Re: Tinitus Alert! (was Re: jill scott alert!)

From: Elson Trinidad (elson@wgn.net)
Date: Sat Sep 23 2000 - 07:26:20 MET DST

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    I'll probably get seriously flamed for this, but some
    DJs out there are rather careless about how their sound
    gets out on the floor. Especially when it comes to
    spinning '60s-'70s music.

    Though the quality of the performed and composed music
    back then is excellent, I cringe most of the time when
    DJs spin rare groove in clubs because of the EXTREMELY
    LOUD UPPER MIDRANGE. The human ear's audible range is
    most sensitive to midrange sounds, which is why guitars
    and vocals always sound loud live and in a mix when
    things like bass frequencies, which are in the lower
    limits of human hearing range, always have to be
    boosted.

    Older records are EQ'ed differently than today's
    records - which exhibit audio frequencies (read: bass,
    but some high end also) that were generally nonexistent
    back in the day.

    When DJs spin modern stuff, it's cool, you head the
    bass, the highs, the mids are generally good enough.
    But when the rare groove is on, the upper midrange
    honks out of the speakers, and most of the time either
    the DJ's mixer or the house console is not adjusted, so
    it's just a lot of LOUD UPPER MIDRANGE. I'd rather hear
    the stuff on my own stereo or on the radio, but not in
    a club.

    I'm ready for the flames. You'll either totally
    disagree with me, or you simply couldn't tell cos your
    ears might be already shot...

    Elson



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