The Fall
The Assembly
Leamington Spa
England
26th November 2009

Matrix version

Source 1 Lineage: Sony ECM-719 mic>iRiver iHP-120 (Rockboxed)

Transfer: iRiver iHP-120> usb > wav > Soundforge 8.0 (Boost frequencies below 250 Hz slightly, Normalise, Fade-in/fade-out)>
CD Wave (Track splits)>FLAC>WAV>combine wavs using Shntool

Source 2 Lineage

Church Audio CA14 omni mics>iRiver iHP-120 (Rockboxed)

Transfer: iRiver iHP-120> usb > wav > Soundforge 8.0 (HPF 150dB/-12dB per octave, Normalise, Fade-in/fade-out)>
CD Wave (Track splits)>FLAC>combine wavs using Shntool

Matrix info

Source aligned in Audacity, corrected relative speed by 0.00036%, reduced volume of each by -3dB, combined 50:50.

Final fade ins/fade out and normalisation in Soundforge 8.0>WAV>CD Wave (Track splits)>FLAC

1.Our Future, Your Clutter 
2.Strange Town 
3.Wolf Kidult Man 
4.Sloppy Floor 
5.Chino Splashback 
6.50 Year Old Man 
7.I've Been Duped 
8.Wings 
9.Cowboy George 
10.I'm Not from Bury 
11.Scenario 
12.Psykick Dancehall 
13.Reformation! 
14.Encore Break 
15.Strychnine 
16.Encore Break 
17.Hot Cake 

Location:

Both recorded about 15 feet back, level with left edge of stage.

Notes:

Did this as a learning exercise inspired by the work of the consortium, so any tips on how I could do it better 
next time are welcome.  I was surprised how easy it was to do.  I think if I ever do it again with two of
my recordings I'd make a loud clap at the start and the end as it was hard to find a really sharp reference point.

I think this sounds pretty good, combines the bassy but rather dull recording from the Church CA14 Omnis with 
the slightly tinny Sony mic.  Whether its any better than the CA14 omnis version by itself is debatable and probably
a matter for personal taste. 

There's a really good Audacity matrix guide here

http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,103031.msg1373822.html#msg1373822

mp3 samples attached comparing the 3 sources.