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MCH prepares paper for Paris ASA Meeting!
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3/31/2008 (Updated - 5/8/2008)
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Last month, several MCHers headed up to UC Santa Barbara to conduct measurements at The Allosphere, the subject of a paper to be presented at the Acoustical Society of America Meeting in Paris this summer. Rich Silva - Immersed!
Click "Read More" to read the abstract of the paper and see more pictures taken during the measurement session.
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The
following is the abstract of the paper:
Acoustics of a large immersive environment, The Allosphere
The Allosphere is a new audio/visual immersion space for the
California Nanosystems Institute at the University of California, Santa
Barbara, used for both scientific and performing-arts studies. This 3-story
sphere with central-axis catwalk permits at unusually large experiential
region. The huge perforated-metal visual projection sphere, with its principle
listening locations centered inside the sphere, introduces multiple
considerations and compromises, especially since the ideal acoustical
environmental is anechoic. Video projection requires opaque light reflectivity
of the concave projection surface, while audio solicits extreme sound
transmissibility of the screen plus full-range sound absorptivity outside the
sphere. The design requires high-fidelity spatialization of a large number of
simulated sound sources over a large region near the core, and support of
vector-based amplitude panning, Ambisonic playback, and wave-field synthesis.
This paper discusses considerations that both conform to, and lie outside of,
traditional acoustical analysis methodologies, and briefly reviews the electroacoustic
systems design.
These are pictures taken during our
measurement session.
Background Noise Measurements
Impulsive Reverberation Time Measurements
Balloon Remnants
Dodecahedron Measurement Setup
Dodecahedron Measurement Setup
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Stephanie Stewart - Chef Extraordinaire!
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2/25/2008 (Updated - 2/25/2008)
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 Stephanie does a lot for us here in MCH's Westlake Village
office. She keeps the office running by paying our bills, making sure clients
pay us, and answering the phones. Aside from her general management of the
office, she is quite the chef. Thankfully, she shares her culinary creations
with us every Friday. Each week, everyone here at MCH takes the time to partake
in a home cooked meal. It also allows to engage and to promote dialog with one
another, whether it's discussing the intricacies of variable acoustics for a
new multi-use recital hall or solving an HVAC noise problem on someone's project.
Sharing a meal is one of the many ways we maintain our familial atmosphere here
at MCH.
Click "Read More" to see some of the amazing food
Stephanie routinely prepares for us every week.
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SAMPLE LUNCH MENUS
Starters:
Italian Stuffed Mushrooms, Famous Cheese Puffs (secret recipe), Baguette
with roasted garlic topping, Toast
Points with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Melted Goat Cheese, Baby Shrimp Crackers
with cocktail sauce, Mexican Seven Layer Dip, Italian Spinach Balls, Italian
Deviled Eggs, Miniature Fish Cakes, etc.
Menu #1
- Salad greens, scallion onion, carrots, sesame seeds and
Sesame Dressing
- Marinated Cucumber Salad
- Crab Cakes with homemade tartar sauce, Asian mayonnaise
sauce, cocktail sauce
- Fried Rice with Almonds
- Hawaiian rolls
- Nancy’s Famous Desserts
Menu #2
- Green salad with Pears and Caramelized Nuts in a Wine
Vinaigrette
- Seared Top Sirloin Steak in a Chocolate Merlot Sauce
- Sautéed Mushrooms with Caramelized Onions and Roasted Garlic
- Mashed Potatoes with fresh grated Parmesan Cheese
- Steamed Fresh Vegetables
- Dinner Rolls
- Nancy’s Famous Desserts
Menu #3
- Jicama Cucumber Salad with Homemade Lime Dressing
- Pablano Chili with White Beans and Shrimp
- Pan del Elote (Corn Pudding with Diced Chilies)
- Steamed corn tortillas
- Nancy’s Famous Desserts
Menu #4
- Caesar Salad with Homemade Caesar Dressing
- Parmesan Crusted Chicken
- Pasta with Marinara Sauce and Parmesan Cheese
- Homemade Garlic Toast with Roasted Garlic
- Nancy’s Famous Desserts
Menu #5
- Small Refried Bean Tostadas topped with Salad Greens
- Homemade Albondigas Soup
- Homemade Chicken Tacos with Lettuce, Grated Cheese, Sour
Cream, Diced Tomatoes, Homemade Guacamole, Fresh Salsa
- Chicken Enchilada Pie with Homemade Tomatillo Salsa, Sour
Cream and Grated Cheese
- Nancy’s Famous Desserts
Menu #6
- Light Green Salad with Homemade Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Beef Bourguignon with Red Wine and Brandy over Buttered Egg
Noodles
- French Bread and Butter
- Nancy’s Famous Desserts
Menu #7
- Mixed green salad with dried fruits and toasted nuts in a
Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Chicken Cordon Bleu with Black Forest Ham and Gruyere in a
light cream sauce
- Chicken steamed rice with fresh vegetables
- Nancy’s Famous Desserts
Menu #8
- Secret Chicken Salad with summer fruits and toasted almonds
- Teriyaki noodle with baby corn, water chestnuts, scallion
onions, sweet peppers, cilantro, fresh bean sprouts
- Roasted chicken
- Sweet Rolls
- Nancy’s Famous Desserts
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Tony Hoover heads West to join MCH
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1/21/2008 (Updated - 2/2/2008)
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 We are pleased to announce the arrival of Tony Hoover to McKay Conant Hoover (formerly McKay Conant Brook). Tony brings a wealth of experience and a history of successful projects from around the globe. Click "Read More" to see the official announcement marking Tony's arrival to sunny Southern California.
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Balboa Theatre Reopens!
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2/1/2008 (Updated - 2/2/2008)
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 The Historic Balboa served, variously, Vaudeville and movies. Shuttered since the 1970s, it opened to rave reviews in January 2008 after a $26M restoration.
For San Diego's growing performing arts groups, the theater's size
(1350seats) and acoustical properties (now variable) are, today, an ideal match.
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The
Historic, 1924 Balboa served, variously, Vaudeville and movies.
Shuttered since the 1970s, it opened to rave reviews in January 2008.
MCH's several reuse examinations indicated that its potential for
symphony, chamber music and opera was extraordinary. MCH capitalized on
these attributes and extended the room's functionality with both a
proper sound system and variable acoustics during a $26M restoration.
For San Diego's growing performing arts groups, the theater's size
(1350seats) and acoustical properties are now an ideal match. "It's not
only the acoustics in the theater, but the feeling in the theater, the
spirit of the theater. The intimacy”, says Nancy Bojanic, Mainly
Mozart's executive director. “I
thought the sound was very warm and resonant,” says Greg Raden. “And
there was life to the sound. And certainly, what more could you ask
for? As soon as the musicians began rehearsing, the impression was that
we really hit it here." - Principal Clarinetist, Greg Raden
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