Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, James Irelan 
<james@...> wrote:
>
> 
> On Apr 24, 2006, at 12:31 PM, Tyler Boley wrote:
> 
> > it was always the drummer that was too loud in my case.
> > But really we all were.
> > my hearing now sucks bigtime...
> >
> > for a while years and brain cells ago, I stood in front of two 100
> > watt stacks. How dumb is that?
> 
> believe it or not, better than standing in front of five 
trumpets  :   )
> 
> James

Let us not forget the bass player now girls!!

You are right. I was doing a gig some years ago, playing a set that 
would alternate with a small big band, them my group (at the time) 
then the big band etc.

The venue owners were concerned with the volume so the had a DBmeter 
checking the room during sound check. At our absolute loudest (11 on 
the volume scale), bass, drums, two keys, two guitars and 7 singers, 
we were several DB under the big band's horn section.

It's all perception.

Jules