Audio "Designers"are out to make us deaf
by Audio Oppressed on 4/24/24Wells Hall at The Parker - Ft LauderdaleThe musicians were very skilled. But once again, an event at the Parker Playhouse was ruined by grotesque over-amplification. There's a problem when the sound is almost completely emanating from speakers with very little, if any, coming from the stage. This performance was ruined by damaging decibels of sound. We shouldn't need to bring ear plugs to concerts to protect our ears, and yet that's exactly what I and many others are forced to do - which of course mutes the crispness of the sound. It's very frustrating. There was a Chris Botti concert at the Parker where once again the sound was coming out of the speakers and virtually nothing coming from the stage. His last piece was without amplification and it was beautiful. Actors, musicians, singers all did perfectly well for centuries without amplification. Hell, even small theatres are making their performers wear mics. It's insane. A pox on audio 'designers'.