Topic: processing tips for sbd recordings?

[Unitmonster]

Taped from a sbd last night due to numerous issues, and while I'm happy with how it came out, it suffers a bit from SBD-itis (ie. dry, heavy on vox and not to lively souding).  Short of a matrix (didn't see anyone taping audience) is there any tweaking I can do to improve things, like filters, eq or such?  I use Audition 1.5.

I'll attach a quick sample to give you an idea of what I'm working with.

Thanks for any suggestions!

[SuperDave]

Sounds pretty alright to me, except for for the usual "Soundboard-itis"   I wouldn't touch it.  I guess you could run a little compression over it but I don't think EQ'ing would help.

Is that Wilco?  Or somebody else doing "War on War"?

[Unitmonster]

yeah it's them.  I agree that it's pretty good, but also read a lot about L3 waves and various other compression tools. Wondering if it would make much of an audible improvement or just result in "tinkering".

[bgalizio]

Everyone at ViaChicago will want to hear it anyway. They love the SBDs over there!

[Unitmonster]

this one's just SCREAMING for a matrix to my ears.  To bad they had "No audio/video Recording" signs pasted to the front of the venue, so basically no tapers were around.  The Wilco soundman was pissed when I told him.

[Ray76]

Everyone at ViaChicago will want to hear it anyway. They love the SBDs over there!

galizo, you gotta check out the MeCO tape ima put up tonight.

Ray

[dklein]

Stan must have been in a good mood - the sbd patches are rare...  What a shame you didn't get the mics going too!
Some eq (more bottom end) and reverb might help this one out.

So how was the show anyways?

[Ray76]

Stan must have been in a good mood - the sbd patches are rare...  What a shame you didn't get the mics going too!
Some eq (more bottom end) and reverb might help this one out.

hey d, sent you an email...

ray

[Unitmonster]

yeah, came to the eq conclusion too here. Finding the bass a bit lacking.