As a jazz musician, I play a lot of corporate events and parties. For years
I thought the crowd would get louder every time we began to play, but now I
think the perception that the crowd is getting louder is a result of focus,
i.e. when we begin to play we focus on sound, giving the impression that all
sounds get louder including the crowd noise.
That being said, I have to admit that I have attended lute concerts given by
some of the leading lights of the lute world for audiences numbering in the
hundreds where the lute literally could not be heard at all past the seventh
or eighth row. Very frustating to pay $35-$80 for a ticket only to find out
you will not be able to hear the lute no matter how focused you are. I think
if we're going to play for audiences this large, some sound reinforcement
may become necessary even though it is a compromise. Other instruments have
had to deal with this problem. Jazz bassists amplify the double bass, even
though the best and purest sound of the double bass is thereby compromised,
in order to be heard.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Andrico" <praelu...@hotmail.com>
To: <nedma...@aol.com>; <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 11:29 AM
Subject: [LUTE] Lute volume
To All:
We have a new post on our blog that may be of general lute interest,
concerning volume in performance.
http://mignarda.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/sound-check-is-it-loud-enough/
Best wishes,
Ron & Donna
www.mignarda.com
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