http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/archives/130 Freelance writer Gary Marshall on technology, music, Macs and more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:25:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/archives/130/comment-page-1#comment-98 Gary Fri, 29 Oct 2004 07:24:00 +0000 http://www.kasino.co.uk/gary/?p=130#comment-98 I think you've hit the nail on the head, Prof. Common sense for pub music and complete thermonuclear warfare against karaoke. I think you’ve hit the nail on the head, Prof. Common sense for pub music and complete thermonuclear warfare against karaoke.

]]> http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/archives/130/comment-page-1#comment-97 Professor Batty Fri, 29 Oct 2004 01:28:00 +0000 http://www.kasino.co.uk/gary/?p=130#comment-97 An interesting, but far too common quandry. I have spent many years in bars, pubs, resturants where music was mercilessly inflicted (sometimes by me in my role as sound engineer) upon the hapless patrons. Recently I had a chance to design a small system for a local cafe/wine bar and with the help of a little common sense and a dual-stage compressor/limiter got a very nice sound, loud enough to mask nearby conversation, yet not so loud as to make shouting the only way to be heard. It can be done. I am afraid that the only cure for karoake is complete thermonuclear warfare. An interesting, but far too common quandry. I have spent many years in bars, pubs, resturants where music was mercilessly inflicted (sometimes by me in my role as sound engineer) upon the hapless patrons.
Recently I had a chance to design a small system for a local cafe/wine bar and with the help of a little common sense and a dual-stage compressor/limiter got a very nice sound, loud enough to mask nearby conversation, yet not so loud as to make shouting the only way to be heard. It can be done. I am afraid that the only cure for karoake is complete thermonuclear warfare.

]]> http://www.bigmouthstrikesagain.com/archives/130/comment-page-1#comment-96 Squander Two Wed, 27 Oct 2004 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.kasino.co.uk/gary/?p=130#comment-96 Wetherspoon's don't play music, which is why I like them. Wetherspoon’s don’t play music, which is why I like them.

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