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I wonder if they would need a vest at the last hard rock/metal concert I went to. Sheesh, I think they almost blew off my glasses with one of their drum/bass h

I wonder if they would need a vest at the last hard rock/metal concert I went to. Sheesh, I think they almost blew off my glasses with one of their drum/bass hits that night. Its interesting that now we have tech to let the deaf participate in concert events while at the same time you have folks like me cramming earplugs as deep as they'll go to be able to enjoy them comfortably.

0cf8612b2e1e 3y ago
Not even just concerts. I went to a movie theater recently and could not believe how deafeningly loud it was. This was for a stupid comedy film, not a boomy action flick.
- magicalhippo 3y ago
  I just saw Dune part 2 at the local IMAX. It was crazy loud. My SO wore earplugs throughout, and felt that was a comfortable level... The sad part was they didn't really use the dynamic range, there was so much loud music and sounds so often, that the really epic moments didn't stand out in that sense.
RajT88 3y ago
The show which you could feel the music the most (at least that I have been to) is GWAR. You'd think they wouldn't have great audio guys working on their shows, but you'd be wrong. The drums, the guitars, the bass, it all rumbles through you in the best way. If you're deaf, go check out a GWAR show! Bring a rain poncho, if you're not familiar with the band.
chiph 3y ago
I used to work for the firm that sells "The Vest", which helps people with cystic fibrosis and other lung problems clear their airways (I worked on a different product). It rapidly inflates/deflates to vibrate the chest cavity (not unlike attending a metal concert and standing in front of the speaker stack) to dislodge mucus. Using it can significantly increase the life span of people who haven't/can't have a lung transplant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rZbDcPiJv0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rZbDcPiJv0
schwartzworld 3y ago
I spent a couple years at Bergen Community College in New Jersey which has a great deaf/asl program. I made friends with some dead kids and they took me dancing. The music was so loud and bassy that you could feel it in your teeth. Anybody who wasn't deaf would have had a tough time there.
tetha 3y ago
Hehe, I was about to say as well: We have that in metal. It's called a bass and kickdrums. > I wonder if they would need a vest at the last hard rock/metal concert I went to. I know quite a few people hard of hearing (either from age, birth or .. well, not entirely responsible consumption of loud music) who love metal concerts exactly for that. It's weird to people who haven't experienced it. Think about it that way: There are different qualities to enjoy the music. At first, you have shitty laptop speakers which... don't have a lower end, at all. Then you get speakers with a lower end and suddenly the song gets a whole new dimension of kick to it, as now the bass and the headbanging kickdrum really start happening. And then you go to a concert with a good sound system and that kick drum or those blast beats become a full body experience. Even if you wear plugs - and you totally should wear quality ear plugs[1] - you can feel the rhythm section. Lemmy wasn't joking with the line "Here comes the bass - thunder in the guts". Some of the good rythm sections feel like there is an actual wall of sound hitting you. 1 - I'd recommend everyone enjoying loud music to spend 20-30 euros on some good senner plugs. Mine have lasted for years already - the only way I see needing a new one would be losing one. It's really interesting, because they just cut out a lot of sound pressure from the lower ends without cutting out melody or vocals. You can talk to people with them in almost normally. I've even started wearing them during a company event some time ago. There were a million people talking in the same room and it made it easier to understand the person I was talking to, because the plugs took out the insane background murmuring. And those are the plugs professional sound guys use, so you get closer to how the mix is supposed to sound :)

0cf8612b2e1e 3y ago

Not even just concerts. I went to a movie theater recently and could not believe how deafeningly loud it was. This was for a stupid comedy film, not a boomy action flick.

magicalhippo 3y ago
I just saw Dune part 2 at the local IMAX. It was crazy loud. My SO wore earplugs throughout, and felt that was a comfortable level... The sad part was they didn't really use the dynamic range, there was so much loud music and sounds so often, that the really epic moments didn't stand out in that sense.

RajT88 3y ago

The show which you could feel the music the most (at least that I have been to) is GWAR. You'd think they wouldn't have great audio guys working on their shows, but you'd be wrong. The drums, the guitars, the bass, it all rumbles through you in the best way. If you're deaf, go check out a GWAR show! Bring a rain poncho, if you're not familiar with the band.

chiph 3y ago

I used to work for the firm that sells "The Vest", which helps people with cystic fibrosis and other lung problems clear their airways (I worked on a different product). It rapidly inflates/deflates to vibrate the chest cavity (not unlike attending a metal concert and standing in front of the speaker stack) to dislodge mucus. Using it can significantly increase the life span of people who haven't/can't have a lung transplant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rZbDcPiJv0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rZbDcPiJv0

schwartzworld 3y ago

I spent a couple years at Bergen Community College in New Jersey which has a great deaf/asl program. I made friends with some dead kids and they took me dancing. The music was so loud and bassy that you could feel it in your teeth. Anybody who wasn't deaf would have had a tough time there.

tetha 3y ago

Hehe, I was about to say as well: We have that in metal. It's called a bass and kickdrums. > I wonder if they would need a vest at the last hard rock/metal concert I went to. I know quite a few people hard of hearing (either from age, birth or .. well, not entirely responsible consumption of loud music) who love metal concerts exactly for that. It's weird to people who haven't experienced it. Think about it that way: There are different qualities to enjoy the music. At first, you have shitty laptop speakers which... don't have a lower end, at all. Then you get speakers with a lower end and suddenly the song gets a whole new dimension of kick to it, as now the bass and the headbanging kickdrum really start happening. And then you go to a concert with a good sound system and that kick drum or those blast beats become a full body experience. Even if you wear plugs - and you totally should wear quality ear plugs[1] - you can feel the rhythm section. Lemmy wasn't joking with the line "Here comes the bass - thunder in the guts". Some of the good rythm sections feel like there is an actual wall of sound hitting you. 1 - I'd recommend everyone enjoying loud music to spend 20-30 euros on some good senner plugs. Mine have lasted for years already - the only way I see needing a new one would be losing one. It's really interesting, because they just cut out a lot of sound pressure from the lower ends without cutting out melody or vocals. You can talk to people with them in almost normally. I've even started wearing them during a company event some time ago. There were a million people talking in the same room and it made it easier to understand the person I was talking to, because the plugs took out the insane background murmuring. And those are the plugs professional sound guys use, so you get closer to how the mix is supposed to sound :)