Members techristian Posted January 29, 2018 Members Share Posted January 29, 2018 How do you demo musical instruments without making a sound? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dboomer Posted January 30, 2018 Members Share Posted January 30, 2018 Doesn't make much difference as you will be blasted out by all the surrounding booths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author MikeRivers Posted January 30, 2018 CMS Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 Many booths have performances, but they're usually pretty short, 10-15 minutes maybe once an hour. Some are too loud and too long. That's the way it is. But the worst rackets are those created by show attendees trying out drums, basses, and effect pedals. With only a few exceptions, sound level was pretty civilized in the new section where there weren't a lot of guitar amplifiers or drums. For the past few years, Whisper Room has been placing a few isolation booths in the halls where you could book time to try something in relative quiet, or make noise that won't bother others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 With only a few exceptions, sound level was pretty civilized in the new section where there weren't a lot of guitar amplifiers or drums. I noticed that too. It's pretty difficult to have a display of cymbals and drums for people to try out and still keep the SPL down low enough to stay within the rules. "Soundproof" booths would be nice to have, but for some of the larger booths they probably wouldn't be practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author MikeRivers Posted February 1, 2018 CMS Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 It's pretty difficult to have a display of cymbals and drums for people to try out and still keep the SPL down low enough to stay within the rules. "Soundproof" booths would be nice to have, but for some of the larger booths they probably wouldn't be practical. I don't remember where it was in the show, but I walked (briskly) past someone bashing on a drum kit inside a clear plastic booth. It was by no means quiet, but did keep the sound down to a dull roar. I don't know if the exhibitor was demonstrating drums, or the isolation booth. I don't really believe that anyone can evaluate a cymbal or a drum on a trade show floor. I think they just want to bang on something because it's there. At least with an amplifier or effect unit, you can get a broad sense of what the knobs and switches do, but you don't have to play loud to do that. And who can tell what a microphone sounds like unless you're looking for a mic to record crowd noise? Maybe what they need is a couple of "loud" tents outdoors, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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