InDIYana 2024 "Inner Sanctum" theme and DIY speaker building event....

[wolf_teeth]

Friday April 26 and Saturday April 27, dates are confirmed!

https://sites.google.com/site/indiyanaevent/

I'll be updating this thread and the website as things progress. Hope you can come join in the fun!
Yes, you can come as a spectator.
Yes, it is free to attend.
No, you do not have to build a themed entry to bring a pair.

[theSven]

Frustrated! I think I'm on work travel that week for a tech show over seas and wouldn't get back till that Saturday 😭. If I can't make it I hope to see lots of photos shared here to make me feel really bad for not being able to attend.

[DaveFred]

I have a plan on something to build, even have the drivers, just need to find the time...

[JonMarsh]

Very nice plan for the event, (I'm a long time Hampton Inn user for travel) and wish I lived further East- would be a long trek from Idaho!

[wolf_teeth]

We have people fly/drive in from all over for this. Todd England has driven from Idaho for this before.

This is year number 6 at this location.

I would not turn you away if you wanted to attend, John...

[wolf_teeth]

Link/block will be available Monday 29 or Tuesday 30 at the earliest on the event website, starting with 8 rooms each for Thursday/Friday/Saturday nights. That is 4 kings and 4 dual queens. If needed, the block can be increased. Reservations in the block must be made prior 3/26/24.

[wolf_teeth]

Link is posted...

[wolf_teeth]

Okay, house tracks went a slightly different direction this year. Last few years, I incorporated noises or snips between tracks to cleanse the aural pallet. I did use a few shorter sections this year for fun of interesting sounds, etc. I was mainly focused on getting as many instruments or sounds in the shortest amount of time to thoroughly explore them in the entries. Some songs were not favorites of some present people, but the reason they were chosen seemed to be more clear without stating so. Due to fewer entries, I did not cut the length down and left it at about 8 minutes in length. Some felt it was too long, but we had more time with each entry and just enjoyed them a bit longer. Reasons for use also follow.

0- Coloured Noise - Green Noise (MCB Electronics, 2023); used to more easily center on the output level at about 500Hz, and ease the demand of smaller speakers.

1- Bernstein/Prokofiev/NY Philharmonic - Peter and the Wolf (CBS 1960, transferred/remixed to digital 1985, MYK 37765); voice of Leonard Bernstein and strings of Peter in the story.

2- FireFall - Sweet Ann, from Remaster of Elan (Warner/BGO Records, 1978, Remastered 2016, BGOCD1234); '70s rock with flute etc.

3- Susanna Hoffs - All I Want, from self-titled (London/Polygram Records, 1996, 4228288202); strong plucked bass, some acoustic guitar, and sweet gravel voiced Hoffs.

4- Warblers of Ohio - Prairie Warbler, from Bird Sounds (Division of Wildlife); rising sweep really pronounced tweeter sound. (short)

5- Adam Again - Worldwide, from Dig (Brainstorm/Word 1992, 7100523672); went for the whistle and the initial rock kick. Not REM. Seemed to be the earworm of the group...

6- The Awakening - Amethyst, from The Fourth Seal of Zeen (Intervention Arts/Intervention Music, 2006, South Africa, INT010); minor key dark gothic electronica with low male vocal. Not Type O Negative.

7- Phantom of the Opera Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Warner Bros, 2004, Sony Classical SK93521) - Masquerade; dynamic brassy performance (short)

8- Chantal Chamberlain - Ain't No Sunshine/I Can't Stand the Rain; from Temptation (Governess Music/Evosound.com, 2019, SACD, EVSA718S); husky female voice with piano and clear acoustic guitar work.

9- Mortification - Primitive Rhythm Machine (Intense/Frontline Records, 1995, FLD9526), from the same title; drumwork from metal song not for the meek. (short)

10- Tony Rich - Grass Is Green, from Words (LeFace Records, 1995, 73008-26022-2); Something different than your average speaker demo song and seemed to be well received, layers and bass.

11- Kekal - Between Us, from Audible Minority (Whirlwind, 2012); Indonesian experimental metal band concept album, "clang-clang- thump-thump" sound for decay. (short)

12- Havalina Rail Company - Twilight Time, taken from 7Ball Gas Sampler #3 (VoxCorp, Inc, 1997), Originally from Russian Lullabies (Jackson Rubio/Hairy Desert Pig/High Art for the Working Class, 1997); Analog sounding swinging jazz with sax and reverberant hollow body guitar.

Seemed a lot of these went over well with the crowd. I will try and keep it shorter next year.

Nick "ugly woofer" won the theme contest with a short tower. It had HiVi M8a paired in isobaric to make the size cutoff, and also a DCR vented box using a PR for the first exit. On top was the BIG Heil AMT for a low xover frequency to help get under the horrendous breakup of these woofers.

It was a great time, see you next year!
Wolf

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[JonMarsh]

Looks like quite a turn-out of projects!

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Ah Ha! I recognize that TangBand Coax!

[technodanvan]

Some really pretty work all around Ben, lots of talented folks out there! How did the big towers in your second picture sound? I recognize the mid, and can only imagine the parts that went with it are top-tier.

Edit: Does that say it was a Javad entry?

[wolf_teeth]

John, those are my Monoculus build, using the W6-1139SDF and W4-2315 4.5" coax. It is the newest unit of the 3 concentric available. They sound great! But- did you notice the ceramidome Wavecor tweeters next to it?

Dan, that is the project Jeff wanted to build before he passed, but with a single 12". Javad built them with a pair of AE woofers, ATC 75MM dome, and Rev 9900.

[technodanvan]

Very cool Ben, beautiful work from Javad, as always.

Edit: And very cool seeing your work too! I really want to hear that Wavecor tweeter - I think someone used it last year for IowaDIY but I was out of the room when it played.

[theSven]

Thanks for sharing the photos and info wolf_teeth! I'm hoping that I can attend next year. I just need to know the dates as soon as possible to plan before my job books me out for months at a time.

[wolf_teeth]

I doubt it. The Wavecor wasn't shipped until around August of last year, IIRC. Solen didn't have them until around that time.
it sounds good to me....
I'll post more on the build when it's completed.