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bivage t1_j6hy4q6 wrote

Because many musicians have hearing damage from all of the loud concerts they've played over the years.

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maobezw t1_j6hrkwg wrote

maybe because they not only want to hear but also want to FEEL the music...

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Irapotato t1_j6hudcm wrote

Personally, I do that because most speakers need some volume running through them before they actually hit the sweet spot sound wise. Plus, I sat next to a marshal cab and a bass cab for 5 years, my hearing is not really in mint condition anymore lol.

Plus, when I actually get to hear a good sound system, I want to take advantage of it vs an iPhone speaker the size of a pen tip.

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FLINTMurdaMitn t1_j6huiou wrote

Not a musician but I am musically inclined and I definitely prefer to listen to music louder than most because I want to feel it, I want it to surround me, I love the imaging my setup gives me. I can visualize where the sound is coming from and I want it to sound like the instruments and band are in that space with me, the only way to achieve this is to turn it to or around reference levels.

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MilkfightEnterprises t1_j6ikxcz wrote

The Institute for Scientific Proof of Really Obvious Things is doing great work. God speed.

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ColbyAndrew t1_j6hlcj4 wrote

Someone must’ve been listening to UYD recently…

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throwaway128388373 t1_j6j2o5f wrote

I’m no musician, I just play guitar, but I’m always careful with my hearing. I try not to have my guitar volume up real loud and limit my use of overdrive with my amp cuz I’m afraid of deafening myself and never being able to listen to music again.

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speedyrev t1_j6ja161 wrote

I'm blaming the drummer.

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cbessette t1_j6k5s53 wrote

I am a musician, the guitarist in our band insists that we practice very loud or the music doesn't sound right. We're not kids either- We are in our fifties. It literally got painful last weekend at practice and I decided I'm wearing ear plugs from now on when I practice with him.

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Wintersbone7 t1_j6kpth3 wrote

That is a dilemma. I am a keyboardist, so I just have digital sound. Electric guitars need to be cranked up to a certain volume in order to get that traditional distorted sound that makes the electric t guitar so warm and at the same time gritty. Jimi Hendrix did not make history by turning his amp down.Carlos Santana would not get that singing sound if he were to play quietly. Eddie van Halen simply is a different guitarist at a lower volume. This is one situation where I would rather just put an ear plugs, then compromise the quintessential electric guitar sound.

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cbessette t1_j6ml314 wrote

I play keyboards and bass guitar in my band. Modern guitar amps can reproduce practically any sound those guitarists produced, but at lower volumes. I do understand that rock is supposed to be loud, but there is a difference between loud and ice-picks-in-your-ears loud. The problem in my band is that the more the guitarist turns up, the louder the drummer plays, then the guitarist gets even louder, etc.

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Wintersbone7 t1_j6ok681 wrote

I really do dislike, unnecessarily, loud music or noises for that matter. I didn’t know that modern amps could access, distortion and feedback. Drums on the other hand, are just loud by nature. Most rock drummers never heard of brushes. A lot of them would benefit by studying the great jazz drummers. And not buddy rich.

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Zealousideal_Curve10 t1_j6k68z4 wrote

I do it because the higher volume is closer to what it sounds like live. Volume is an element of a piece, just like tempo and key. It is part of the emotional impact intended by the artist.

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PeelThePaint t1_j6kcx7t wrote

> Musicians may listen to music at higher levels in order to hear the more nuanced musical aspects or may simply enjoy music more so than non-musicians and are therefore happy to listen to music at a higher sound level.

Makes sense. Many non-musicians just want the music loud enough so they can hear the lyrics. Musicians are interested in hearing the whole band. I don't necessarily want music to sound like a live concert or shake my body, but I do want to hear everything clearly.

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Wintersbone7 t1_j6kow8k wrote

I’m getting fitted for hearing aids very soon. It was from teaching sopranos recorders to middle school music students that did the damage. Playing in a dozen or more rock bands didn’t help. Playing trumpet and jazz band next to a screech trumpeter didn’t help much either. But it’s the recorder is it did me in.

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TechnicalHighlight29 t1_j6lal02 wrote

Can confirm. Sleeping in the van on tour is impossible. And I understand who's driving has to stay awake but fuck it's pounding. Punk rock 24/7 can split the skull lol. Sorry co workers.

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No-Context5479 t1_j6hslex wrote

Reason they lose parts of their hearing early it seems.

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s-multicellular t1_j6i7xka wrote

We had such a cultural clash on this recently. My parents are getting older such that we shifted from them always wanting to drive separately locally when they visit to riding in my back seat.

It seems that, my parents just sit in a car and talk non stop. My wife, kid, and I were all like, you’re talking over the music.,,,wtf?!

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andrewta t1_j6ivovj wrote

Talking to each other when they come to town=bad?

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ScrittlePringle t1_j6jb9rr wrote

What you just sit in silence everytime you drive? You're the weird ones, your parents are the normal ones.

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LowellGeorgeLynott t1_j6i3p2p wrote

There’s a giant outlier case for douchebags here.

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