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I have noticed this many times with concerts at mid-to-large venues. Not sure why this is a popular way of mixing sound differently in concert, because it doesn't have to be. And it pissed me off every time.
(edit: OP seems to refer to what earplugs do to the sound and not to the mixing. Well, my statement still stands)
IMHO the smaller the venue the better the concert. Not always, of course.
And seated concerts? Ugh. I need to dance.
No one likes this. But it's much harder to get right than people think, and depending on the venue, it can be impossible.
I used to work for a small venue that got it right, but that involved constructing the building from the ground up specifically for concerts, coating all walls in the right material, sound techs with years of weekly experience in that room specifically, having our own bass drum to use if that of a band wasn't suitable, and an actual shitload of money for equipment that needed constant maintenance, too.
Sounds great, but I don't buy it. I know for a fact that it is possible to mix the other instruments in accordingly even in larger venues. Probably because these bands were adamant about it. I believe the reason it's often better in smaller venues is because there's less separation between artists and technicians.
It's easier in large venues, actually.
But there you run into the issue that it sounds perfect from FOH, but the further you are from it, the worse it gets.
Sure have there be a dance floor but standing for 4 1/2 hours straight is literally painful. Also I don't know how to dance.
Just jiggle about to the beat, this ain’t the tango. Everyone sucks at “dancing.”
Oh well then I definitely did that
Nobody's asking you to stand straight for hours on end. Yes, that would be painful. As the other commenter said: jiggle.
Oh I was jiggling, fidgeting, stretching, all that stuff. I don't stand straight very often.
The company I work for forces us to stand for 7-8 hours.
Yeah that is an on going issue for me, 6 hours seems to be my limit before the pain becomes too much.
I hate living in this capitalist death cult hell hole. Even the public thinks it's stupid we have to stand.
Yeah it seems like cruelty for cruelty's sake. Though I have never been particularly fit so maybe more active people can handle that no problem.