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audiosymmetry · 4th May 2007

Hypothetical: Daft Punk is playing a live show to a blindfolded audience. Instead of bringing any gear to actually perform and rearrange the music, they just put their CD on through the loudspeakers.

Question: Performance aside, would the blind folded audience be robbed of sound quality in any way? Would the mix translate?

In other words, what are the major differences between mixing for a club and mixing for listeners at home. Are there any? Should there be any? Do electronic acts have a totally different mix they only use live? Music sounds so different when it's loud (club loud). Doesn't that play a huge factor in how I should be monitoring if I plan on DJing my music in loud bars and clubs? My main concern is for the music to sound good live, but can I kill two birds with one stone by mixing the music the same way I would if it were for a CD?

4th May 2007	#1
audiosymmetry Gear interested Joined: May 2007 Posts: 20 Thread Starter	Mixing for clubs as opposed to listeners at home. Help! Hypothetical: Daft Punk is playing a live show to a blindfolded audience. Instead of bringing any gear to actually perform and rearrange the music, they just put their CD on through the loudspeakers. Question: Performance aside, would the blind folded audience be robbed of sound quality in any way? Would the mix translate? In other words, what are the major differences between mixing for a club and mixing for listeners at home. Are there any? Should there be any? Do electronic acts have a totally different mix they only use live? Music sounds so different when it's loud (club loud). Doesn't that play a huge factor in how I should be monitoring if I plan on DJing my music in loud bars and clubs? My main concern is for the music to sound good live, but can I kill two birds with one stone by mixing the music the same way I would if it were for a CD?