Phish.net show page
(please refer to the above link for set list and full info...it's way too long to post here!)
AAC - 498MB
mp3 - 904 MB
UPDATE - pt 2 below will only download if you have a premium Megaupload account. I accidentally made the file a touch too large, so for everyone else please use the links at the bottom for parts 2a and 2b. Sorry for the confusion! Lesson learned.
FLAC pt 1 - 1GB
FLAC pt 2 - 1.01 GB
FLAC pt 3 - 825MB
FLAC pt 4 - 233MB
FLAC pt 2a - 579 MB
FLAC pt 2b - 460 MB
Alrighty folks, I've gone and remastered the hell out of this FOB Neumann u89i (Etree shnid 960) source for 12.31.99. From what I can tell with my own ears and from what others have said, this is the mack daddy of sources for this particular night. (4/19/10 edit: the recently circulated FOB mk4v is considered by many to be the best, but for one it's only the midnight set, and I still prefer this Neumann source...). It's the source that was chosen for the "Project Midnight to Sunrise" DVD over at the Traders' Den. I haven't tackled 12.30 yet because this one was such a beast to fix.
However, once I gave it a listen on my headphones I was shocked by how left-sided the recording was. Or was it right? Either way it was practically almost all in one channel. So I took the liberty of rebalancing the stereo separation with Nero Wave Editor so that it's more centered.
This was already one of the best sounding festival auds I had heard before I remastered it, so I didn't have to do a whole lot in the way of EQ tweaking. I did give Mike some more oomph, and a little more warmth to the overall recording. I also spiked the high end a bit (as I almost always do unless the orginal recording is overly bright and sharp), which has made it sound a lot clearer and punchier. Trey's solos have much more life to them now...just listen to the short solo in After Midnight.
Since you can't download folders over 1024MB with Megaupload (for free at least), I've split the FLAC folders in a way that results in the least amount of folders. The tracks are numbered in order as if they are in one huge folder. If you plan on burning to CD, consult the text file to see how to divide the tracks into CDs. The whole show (including the afternoon set) takes up 10 discs. The AAC's should all be tagged properly and should appear in proper order when you drag and drop into iTunes.
Here are the EQ settings I used:
Feel free to leave feedback in the comments page, and enjoy!
12 comments:
Thanks Dan! I'm on a flight to Miami now but will be DL'ing just as soon as I can!
- Jim
I love this show so much. And I also have preferred this source, so I am stoked to try the result of all your hard work. Thanks so much for doing it and sharing. cheers. Don
Glad to oblige, Don!
Huge thanks and a great job....hard to believe ten years ago I was ragin in the swamp
Sweet. Thanks. I got it now. (this is punkmug)
terrific work on this bud. you've made one of the all time greats sound better than I've ever heard it.
just stumbled across this source looking for a better version, nice work u are now bookmamrked
thanks for the kind words everyone.
Thanks for all of your effort! Is your source the same as db.etree's source, phish199.12.31.midnight.flac16? I heard about the db source on PT and people have raved about it. Is this the source you remastered or the remastered source or something completely different? Thanks!
Michael - that one you are talking about is a brand new source of the midnight set. I used the Nuemann source for my remaster, which is linked in my post above. That one has been around since right after the show.
The consensus overall seems to be that the nee mk4v is the best, although opinions vary. I have a feeling some of it is just excitement over having a new source for this epic show. And of course the mere words "FOB mk4v" is like scripture for AUD afficianados.
I will say, after I corrected the severe L-R channel imbalance on the Nuemann's, I find that source to be clearer and with more punch than the new source. But that's just me.
sorry, "new mk4v"
awesome. youtheman
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