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<blockquote data-quote="Brian jojade" data-source="post: 90212" data-attributes="member: 211">Re: Pseudo-intellectual bully with a sound level meter<a href="http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&amp;p_id=9735" target="_blank">http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&amp;p_id=9735</a>OSHA guidelines allow for a constant 90db sound for an 8 hour day.&nbsp; They actually allow 115db for 15 minutes or less per day.&nbsp; Calculating in the average dynamics of live music, and the time between songs, etc., you could run your show seeing peaks around 100db and still easily be within the guidelines for an all day show without any hearing protection.If your sound system is capable of producing a 140dB sound at any distance from the speaker under any circumstances, I want to shake your hand.&nbsp; That, my friend would be impressive.I love the demand that no seating be placed in front of the band.&nbsp; What about behind the band?&nbsp; What if you just have the band members face backwards?&nbsp; Problem solved, right?&nbsp; LOL.Yeah, this guy is just a pain.&nbsp; An organized pain, for sure.&nbsp; Does it deserve a response?&nbsp; Eh, maybe.&nbsp; Some of the stuff you can easily accommodate.&nbsp; Caution tape 5 feet in front of the speakers shouldn&#039;t be too hard.&nbsp; Heck, I&#039;d love that to keep people away from my stuff.But other demands, like dropping the level 20db when kids are present is just absurd.&nbsp; It sounds like you&#039;ve done a great job of keeping sound levels quite reasonable for the event. My general rule of thumb is I want the sound about 10-15db over the ambient sound in the listening area.&nbsp; For an outdoor festival with a couple hundred people present, 85dB is probably just about right.When I do festivals that the general public is invited, I always have a bag of ear plugs available.&nbsp; When someone says it&#039;s too loud, I sell them a pair.&nbsp; For most people, that&#039;s enough. When I&#039;m out, I usually wear earplugs myself, because it makes it easier to hear people next to you talking over the band.&nbsp; Weird, but it works.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brian jojade, post: 90212, member: 211"] Re: Pseudo-intellectual bully with a sound level meter [url]http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=9735[/url] OSHA guidelines allow for a constant 90db sound for an 8 hour day. They actually allow 115db for 15 minutes or less per day. Calculating in the average dynamics of live music, and the time between songs, etc., you could run your show seeing peaks around 100db and still easily be within the guidelines for an all day show without any hearing protection. If your sound system is capable of producing a 140dB sound at any distance from the speaker under any circumstances, I want to shake your hand. That, my friend would be impressive. I love the demand that no seating be placed in front of the band. What about behind the band? What if you just have the band members face backwards? Problem solved, right? LOL. Yeah, this guy is just a pain. An organized pain, for sure. Does it deserve a response? Eh, maybe. Some of the stuff you can easily accommodate. Caution tape 5 feet in front of the speakers shouldn't be too hard. Heck, I'd love that to keep people away from my stuff. But other demands, like dropping the level 20db when kids are present is just absurd. It sounds like you've done a great job of keeping sound levels quite reasonable for the event. My general rule of thumb is I want the sound about 10-15db over the ambient sound in the listening area. For an outdoor festival with a couple hundred people present, 85dB is probably just about right. When I do festivals that the general public is invited, I always have a bag of ear plugs available. When someone says it's too loud, I sell them a pair. For most people, that's enough. When I'm out, I usually wear earplugs myself, because it makes it easier to hear people next to you talking over the band. Weird, but it works. [/QUOTE]

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