RickP
Established 1960, Still Not Dead
No rant there, just wisdom.
We started cutting stage volume many years ago, much aided by moving to a drummer using V-Drums. Without that high noise floor of acoustic drums, we were able to cut our stage volume in half. I credit that for my still-normal hearing after 4+ decades of band participation. When we have to do festival gigs and share monitors with touring bands, I cringe at the crispy-high-end monitor mixes those guys have to have to hear anything. It’s sad.
I’d go crazy if I had constant ringing. I know players who deal with that, and I truly feel for them. No gig is worth that to me.
We started cutting stage volume many years ago, much aided by moving to a drummer using V-Drums. Without that high noise floor of acoustic drums, we were able to cut our stage volume in half. I credit that for my still-normal hearing after 4+ decades of band participation. When we have to do festival gigs and share monitors with touring bands, I cringe at the crispy-high-end monitor mixes those guys have to have to hear anything. It’s sad.
I’d go crazy if I had constant ringing. I know players who deal with that, and I truly feel for them. No gig is worth that to me.