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Posted by bass.exe on Nov-20-2004 11:57:

club sound vs home sound

each time I hear a song that i lsten to at home, if i hear it in a cllub it sounds really different. does anyone know if club speakers have a braoder frequency range comperd to listen to music on DJ headphones for example listening to vinyl? To me it seems that mid frequency sounds are greatly amplified/clearer in a club. especailly something i ve noticed with techno. id like to know so that i get take it into concideration for my first gig.

Posted by Tiger777 on Nov-20-2004 13:34:

no, you're just drunk in clubs!

Probably cuz in clubs the speakers go much louder and that makes the music sound much better. The frequencies don't have much to to with it... you can only hear freqencies between 20 & 20000 hz. That's the range of normal speakers, also at home. Allthough expensive speakers can go lower than the 20 hz and that gives you the strange feeling in your tummy

Posted by vswede on Nov-20-2004 16:15:

i dunno anytihng technical but i rather hear a song in a club because its way louder and there are speakers all around you and not just ur two pc speakers or ur headphones.
listenin to some songs i think "cant wait to hear this being blasted at the disco"... i never doo though stupid italian dance crap..

Posted by montie on Nov-20-2004 16:24:

well, good clubs spend thousands of dollars on their sound system
on home system you spend hundreds of dollars on your sound system (if your lucky to have the money) or normally less
theres the difference

Posted by Freak on Nov-20-2004 16:36:

compression

Posted by TranceMuzik02 on Nov-20-2004 17:59:

I find the music in clubs is often too boomy and you can't hear the mids and highs very well because of the noise from the clubbers.

Posted by Unknown DJ on Nov-21-2004 00:06:

i find its the other way round. i find that its the snap of the kick thats emphasised more. depends on what club your in and the acoustics as well.

Posted by amdmaxx on Nov-21-2004 00:30:

Definitely better sound @ home..
NO distractions from all over, no crossing soundwaves, etc..
Take a $30 radio shack sound level meter and test it @ home and in a club.. U will probably get much higher SPL levels in the club, but quality will probably be better home, IF: 1) you have a great amplifier, great speakers than go down to 80 hertz and great SUbwoofer that covers 80 hertz and LOWER frequencies..

Posted by sebjr on Nov-21-2004 01:17:

prog on a big sound system (eq'd perfectly)

=

WOW....heaven

Posted by dj jasonF on Nov-21-2004 02:30:

yea i think its just the beat that you can hear better at clubs, kicks your belly and ears.. wow i love it

Posted by Unknown DJ on Nov-21-2004 13:00:

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Originally posted by dj jasonF
yea i think its just the beat that you can hear better at clubs, kicks your belly and ears.. wow i love it

yea, thats not always good though. one of my favourite tracks of the year is DJ Danjo & Rob Styles - Duende (Signum Remix) and i have heard it live twise (once at global gathering and once at trance generation) and both times it sounded rubbish because the kick was just drowning out the rest of the sound, though it sounds fine at home.

Posted by T-Soma on Nov-21-2004 13:14:

You just have to love it when you can feel that ultra low bass just going through your whole body!

Posted by Nemesis44 on Nov-21-2004 22:19:

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Originally posted by Freak
compression

I second that, and the fact that these tracks are written for big sound systems and not home stereo.

Stimulants will also have an effect what ever your poison.

Cheers
Nem

Posted by MERiDiAN5i2 on Nov-22-2004 19:36:

alot of home audio equiptment has very shotty response.. some frequencies are so dampened that you wont hear certain sounds.

thier is also much less amplification at home, so alot of minor sounds wont even get amplified enough to really hear.

and of course, at the club.. its straight off the record. thats worth a major amount of bonus points right there.

and then, the bartender does help both the music sound better and the chicks look hotter

tip them well

Posted by The Don on Nov-22-2004 23:09:

The thing is when you make the move from home to club system is that when you start you really will take a few attempts to get used it it, but dont let it worry you. You will get away with alot more on a big system.

Posted by Zack Roth on Nov-23-2004 04:23:

it seems obvious enough. When you're in a club, the sound is coming from all over and at a much louder level than at home, and presumably from better speakers.