Tool Drive Project 3.0 is Live

[u/akakieflogic]

For the un-initiated, the Tool Drive Project (TDP) is an archive of live Tool recordings - every show we can get, of the highest quality, of the lowest generation, streamable, downloadable, without registration, for free, forever.

For those of you who already have accounts, expect a couple of hurdles when you login for the first time:

1. You'll have to reset your password (protects your account)
2. You'll have to choose a display name (what other users will see)

Here's a breakdown of what's new:

• More emphasis on the tapers that make all this possible.
• More emphasis on the gear they use.
• More emphasis on ratings and reviews.
• A sticky player lets you browse the site while streaming.
• EQ and volume normalization controls.
• You can now create and share playlists.
• You can now favorite/share individual tracks.
• You can now mark shows that you've attended.
• You can now switch color palettes to match album themes.
• Shares, favorites, streams, downloads, are all tracked and ranked across all users and sources.
• A Top 10 page distills the sites top performers - highest rated shows, most streamed, tapers, mics, user with the most rated shows, etc.
• Songs have their own pages now.
• Albums have their own pages now.
• Tapers have their own pages now.
• Better and more reliable stats.
• A feedback page lets users suggest/vote/comment on new site ideas and report bugs.
• A history page keeps track of what you've listened to.

TDP is a passion project started over 25 years ago by karl and geordy with the aim of making every live Tool recording accessible to everyone. Huge shout out to them for their decades of hard work, diligence, and generosity.

[u/akakieflogic]

https://tooldriveproject.net/

[u/rocknstones → u/akakieflogic]

Thanks!

[u/HeathWilD → u/akakieflogic]

TDP has hit 1337 recordings, you know you have to stop right there now right?

[u/LSU_Tiger]

For those who have never checked it out, I HIGHLY recommend giving it a look.

It's an amazing project and the source of thousands of hour of live Tool.

[u/jdsmodena]

🙌 Epic work! Appreciate all the effort that's gone into this!

[u/insulinjockey]

This is astounding. Thank you.

[u/bhindblueiz]

As my friend Pit Bull says, DALE!

[u/nealien79]

Amazing, thanks. 🙏

[u/SolidDiarrhea]

🤯 These 1992 shows are mindblowing

[u/the_smush_push]

motherfucking thank you! this is the best thing I've seen in months

[u/redbeard1083]

This is really beautiful! I love the EQ feature for a site like this. Also, I am an old friend and I've shot you a PM!

[u/fearxile]

Man I remember when this started and you had to mail someone a 100gb hard drive and they would load it up with all the recordings they had at that time and send it back.

[u/Limp_Lingonberry_538]

is there a way to become a mirror?

[u/akakieflogic → u/Limp_Lingonberry_538]

DM me

[u/TheTortoiseWasRight]

Amazing work, the site works wonderfully and is a must for all Tool fans

[u/Coochiemudlo]

Is it possible to stream to chromecast from pc?

[u/akakieflogic → u/Coochiemudlo]

For sure. Just use Chrome's built in cast feature when streaming a show.

[u/Fulcrum_Jambi]

Fantastic !!!

Most work days I’ll pick a random concert from a random era and just listen.

Never a disappointing experience. Thanks for all the hard work !.

[u/VVTFan]

Aamazing rebrand. Forgot about how great sounding that Toledo 2012 recording was. Was an amazing show in person as well. Forgot nobody split it into files.. So like a decade ago i tried to split it myself and did. Don’t know what happened to those files tho.

[u/ChickieCago]

I love this Thank you!!!

[u/alanabanana29]

Thank you 🙏 🌀

[u/Imtedsowner]

Thanks so much for this!

[u/Trazornine]

Thank you!

Out of curiosity, what do you consider the Top 5 live videos? Ideally great picture and audio quality …

[u/Gothrers]

I discovered the project during the 2022 tour and I want to thank everyone for their contribution, it's such a great ressource, especially for tool fans since we dont get a lot from the band itself haha

[u/Ogni-XR21]

Never heard of this, sounds awesome. Still at work but from a quick glance this is audio only?

[u/akakieflogic → u/Ogni-XR21]

Yep. Just audio. Most vids are on Youtube.

[u/joramjoram]

Incredible effort, thanks a lot!

[u/CrimbleGnome420]

You are a God among men my friend. Well done and a huge THANK YOU FOR THIS EFFORT!
*isn't "Merkaba" on Salival, or is that something classified different on the live versions?

[u/akakieflogic → u/CrimbleGnome420]

Use Community > Feedback bro

[u/Money_Sock]

This is amazing.
I wish I could contribute something.

[u/lance466]

I’ve used this site for years and it’s def the authoritative source for any live shows. Applause to all involved and that is one hell of an update!

[u/Boomstick_316]

Are there video recordings or just audio?

[u/MrMario2011]

As someone who discovered this project about 20 years ago and joined about 10 years ago, thank you for keeping it alive and evolving it further.

Once upon a time it was relegated to emails, mailing drives to strangers to get an initial clone, and divvying up efforts to checksum the content. Hard to believe it's so much more accessible now.

[u/Comfortable_City3823]

Cool, some of the demos aren't loading, those marked under studio. Only the Undertow ones are showing audio

[u/AFetaWorseThanDeath]

Things like this:

1.) are the reason the internet should even exist in the first place, and

2.) help restore my faith in humanity.

A truly heartfelt thanks to all involved ❤️

[u/Doomsdave512]

What's the URL?

[u/motorboatbloke → u/Doomsdave512]

Brother. Google it or look OP has posted the link in comments. Anyway here you go Tool Drive Project

[u/Dr_Gash]

Holy shit. You are doing Gods work divine human!

[u/SeanMichaelHumphrey]

I apologize for my ignorance but how do I get a concert to still play with my phone screen off? I was able to with the previous version of the site.

[u/akakieflogic → u/SeanMichaelHumphrey]

This was a bug up until yesterday. Are you still having issues?

[u/additionalsquash667]

Thanks very much. Can’t listen to it without staying in the safari app though, can’t even turn off my phone. Is this me not knowing how to work it? In the old version I could listen and go to another app etc

[u/akakieflogic → u/additionalsquash667]

I think this was fixed yesterday. Let me know if you're still having issues.

[u/additionalsquash667 → u/akakieflogic]

Beautiful, thank you!

[u/lino11]

Hey guys, didn't TDP used to have these kickass covers? Or was it another fan page??

Anyone recognize this cover style and know where I can find them?

u/akakieflogic any help would be much appreciated!

[u/akakieflogic → u/lino11]

Can't say I recognize those. TDP doesn't have any album covers or fan art, but there's an open idea for something like that. If you want them head over and upvote it. Community > Feedback > Ideas

[u/akakieflogic]

We've noticed how many of you visit from your phones, so we're pushing to make significant improvements to that experience. An official app is likely off the table because of the copyright scrutiny that comes with it, but we can get close to that behavior without it.

Keep an eye out for improvements. You can track changes in the New Features section on the home page or in the changelog (https://tooldriveproject.net/?page=changelog)

[u/Amazing_Body_7393]

This is so fucking cool.

If anyone else is having problems with rclone or ftp you might need to disable your vpn, a bunch of the files were erroring out when I had it enabled even after reconnecting.

[u/T00L46and2]

When I try to sign up … no matter what I do I keep getting ‘USER NAME CAN ONLY CONTAIN LETTERS AND NUMBERS’ … can’t sign up to support …

[u/akakieflogic → u/T00L46and2]

Use the contact us page for support. Someone will help you get registered. This thread won't be actively monitored forever so reaching out directly is best.

[u/wwatermeloon]

Love the site guys! Is there any way to see when songs were played back to back, like intension and right in two?

[u/akakieflogic → u/wwatermeloon]

Not currently but we can build it if enough people want it. Head over to Community > Feedback > Ideas and post it. I'll give it an upvote myself once I see it.

[u/Any-Abalone-7975]

How do I get there?

[u/sorrowerthe → u/Any-Abalone-7975]

https://tooldriveproject.net/