Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

--- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, GAmoore@a... wrote:
> Actually my uncle told me a person can only hear 4 melodies at once in the 
> sense of four lines of melody, but you guys bring up some good points. I think 
> there is another thing too - which is getting used to things. You can hear a 
> pretty complicated loop with drums and synths, but then your ear becomes 
> accustomed to it, so you need to make changes in rhythm or add a new element or 
> something. Thats the bit where I am thinking about Jack's mixer's comment but 
> carrying it a step further - to manage the listener's attention.
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Hi GA,
I really think that listeners listen to what they have listened to for years and there is not a 
whole lot you can do about it.  Some people listen to the words, some just the rhythm.  I 
tend to listen to bass parts and am completely oblivious of the words.

I have conducted large ensembles and you train yourself to listen to different parts and the 
ear will do it.  If you want to hear the third trombone part, you can focus in on it and hear 
it as if it was a solo.  It is very difficult to hear the entire ensemble.

Try asking people to sing you the bass line or some of the lyric or dance to what they 
remember of the tune when it is not playing.  You will get a lot of different answers. <g>

Charlie