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I am a bit ashamed to post this query in a group devoted to Professional
audio, but I couldn't find a rec.audio.duffer group, so here goes…
Once a year, on Halloween in our small village, the most public-spirited
family I know turns their house and yard into an extravaganza for the
kids in town. This couple has been at this for more than 20 years. Every
year, they pick a theme and turn their whole place into a mini-theme-
park for just three hours. Between 6:00 and 9:00 about 1500 kids and
their parents troop through. Last year's theme was The Wizard of Oz,
complete with a poured concrete Yellow Brick Road that we busted up and
hauled away the next day.
My wife and I have been volunteers in this endeavor for a decade. I've
wound up as the "sound guy." I'm responsible for ambient sounds at each
of the 10 or so "stations" along the scary tour. I spend a week or so
before the big event devising sound effects for each station along the
way. To deliver the results, I use half a dozen real cheap CD players I
bought at the local &BigBox store. I make a sfx track for each station
(mono) and burn pairs of them on CD's. The tracks on each CD are
independent of each other and each player drives speakers at two of the
stations. Which brings me to amplifiers…
I use a couple of trusty Dynaco 2x60W amps I built back when I still had
hair. I augment these with whatever I can scrounge. Since this is a
college town, I've made it a practice to drive around each Spring when
school closes and scan the curbs. I've picked up a number of useful
castoffs, but two of them burned up last Halloween, so I'm looking to
beef up the collection. Thanks to generous support by local merchants,
we actually have some money to spend if sufficient freebies can't be
found. Fidelity is a primary issue, but the ability to run a high level
for three hours straight without melting is.
Any suggestions? and oh yes, I'm not too comfortable with Ebay…
TIA
Jason
--
Reverse the username in my email address.
I am a bit ashamed to post this query in a group devoted to Professional
audio, but I couldn't find a rec.audio.duffer group, so here goes…
Once a year, on Halloween in our small village, the most public-spirited
family I know turns their house and yard into an extravaganza for the
kids in town. This couple has been at this for more than 20 years. Every
year, they pick a theme and turn their whole place into a mini-theme-
park for just three hours. Between 6:00 and 9:00 about 1500 kids and
their parents troop through. Last year's theme was The Wizard of Oz,
complete with a poured concrete Yellow Brick Road that we busted up and
hauled away the next day.
My wife and I have been volunteers in this endeavor for a decade. I've
wound up as the "sound guy." I'm responsible for ambient sounds at each
of the 10 or so "stations" along the scary tour. I spend a week or so
before the big event devising sound effects for each station along the
way. To deliver the results, I use half a dozen real cheap CD players I
bought at the local &BigBox store. I make a sfx track for each station
(mono) and burn pairs of them on CD's. The tracks on each CD are
independent of each other and each player drives speakers at two of the
stations. Which brings me to amplifiers…
I use a couple of trusty Dynaco 2x60W amps I built back when I still had
hair. I augment these with whatever I can scrounge. Since this is a
college town, I've made it a practice to drive around each Spring when
school closes and scan the curbs. I've picked up a number of useful
castoffs, but two of them burned up last Halloween, so I'm looking to
beef up the collection. Thanks to generous support by local merchants,
we actually have some money to spend if sufficient freebies can't be
found. Fidelity is a primary issue, but the ability to run a high level
for three hours straight without melting is.
Any suggestions? and oh yes, I'm not too comfortable with Ebay…
TIA
Jason
--
Reverse the username in my email address.
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