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Hi Vince-

I realize you probably will have no idea,but i thought i would put this quesytion up anyway.Perhaps someone knows for sure or,you know,speculation is always intriguing also.

So,my question is in regards to the Seattle and Vancouver Shows that you recorded.Why does Seattle seem to have a "higher fidelity" sound to it,where-as Vancouver sounds.sort of "low-fi"?Almost as if when this particular shows was transfered onto whatever a dolby button was pushed,muffling the sounds.

Vancouver sounds alot like Bakersfield.Well,the songs that i have heard from there.Infact,Seattle was recorded first and then Vancouver and Bakserfield.Perhaps after the Seattle taping you used different equitment?

Just curious.Always have been about these 2 shows because the quality of the sound is so different yet you recorded them both and they were recorded one night later.

If you or anyone could shed light on this,i would be more then interested in hearing from you or anyone.

Thansk.

Hello:

In all three venues the equipment and microphones were all the same. So was the Tape I think. 3M 702 or 705 - I can't remember that.

In one case I did run the machine at the slowest speed so I could get the whole show. That may be the cause of the difference in quality. As far as the settings and so on I have plenty of time to make sure that everthing was well balanced and clearly audible without toping out the system and causing clipping.

The tape speed is one of two possibilities.

The other is that you did not hear a second generation copy. Your copy might be further down the line and, therefore, degraded. That happens when collecting. You would have to check the source on that one.

Thanks for the question. Funny how something done so many years ago would engender curiosity today.