From: utzoo!decvax!duke!mcnc!dvamc!ms Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Loud Music Article-I.D.: dvamc.1040 Posted: Thu Mar 10 14:49:39 1983 Received: Fri Mar 11 05:35:27 1983 I like loud music too. When appropriate. There is a difference between loud music and distorted music, which is what I think the original complaint was about. Also, there is a difference between amplified and un-amplified music. This is in reference to a comment about f and ff in music, band or orchestra. It would be pretty difficult to play an unamplified instrument so loud as to cause distortion (by the instrument itself), however I could see it causing an overload on the ear, if close enough. I have spent many years building up my stereo system. It is worth around $3000 or so, I like to listen to good clean sound, which often is loud, BUT, not distorted (at least not as much as at some concerts). My complaint about loud sound, i.e., amplified instrument sound, is that often it seems that the only objective of the group is to create tremendous distortion. I was recently at a Heart concert, and I was greatly disappointed in the sound mixing and volume level. The vocals were barely audible above the instruments. I went home and listened to my Heart records and could actually hear and understand the lyrics. Is that too much to ask for at a concert? Sometimes, the volume level of a musical group is proportional to their talent. The louder they are, the less their talent. Don't flame, I didn't say it's universally true. I've listened to several Grateful Dead concerts, and they are loud, but they have a tremendous sound system and for the most part it is undistorted, listenable music. Do musical groups have no more pride in the sound of their performances, or are their mixing people deaf ?? Again, I too like loud music, but when the distortion hurts, or it all becomes non-distinct, what is the value of listening to it??? It's depressing enough that time will reduce our hearing sensitivity and frequency range, I see no reason to accelerate it. Marc Sabransky decvax!{mcnc or duke}!dvamc!ms