Re: reverb "rooms"

[bill bigrig <billbigrig@yahoo.com>]

Howdy,

 I'm in south central Washington state
(plutoniumville). The silo is about 10 miles from the
top left corner of the united states.
Rig


--- Dan <danielalbertini72@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Man almighty do I know what you mean!!!  I was
> reminded of a live video I did in the war memorial
> here in Pittsburg Kansas. ( I plan on posting it as
> soon as I can figure out all the computer
> issues to do it?) I played a spontaneous "test"
> inside a couple of huge walkthrough concrete
> cylinders.  This prompted me to get my
> photographer/videographer and capture a little more
> sonic
> phenomena!!!  The results were spectacular and I am
> planning on using this for more promotions and
> advertising purposes.  I have some raqs sharqi
> performances with Sahlah Suhaylah planned for the
> near future as well and it would be amazing to have
> her dancing in one of these natural/unnatural
> acoustic settings with me playing.  We are also
> looking for ethnic percussionists and dancers that
> can keep up with her intense style/workouts.  She is
> in Oklahoma City/Tulsa areas and we will
> probably be traveling quite a bit maybe into Texas
> and perhaps we can find some of my old friends
> in Arizona as well?  Where are you located may I
> ask?  
> Happy Christ mas and Merry New Year to all of you
> loopy people!!!  :o)
> Sincerely So Much Love, Daniel T. Albertini 
> --- van Sinn <vansinn@post.cybercity.dk> wrote:
> 
> > bill bigrig wrote:
> > > Howdy,
> > > 
> > >  Growing up on a dairy farm, we had 1, then 2
> silos
> > > for storing cattle forage for winter. When they
> were
> > > empty, the reverb in them was TREMENDOUS. I
> never
> > > timed it but it is long. They are 18 feet in
> diameter
> > > and 50 feet high...
> > 
> > Can't find the link, but I saw a German studio or
> something having huge 
> > tubular reverb chamber, like your mentioned silo,
> made in metal, looked 
> > like polished cobber.
> > 
> >  > ...I will build a round
> >  > plate, hoisted from the top to allow it to be
> adjusted
> >  > to any height within the silo thereby altering
> reverb
> >  > lenght. Different suface textures on the 18
> foot plate
> >  > will regulate damping. Also on the floor. It
> ought to
> >  > be interesting...
> > 
> > Some large studios have reverb rooms in weird
> shapes with motorized 
> > panels to adjust reveb time/decay, different
> speakers and mics in 
> > various placements..
> > 
> > You'll surely have a ball setting up the silos. I
> guess it can have it's 
> > merits being a country boy ;)
> > 
> > -- 
> > rgds,
> > van Sinn
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
>      
>
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