Robert Plant And The Band Of Joy @ London, UK 2010-10-29
Robert Plant and the Band of Joy - BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms - 2010.10.29 (noise fixed version)(flac)
Remaster to minimise annoying high frequency noise/sibilance present on original broadcast.
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Contrast Clause #1:
This is an edited/remastered version of the original 'HD Sound' 320kbps AAC-LC Internet Audio Stream recording at:
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=328998
The main change is the application of notch filtering to minimise 'The Noise' but also some minor editing has been applied including glitch fixing, applying fade in's & outs, adjustment of track position break points (see below for more details).
Contrast Clause #2:
This is different from the following:
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=328941
which is the FM version of the same show (which also exhibits the same noise problem).
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Many Thanks to Retro9 for the original torrent on Dime.
A note on my choice of source: Frequency analysis of both sources (Retro9's AAC Internet Steam vs. youngsbest's FM) showed that the AAC Internet stream had a higher cut-off frequency (~20kHz) compared to the FM (~15kHz). Hence I've used the better quality AAC Internet Steam version for this remaster.
Band: Robert Plant and the Band of Joy
Title: BBC Radio 2 Electric Proms
Venue: Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, UK
Date: Friday 29th October 2010
Recording Information from original Dime torrent (Retro9):
Source: Hi Def Internet Audio Stream in AAC-LC at 320 kb/s
Lineage: BBC Stream -> wav (44.100kHz, 16 Bit, Stereo) -> Magix Audio Cleaning Lab -> TLH Flac6 > Dime
This Remaster (Cuztard Pi):
Lineage: Dime (*.flac) -> Foobar2000 -> *.wav -> Audition & Wavelab6 -> *.wav -> Foobar2000 (level 8) -> *.flac -> Dime
Disc 1 (48mins)
01 - Jo Whiley Intro
02 - Down to the Sea
03 - Angel Dance
04 - House of Cards
05 - Please Read the Letter
06 - Misty Mountain Hop
07 - Tangerine
08 - Somewhere Trouble Don't Go
09 - A Satisfied Mind
10 - Move Up
11 - Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Disc 2 (52mins)
12 - Central-Two-O-Nine
13 - Monkey
14 - Houses of the Holy
15 - You Can't Buy My Love
16 - Tall Cool One
17 - Gallows Pole
19 - Harm's Swift Way
20 - Rock and Roll
21 - Twelve Gates to the City / Wade in the Water / In My Time of Dying *
22 - And I Bid You Goodnight *
* with the London Oriana Choir
flac tags & fingerprints & MD5 files are included.
My own alternative artwork for this version is also included.
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Notes:
Having been somewhat surprised at hearing what I consider a defect in the sound of the original broadcast, I have now sort of determined that it is probably an artefact of one of the percussion instruments together with the AAC compression that is being heard as a high frequency noise or sibilance on this excellent recording of an excellent show (probably from a cymbal of some sort). This is an intermittent sound (obviously linked to when the instrument is used in any given song) that, IMO, really detracts from the music.
Having been 'poked' to share my 'cleaned up' version, I've decided to risk life & limb (LOL) by doing just that .. so here goes .. 'O nice folks at Dime please be kind ;-D
Details of what I did to it during remastering (using Audition & Wavelab6):
- Apply several notch filters in the frequency range 11984Hz to 13602Hz to reduce 'the noise'
- removed several noise 'clicks/glitches' and fixed several clipping points
- Limiting (-0.2dB max)(the original has a 0db ceiling)
- WAV edited to fit on to 2xCDRs (with overlap) plus fades in/out.
- Track split positions (slightly adjusted where necessary)
Please note that this remastering has been done to modify the original master recording with the aim of enhancing the listening experience. If you did not notice any problem with the original versions of this show then you really do not need to download this one. If however like me you found the intermittent high pitched metallic hiss distracting & spoiling an otherwise superb recording then I heartily recommend this version.
I have posted a mp3 sampler (MMHop) of my remaster vs. the original, for direct comparison .. & to help you decide if you fancy grabbing this one, see post in the main thread below
IMO this is an upgrade to the original ... but I would never put that in writing of course ... Doh! .. I just did ;-D
If you have any comments, whether positive, negative or otherwise, I would love to read them ... don't be a lurker, but hey! ... please don't flame me if you don't agree with my efforts ... & at least keep it 'nice' & friendly ;-)
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Enjoy - Cuztard Pi - 2nd November 2010
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