Klarinet Archive - Posting 000368.txt from 2001/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] ...more about sensitivity & decibels
Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 18:37:55 -0400

At 06:58 AM 5/13/2001 -0600, AnneLenoir wrote:
>Dear Bill,
> What you just described to us about the volume level of DJ's, has
>been a sour topic with me for a long time. In recent years, DJ's have
>replaced live bands, primarily because many people who go out "Dancing"
>say that they want the music louder and they want the arrangements to
>sound "Just like the CD". I realized a few years ago that I was
>unwilling to get a bigger PA system and uninterested in learning a
>"modern" repertiore of hip-hop, rap and "contemporary" disco. I now play
>my swing music in nursing homes and a few country clubs and use a very
>small amp. I guess I have been "put out to pasture". Fortunately there
>are still plenty of places to play. I'm glad I got out of the bar
>business before my ears were damaged. (I hope). My husband says that I
>am hard of hearing. ANNIE

It is a physiological fact that loud noise causes the release of
adrenaline. The adrenaline rush is what the kids crave! Of course, the
adrenaline is SUPPOSED to aid a person to quickly FLEE the source of the
noise...

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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