03-24-1990 – First Set

Experience the Grateful Dead in stunning clarity with this new HD video remaster of their legendary March 24, 1990 performance at the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York. This is Set 1 of the show, restored and synced with Charlie Miller’s 24-bit FLAC soundboard audio for the ultimate listening experience.

Every detail of this remaster was carefully handled to preserve the energy and warmth of the original show while enhancing the visual and sonic quality for today’s audiences.

This is now at 1080p – 60 frames per second. (I have been using 30fps for a while but wanted to test some stuff on this show to see if I could still make 60fps work without it costing me 5x-10x the compute/editing time (every facet of the project gets doubled in time and there’s a compounding effect)

— Lineage for audio and video sources are below
🎶 Audio Source: Charlie Miller 24-bit FLAC Soundboard
📀 Video Source: Upgraded HD remaster from the original tape transfer
🌀 Restored, Synced, and Enhanced by: Josh Davis and Christopher Hazard
October 16, 2025

Set 1 Includes:

01 – Let The Good Times Roll ~
02 – Help On The Way ~
03 – Slipknot! ~
04 – Franklin’s Tower
05 – Walkin’ Blues
06 – Loser
07 – Desolation Row
08 – Tennessee Jed ~
09 – One More Saturday Night

📍 Venue: Knickerbocker Arena – Albany, NY
📅 Date: March 24, 1990
🎤 Tour: Spring 1990

Recording Info:

—- New audio source from Charlie Miller —
Ultramatrix SBD ~ Cassette Master (Sony TC-D5M/TDK MA-X90)
Transfer Info:
Cassette Master (Nakamichi CR-7A) ~ Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6MHz) ~
Tascam Hi-Res Editor (WAV 24-bit/96k) ~ Adobe Audition 2020 ~
Samplitude Pro X6 Suite ~ FLAC/24
(1 DVD FLAC)
All Transfers and Mastering by Charlie Miller
charliemiller87@earthlink.net
April 8, 2022
Notes:
— Recorded by Don Pearson and Dan Healy
— Multiple Ultramatrix masters were used to make this show complete

— Video lineage used —

Video Source:
Main Source: AUD (Tripod) 1st Gen.
Master: JVC Single Tube Camera, Nak 300 Shotguns -~ ? Decks -~ ? Master
Transfer: ? Master -~ ? Deck -~ ? Deck -~ VHS 1st Gen.
Transfer: VHS 1st Gen. -~ Panasonic AG-7150 -~ Canopus ADVC-100 -~ iMac Core 2 Duo -~ Final Cut Pro 6

Patch Source: AUD (Tripod) Master
Master: JVC Single Tube Camera, Nak 300 Shotguns -~ ? Decks -~ VHS Master
Transfer: VHS Master -~ Panasonic AG-7150 -~ Canopus ADVC-100 -~ iMac Core 2 Duo -~ Final Cut Pro 6
Compiled Source:
Final Cut Pro 6 -~ Compressor 3 -~ .m2v, .aif ~ BHP
Add fades
Add border
Increase audio gain
Fix audio time delay
Patch last song
Video work done by Peanut Productions

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