U2start.com | 2001-05-03 Cleveland Matrix

U2
2001-05-03
Gund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio

MATRIX (ALD/AUD)

Phase correction > speed correction > Waves S1 > Har-Bal EQ > PSP Xenon > Flac (6) / MP3 (v0)

Not much to say about it: nice show, nice sources.

There's some confusion about the "soundboard" source, some claim it's an ALD which would be correct if you'd ask me.

Most you'll hear in this matrix is the (mono) ALD. (The widely circulating version is fake stereo -- that is, one channel was inverted which hurt my ears too much. So I turned it back to mono just like the original recording was.) The excellent audience source was mixed in not too loud because I liked the directness of the ALD. But it did add ambiance, width and, well, audience.

Some screaming, clapping and a few loud pops -- not too often and I don't care about it much.

Overall sound is direct, crisp, slightly agressive and very enjoyable imo.

Enjoy

noiseless

May 2010

01 Movin' On Up [PA]
02 Elevation
03 Beautiful Day
04 Until The End Of The World
05 New Year's Day
06 Kite
07 New York
08 I Will Follow
09 Sunday Bloody Sunday
10 Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
11 In A Little While
12 Desire
13 Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
14 Bad
15 Where the Streets Have No Name
16 Mysterious Ways
17 The Fly
18 Let's Have Church [PA]
19 Bullet the Blue Sky
20 With or Without You
21 Pride (In the Name of Love)
22 One (Intro
23 One
24 I Remember You
25 Walk On

MP3 (v0):

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AE3M9I1B
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FUOIGVTN
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7FHK3WJV

It might take a few hours for the links to be active, as usual with Megaupload.

EDIT
Mediafire mirror:

mediafire folder

Risto

15 years

I'm on it

Thanks for your efforts... AGAIN !

MattG

15 years

Wow, thank you so much- this show's on my queue, I can't wait to sub the soundboard recording out for your matrix.

noiseless

15 years

^ you're welcome, to me this is a nicer listen than the ALD alone and due to the failed fake stereo effect someone added to the ALD it was a tough listen, at least with headphones. As that is fixed, it's a sweeter listen. Hope you'll enjoy.

cheers

BTW Mediafire mirror added to first post.

hoserama

15 years

Some ALD receivers are designed for stereo, but a when the venue feeds only a mono signal (like *all* the time

, the receiver appears to decode it so that they're inverted from each other. It's messed me up before when recording with an ALD.

So actually--it could have been that way in the original recording.

noiseless

15 years

Originally posted by hoserama:Some ALD receivers are designed for stereo, but a when the venue feeds only a mono signal (like *all* the time, the receiver appears to decode it so that they're inverted from each other. It's messed me up before when recording with an ALD.

So actually--it could have been that way in the original recording.

Thanks for explaining -- I didn't know. I presumed a bootleg company decided to fuck up a basically good recording as I got this ALD from some silver, but as you say it's possible the original recording has an inverted channel.
Luckily it's not too important, like with the Hansa Ton demos it's just a matter of flipping one channel and that's all.

It seems many people aren't even sensible to phase inversion and as a matter of fact I've listened to aformentioned demos for years without hearing what was wrong. But this ALD, or at least this silver, was much worse.

I wouldn't even know whether a better (i.e. mono) source is in circulation as well. The source I have comes from U2T.

If you download this matrix please let me know what you think, your opinion is highly appreciated.

hoserama

15 years

I can take a swing it it. Curious, could you get me the raw files? I might be up for taking a swing at this matrix. Would be interesting to compare tactics/notes.

noiseless

15 years

Originally posted by hoserama:I can take a swing it it. Curious, could you get me the raw files? I might be up for taking a swing at this matrix. Would be interesting to compare tactics/notes.

I usually keep the raw files, at least for a while. In this case I didn't, I don't know why. Sorry for that, I would have sent them your way otherwise.

Weren't you the guy who suggested that people could share speed corrected raw files instead of complete matrixes, so anyone would be able to make his own mix according to his own taste?

That was a good idea, although it doesn't count for the fact that people's own mix wouldn't be mastered properly.

When I feel like matrixing another show I'll keep in mind to archive the raw files.

Anyway, this one wasn't too hard. The ALD contains two edits: the intro to Bullet is partly gone and between Pride and One, part of the silence is cut.
The AUD was running quite fast. I stretched it for more than 103%. To synch it tight, I needed to cut it in four (more or less equal) parts.
Moreover, I believe both the ALD and the AUD have a short overlap where disc 1 and 2 faded out/in, both at another part of the show -- in short: a pain in the ass.

cheers

somedays

15 years

Thanks

You will share in lossless format?

hoserama

15 years

Scott Z was the one who suggested about sharing the raw files. I tend to get a little leery of that...but I suppose that comes out of pride (and not wanting people who have no clue how to mix tackle my recordings). But could be a valuable idea possibly on the next tour leg. Maybe I should toss up the raw iem feeds for pasadena and let people have at it? Would make a fun bonus for the dvd.

Anywho--know a good place where I can get the original aud and ald? Or does u2torrents have it all?

Risto

15 years

We have the ALD http://www.u2start.com/shows/1201/#audio

Could seed it on our beta tracker if you dont have a premium account.

yeah

15 years