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That may be it. I thought it was 6, but maybe it was 8. I know it was mics though, and not speakers on the pole. Maybe the "mic pole" had something to do with recording the thing your friend told you about. I'm also pretty sure he was working on it around the time of his death.

Well, I was just curious.

"Zappa was always on the cutting edge of technology."
- He definitely was. Anyone who was fortunate enough to have worked with him was lucky indeed.