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A good club sound system doesn't actually need to be very loud. It will still be loud enough that long-term exposure will cause hearing loss, but not loud enoug
by lfam 9y ago
A good club sound system doesn't actually need to be very loud. It will still be loud enough that long-term exposure will cause hearing loss, but not loud enough that you would be shocked when you walk in the room.
Unfortunately, a sound system of that quality is extremely expensive and requires skilled workers to operate each night, so only clubs in places that allow clubs to operate openly and make money can afford it.
If a city doesn't allow clubs to stay open all night, or if the police crack down on drug use, the clubs go underground and don't make any money (or won't invest it in equipment that may be confiscated). Then, they use lower-quality equipment that must be played too loud in order to fill the space, and don't hire sound engineers to operate the system properly and safely.
- whatshisface 9y ago>operate How do the accoustcs change from one day to the next?
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- kimburgess 9y agoPeople (or more specifically, their clothes). Its even worse in most club environments as you lack the acoustic absorbsrtion that you get from furniture in a seated venue. https://www.prosoundtraining.com/2014/10/16/model-audience-absorption/ https://www.prosoundtraining.com/2014/10/16/model-audience-a...
- ehnto 9y agoAlso it changes from one track to the next. These days it's normally not that big of a deal because we have hit some kind of concensus about a good mix in most genres. But it will still change between genres. What's best for one isn't for another. The technitian might also be key to keep the DJ in check. Nothing is worse than the sound of a clipping mixer because the DJ is inexperienced and thinks louder is better.
- ovao 9y agoIt's not always lack of experience: there's a mantra among some DJs that if you "aren't redlining you aren't headlining". I'm not a proponent of it, but I've heard the expression used more than a few times in the past couple years. One of the most respected DJs in the Chicago footwork/juke scene always clips, at all times. It's apparently a thing.
- ehnto 9y agoYou're right I could definitely see it working for juke and as a style for some other genres.
- jdc0589 9y agofleshy meatbags with cloth bits hanging off them mess with acoustics.
- blunte 9y agoA good club sound system also needs enough speakers in the right places to give the same volume level across the floor. People (and their clothes) absorb a lot of sound, especially in the higher frequencies. Cranking up a couple of horn tweeter (cringe) is not the solution; it only makes the stupid people deaf.
- clappski 9y agoOne of my favourite sound systems is Room 1 at Fabric in London, they have subs under the floor to help ease the strain on the main rig.
- jpmattia 9y ago> A good club sound system doesn't actually need to be very loud I was at Whiskey a Go Go not too long ago. The speaker stack for something that is really just a big room was insane.