I've been attending Broadway musicals for the past 20+ years but in
the past year, I've attended two shows that were deafendingly loud. I
forgave Jesus Christ Superstar because I saw it in previews and
figured that they were working on the sound before opening night. But
on Saturday I saw The Music Man. The vocals were so overamplified that
most of the words sung were unintelligible. Why is it necessary the
vocalists so much? For me, it ruined what was otherwise, a very
enjoyable show.
Bob
On Monday, June 19, 2000 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Bob Grabowski wrote:
I've been attending Broadway musicals for the past 20+ years but in
the past year, I've attended two shows that were deafendingly loud. I
forgave Jesus Christ Superstar because I saw it in previews and
figured that they were working on the sound before opening night. But
on Saturday I saw The Music Man. The vocals were so overamplified that
most of the words sung were unintelligible. Why is it necessary the
vocalists so much? For me, it ruined what was otherwise, a very
enjoyable show.
Bob
I think some Mayor some day will have the administrative courage, like
Ed Koch when he said "pick up after your dog," to pass a city ordinance
which says "limit your decibels." Simply get a medical consensus about
the decibel level that can damage the inner ear, and rule that if at
any seat in the house, and at any time in the show, the decibel level
exceeds that point, the house gets a hefty fine. And guess what -- a
miracle will happen. Sound engineers will instantly come up with the
right nonlinear feedback arrangement, so that even if the orchestra momentarily exceeds the threshold the speakers don't. And the sound
will still be plenty loud, people will still hear everything just
fine -- and audiences will stop losing their hearing!
I've been attending Broadway musicals for the past 20+ years but in
the past year, I've attended two shows that were deafendingly loud. I
forgave Jesus Christ Superstar because I saw it in previews and
figured that they were working on the sound before opening night. But
on Saturday I saw The Music Man. The vocals were so overamplified that
most of the words sung were unintelligible. Why is it necessary the
vocalists so much? For me, it ruined what was otherwise, a very
enjoyable show.
Bob
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