The History of Concert Sound

Ongoing History of New Music

Curiouscast

Music History, History, Music, Music Interviews, Music Commentary

4.8 • 604 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Ever been to a concert and wondered "How do they make all of this work?". "How have I not gone deaf?" or "Why does the dude on stage wearing what looks like a pair of ear-buds?" Well we're here to answer those questions and more as we delve deep into the history of concert sound... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Alan, and I just wanted to let you know that you can now listen to the ongoing
0:04.3	history of new music early and ad-free on Amazon Music, included with Prime.
0:14.6	This is awful.
0:16.5	Who's running the sound for these guys?
0:18.9	That guy over there.
0:20.4	What?
0:20.9	The one passed out on the mixing board.
0:23.5	Can't anyone tell it's too loud and everything's distorted?
0:26.9	I can't even tell what song they're playing.
0:29.3	What?
0:30.3	I'm trying to figure out what song they're playing.
0:32.9	You think the technology could break the point where music can be loud and clear?
0:39.2	What?
0:40.4	Proud beer?
0:41.7	Loud and clear!
0:43.9	Boy, I've gone deaf.
0:46.8	Jeff?
0:47.8	Nah, I haven't seen him.
0:49.9	Tim, he's over at the bar.
0:52.4	Oh, that's it.
0:53.0	I'm going home.
0:53.9	I'm going home! I'm going home!
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