Ben Folds with the Houston Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday November 1, 2006
Jones Hall
Houston, TX


Taper: prof_peabody
Location: DFC, Orchestra section (~20 rows from the stage)
Source: AT943 -> PS-2 -> R-09
Transfer: USB -> Wavelab 5 edits -> CDWAVE -> FLAC

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- Do not sell this live recording
- Do not encode to lossy formats (mp3)
- Do not post crappy lossy versions on fan sites or other trackers
- Do not post remaster without taper's consent
- In the event of sale, this sound cursed
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Notes:

The last track is cut short because I took the R-09 out of my pocket during the applause after the main set and replaced it with the hold disengaged.  Apparently the PS-2 jammed the decrease level button, causing me the one song encore to be cut.

I did the editing very quickly.  There was a loud clapper/screamer sitting just behind me to my right; they were mostly respectful while Ben was playing.  I ran a soft-knee limiter on the applause segments between songs as well as decreasing the gain (because the applause is was much louder than the actual music).  Just before dithering with UVHR22, I applied a few DB of gain.  

In retrospect I should have run with the line transformers, as the R-09 gain was maxed out.

Somebody was busted doing video from the first row (pit), the video probably has a nice view of Ben's crotch and/or ceiling...

01. Intro
02. Zak and Sara
03. Smoke
04. All U Can Eat
05. Jesusland
06. Lullabye
07. Landed
08. Philosophy
09. Steven's Last Night in Town
10. Fred Jones Part 2
11. Not the Same
12. The Ascent of Stan
13. Gracie
14. Brick
15. One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces
16. Narcolepsy
17. Applause