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DVD 2859; lineage: Audience recording of unknown lineage. "Re-worked" See J Card Comment for details

This is an uncirculated show that has been sent to me I am presenting this both as a 'raw'
transfer and as a 'widened' version so downloaders can choose which suits them. I cannot
make the time to always present this way but as this was uncirculated and I wanted to hear
a version that suited my own listening more, I worked on both in tandem in this case.

How Do You Think It Feels has a lot of tape 'wobble' which could be the battery running low towards the end of the recording? Particularly as it suddenly cuts out...Whichever you choose, enjoy.

When I carry out processing in Audacity to widen the sound, this usually consists of the following -

-9db decrease (as the mixing and combining needs space)
double up the tracks, add .01 sec delay to one of the channels, split channels and mix either side (balance achieved through trial and error)
Combine above doubled up track with untouched track with the latter at a higher level. The above mixing while giving a nice widening effect I am more than aware can sometimes sound artificial to some, and I have found combining it with the untouched file means a balance is achieved between the raw sound of the original and the mixed version. Studios used - and I'm sure still do - used to resort to all sorts of double tracking and compression effects and the bottom line is this method I found by trial and error sounds good to me and others. Those who do not approve or find it does not sound good to them - no-one is forcing you to download this.
Voila...I listen to live recordings in headphones for the most part, and many people listen in headphones / earphones these days.
This may sound better to many like that, and I am aware that through conventional speakers this sort of mix / re-work may or may not sound as good as an untouched version. It's very subjective, and very much down to individual preference.

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