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1) Imported Tom's two original .wav files into ProTools LE 6.4

2) Ran Sony Oxford Noise Reduction (stereo) plugin, moderate settings

overall. Printed these files and used them instead of the originals.

3) Processed both tracks with makeup gain, running both tracks out

through DA converters into an outboard two channel preamp to add makeup

gain. I probably added 15-18 dB of makeup gain. At the same time I

routed the outputs of the analog preamp into my AD converters and

rerecorded the tracks (at 16 bit/44.1k) into two new tracks in

ProTools. Drom here forward, I used the new rerecorded files.

4) Added Waves Q10 eq to each track. Basically, I cut frequencies in

about 6 or 7 places, parametric settings for inner bands, rather wide

Q, usually a couple of dB, high and low shelfs too.

5) Panned track 1 (2001 mic) by 50% to the left. Panned track 2 (603

mic) 50% to the right.

6) Created a Master Fader track. Added the following stereo plugins

to the Master Fader:

a) Waves C4 multiband compressor. Compressed the lower mids and

highs a bit. 2 dB makeup gain.

b) Altiverb. 4% wet / 96% dry mix. Using a bright concert hall

impulse response. Tweaked the damping a bit, as well as the early

reflection and tail delays.

c) Waves S1 Shuffler plugin to enhance the stereo image a bit.

d) Waves L1+ Maximizer/Limiter. Output peak set to -1.0 dB.

7) Bounced to disk (a) a 16/44.1k .wav stereo interleaved file and (b)

a 320k .mp3 file.