Studio 2001 SoundCloud Channel

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Here at SoundCloud are tracks that have been recorded, mixed and mastered in our Recording Studio at St. Ignatius College Preparatory.

Some of the first tracks shared on the channel were recorded at the Iglesia Santa Maria in Tolosa, Spain using our original Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 and the AKG 451Bs. I referenced this tour, the early years of the studio and the student who co-built Studio 2001 Gabe Todaro ’12 in this article.

Studio 2001

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Welcome back to the Recording Studio series.

Below is an article from Genesis, a magazine published quarterly by St. Ignatius College Preparatory, where I had the opportunity to ‘project manage’, from start to finish (actually any good project is in some sort of a work-in-progress), the building of a full service Recording Studio. These kinds of opportunities don’t simply fall out of the sky; in fact, this article will have been written nearly three years after our initial acquisition of a Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 and 2 AKG 451s.

Over the course of three years, together with a team of colleagues and professional engineers, we’ve created a space for those students interested in audio engineering to pursue their curiosity, utilizing some of the industry’s most professional audio components and microphones.

I have also documented the work we’ve accomplished on the studio in these photo albums:

Studio 2001 Genesis Article by czullinger

1967 Chevrolet Nova SS

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So I have this car…..
I am in the possession of a 1967 Chevrolet, Nova SS. How did I become the owner of this 60’s classic muscle car? That is probably another novel completely…
At any rate, I have this car. Here is a photo of the car as of January 1, 2016:
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Yes – this is basically an auto restoration, DIY – albeit on the milder side of restorations – project. I’m not entirely sure how to begin, or how best to proceed. I do know this: the short term goal of this chapter of my DIY car project = turn the key, start the motor, and drive.
I was given the car by my father as a daily driver back in the fall of 1992. I have a history with these particular cars largely due to my father, who by today’s standards, was a “gear head” when he was a teenager. He went to college in the South at Oglethorpe University and was impressed by the 66-67 Nova: clean lines, curb weight, and speed. This fascination would then transfer itself to my teenage years. I took my driver’s test in a 1966 Nova wagon. My first regular driver was a 1966 Chevy II, 2-door sport coupe. After I slowly ruined the tired 350 motor in that car, I drove a 1964 Nova SS for a couple of years until I ultimately was given this blue, 1967 Nova SS as my final parent-provided vehicle to use and drive:
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At this point I am in college, studying as a music major and working at a restaurant to purchase fuel for the car. My father and I still want to pursue the “father/son” project back when I was 16, so we sit down and try to envision the car we want given the vehicle we currently have.
Here is the cowl tag of the car:
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The car that left the factory in October of 1966 was a Tahoe-turquoise, vinyl top, A/C (right??), 283, 2sp automatic, non-posi, Chevy II Nova Super Sport. As the knowledgeable folks out there reading this, the car that we want:
Black-on-black, 327/350 hp, 4sp manual, 3:36 posi-traction 67 Nova SS (no A/C, no vinyl top)
Yes – the numbers do not match; I get that. Remember the goal in the beginning of this post? Turn the key, start the motor and drive…
Here is a link to the photos I took on January 1, 2016. Paint and body work are complete, the 327/350hp engine has been rebuilt, the Muncie M-22 4sp has been rebuilt, posi-traction ring & pinion are resting on the garage floor, the new interior is still in packages, new chrome bumpers, polished SS trim moldings….  Yep; the only thing to do – essentially – is to put it all back together.
So… here goes a new chapter on this blog: 1967 Nova SS.