438
[LPCM, 4.6Mbs, 16 Bit, 48 kHz]

Audio Track 5: DTS 5.1
shnid = 163437
DTS-Audio-48khz 5.1 Mix
You need a 5.1 dts complient system with digital connection to your blu-ray/dvd player.
[LPCM, 1.5 Mbs, 16 Bit, 48 kHz]

NOTE: Track 3/4/5 are a combination of the Audio Track 1 (SBD) listed above and this audience:
AUD (shnid = 163423)
Source: Nakamichi 700's > Sony TC-D5M > Cassette Masters - From Mark Severson Collection
Transfer: Master Cassettes > Nakamichi CR-7A > Tascam DA-3000 > DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz - transferred by Charlie Miller
Lineage:DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz > TASCAM Hi-Res Editor > wav 24/96 > Adobe Audition CC 2014 > Flac 24 (by Kevin Tobin)

Thanks to Mark for sharing his masters.
Thanks to Charlie for the transfer
[LPCM, 4.6 Mbs, 24 Bit, 96 kHz]

NOTE: VHS Master Hi Fi audio tracks (used to fill in minor gaps between some songs) was also used for pitch correction as referenced to the video for both the Soundboard and the Audience

49a18bdf4100352f852242642a3905de *rh1986-10-31-86.set1.mkv
89059c9e5330e239f20f54f89ec1ee11 *rh1986-10-31-86.set2.mkv