Why do music sound better when played out loud?

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Posted by trancaholic on Jun-12-2002 20:17:

Why do music sound better when played out loud?

Well, why? And it works for headphones as well, so it can't be because the bass feels good on your body, can it?

Posted by =Sound Lab= on Jun-12-2002 20:24:

Well....

At first, Music sounds better when played loud, because all the samples/instruments/FX can all be heard, cause if you play it on a low volume you can't hear all.

Second, When played loud, you're body feels all the vibrations and you feel absolutely good!

*edit* The second statement, is a little vague because i've had a lot of beers allready, and i'm not really aware of what i'm posting right now, but it sounds true

Posted by attacc on Jun-12-2002 20:59:

I've been thinking about that for a time myself, but I haven't found a clear answer. Perhaps it has got something to do with what Soundlab said, that the sound becomes more alive because your body can feel the vibration.

But on the other hand, if you a play a track at very low volume it will sound better when you turn it up a bit, but the vibrations of the sound will not increase as much as the sound sweetness increase

I agree about hearing all the sounds and fx clearer, but what if it's just one sound we're talking about? A sound which represents a small number of freqs. Will it sound better if you turn it up? All the frequencies are heard when it's low.. so why would it sound better if you turned up the volume?

Posted by ampburner on Jun-12-2002 21:16:

quote:
Originally posted by =Sound Lab=
*edit* The second statement, is a little vague because i've had a lot of beers allready, and i'm not really aware of what i'm posting right now, but it sounds true

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Posted by burns on Jun-12-2002 21:19:

Probally because youre whole body can feel the music rather than just your ears....

Posted by Sarcoman on Jun-12-2002 21:34:

For me, when music is played loud, and on headphones, it sounds better cause you Can't Hear Anything Else, just the music. Otherwise, you have a lot of background noise that gets in the way of the softer sounds in music. Thats why crappy headphones suck so bad, cause they dont filter out the background noise.

Also, when you in your car, do you ever put the windows up just to make the music sound better? You do it cause you reduce the background noise.

Posted by eXeTik on Jun-12-2002 22:25:

quote:
Originally posted by Sarcoman
For me, when music is played loud, and on headphones, it sounds better cause you Can't Hear Anything Else, just the music. Otherwise, you have a lot of background noise that gets in the way of the softer sounds in music. Thats why crappy headphones suck so bad, cause they dont filter out the background noise.

Also, when you in your car, do you ever put the windows up just to make the music sound better? You do it cause you reduce the background noise.

w3rd!

Posted by Nucleogenesis on Jun-13-2002 02:36:

music

Well.. it gets under your skin better.

Posted by Jah on Jun-13-2002 04:01:

all music sounds better

Posted by mr. poopyhead on Jun-13-2002 05:03:

quote:
Originally posted by =Sound Lab=
Well....

At first, Music sounds better when played loud, because all the samples/instruments/FX can all be heard, cause if you play it on a low volume you can't hear all.

Second, When played loud, you're body feels all the vibrations and you feel absolutely good!

*edit* The second statement, is a little vague because i've had a lot of beers allready, and i'm not really aware of what i'm posting right now, but it sounds true

AH HHAHAHAHAHA... what kind of guy gets drunk on a weekday night??? haha.... props yo.

Posted by estes on Jun-13-2002 05:09:

quote:
Originally posted by mr. poopyhead

AH HHAHAHAHAHA... what kind of guy gets drunk on a weekday night??? haha.... props yo.

hahaha... A FUCKING PARTY ANIMAL THATS WHO! HELL YEAH.