If the Mayans were right, and of course they were, we’re in
audio-end times. You better believe it. According to that ancient calendar, the
last blast of sound produced – ever -- will be this Friday, 12/21/12! So it
stands to reason that Friday, the day of the Sound Production Final, will
heretofore be known as the Earpocalypse.
It’s sure been
a long time coming, but at least that gave us time to prepare.
I’ve decided the best way to go is laughing,
and to that end, the Earpocalypse will commence 7PM sharp
with comedian James Impellizeri, who New York Times Entertainment critic Megan
Angelo calls “a rapacious, irreverent new comic, exploding on the New York
scene like no one since greats like Louis C.K., Todd Barry and Mike Birbiglia.”
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| James Impellizeri at The Comedy
Cellar, New York. Photo by Ruthie Arroyo |
Straight outta his recent sold-out sets at
Dangerfield’s, Gotham Comedy Club, Carolines, The Comedy Cellar, Stand Up New
York and The Duplex, Impellizeri’s brief, prescient set of comedy just prior to our final exam will break
the tension, engender goodwill and peace in the holiday season…and thoroughly
prepare us for the evil audio he’s opening for; and our ultimate undoing.
Following
the final, I hope you will stay for an intimate after-party; and I intend to
play a few old skool Hip Hop tunes among other things, properly heralding the Mayan End Times. So, sit back, relax, hear
some kickass Docs, and after, get busy in a mellow party
underground atmosphere. The Earpocalypse. The end is upon us. NJCUlater.
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Earpocalypse fact: The monitor speakers used for the Earpocalypse final-final and
after soiree are vintage Altec 9844-8B studio monitors. These were used in a
lot of famous studios including Electric Lady, and variations in Gold Starr,
Western Recorders, most of the classics. The Beatles used Altecs. There is a
lot of info on-line about 2 way horn loaded speakers, which can produce sound
not only loudly, but also with virtually immeasurable distortion. That is one
reason why recording studios still use this type of monitor loudspeaker. I do a
lot of research with 2-way horn speakers. Ask me anything. : )
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| Altec 9844 studio monitors |
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| The
mighty Altec A-2. I think it's about 12' high, with 4 partially
horn-loaded 15" woofers. These were for movie theaters; there would be 3
behind the acoustically transparent screen. Many large old theaters
still use these. |
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| Back view showing the compression driver, mounted to the mouth of the 811-B horn. |
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| John
Cale at the Quadraphonic Edit room at CBS in NYC. In the back are the
rear pair of 9844s for the control room's quadrophonic monitoring setup. |
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| I have done a lot of research with 2-way horn speakers. |
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| Musicians in Gold Star recording studio, probably a Phil Spector session. The Altecs in the studio are model A-7s. |
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| Nancy Sinatra in Western Recorders, 3 Altec A-7s above. |
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| Phil Spector and the Ronnettes in Gold star with Altec looking on. |
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