Re: emmersive sound

[Mark Sottilaro <sine@zerocrossing.net>]

One of the best shows I've ever played was a private little "chill rave" 
called WOOM.  It was great because they had really nice Mackie monitors 
in each corner of the room, as well as a pair pointing at the DJ area 
where we were playing.  With no feedback to worry about, it was great 
having speakers in behind us by a good 15 feet.  Also, I was processing 
my loops through both a Vortex and an Alesis AirFX, both which do very 
nice stereo processing.

Made me want to go right out and get a pair of those Mackie's I must 
say.  Maybe when I get my tax refund...

Mark Sottilaro

On Sunday, April 21, 2002, at 07:26  AM, Bobdog wrote:

> i'd suggest a couple of subwoofers in addition to the speakers that 
> you're
> considering. mackie & yorkville & lots of others make a great self 
> powered sub.
>
> bobdog
>
> Qua and Vishara Veda wrote:
>
>> I have a project in mind that calls for  to creating a sound 
>> experience for
>> listeners that feels full-bodied and emmersive, even at low listening 
>> levels
>> in a small venue.  The source material could include a live 
>> instrument(s)  ,
>> possibly Stick, bass, synth, some with stereo effects,  as well as some
>> recorded music.
>>
>> At first I thought I might need a pair of good sized cabinets, feeling 
>> that
>> I'd need a good amount of low-end to support the 'emmersion'.  But I'm
>> considering 2-4 dispersed, relatively smaller cabinets as an 
>> alternative.
>> Quite a few pro/cons for each, I'm sure.
>>
>> What would be some of the most important elements to achieve this 
>> effect?
>> Reverb/delay?  low-freq.?  (quasi)multichannel?  other?
>>
>> thanks,
>> -Qua
>