Why PA does not need the same high quality components HiFi requires to sound good
I’ve figured out why music sounds so much clearer and snappier at smaller venues like pubs than at larger ones. The I reason I found is only the vocals are miked, the drums are loud enough without any amplification, they are actually too loud so the rest of the music also has to be loud…
Sizzle in live heavy metal/hard rock music
I think I finally managed to suss out the sizzle at rock but mostly heavy metal gigs. It’s probably the ride cymbal. It has some very high frequency components and quite a long ringing time, so when it is hit hard and fast enough the sound won’t have the time to die out so it…
Understanding the Bri’ish banter
So my English-born partner had a good laugh when I suggested going to Stratford because everywhere would be busy on a bank Holiday Monday with dry, sunny and 32C, so I’d rather go somewhere internationally busy rather than crammed with the same uniform Bri’ish so I can at least relate to the crowd more. It’s…
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