> To this day the basic difference between a club and venue is in the > way that a sounds > system is set up. I true club will have a sounds systems that > surrounds you on all > sides. Where as a venue will have sound from the front. > > I think people underestimate the relevance of the way a sound system > is set up to > the ultimate sonic result of the music. However there is plenty of > evidence and > history to show these differences and why people choose them.
I agree with you to a certain extent. A well designed sound system is very important in the presentation of the music. I've mentioned before a good mate of mine who sets up the most incredible sound systems I've ever heard. He packs in tons of sound into a small space and everything is so well balanced you can carry a fairly normal conversation in the middle of the dancefloor without yelling an inch away from each other's ears. It's squeaky clean and I have yet to hear another one rival it (from an independent mobile promoter). That said, if he played bad music on it - the sound system isn't going to make gold bricks out of dog dung. No technology is going to make the music better because MUSIC is a means of one HUMAN connecting with another. If the people making it don't have it - neither will the music. The people who first used an 808 in a manner in which it was not designed HAD IT. A very large percentage of those who came after them don't. Now, with that said, I can see how "3D" technology could be used and abused well by those that have "it" - call it what you will, soul/funk/badassness/etc. The awful truth is five minutes later will come the hordes who couldn't express themselves in the 10 item or less line. MEK
