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<blockquote data-quote="mark anderson" data-source="post: 31922" data-attributes="member: 635">Re: The way real pros do itI understand what you&#039;re saying and I could understand limiters or perhaps a high ratio compression with a threshold set to protect the system.Instead, the installers seem to think they (I&#039;m assuming it&#039;s different installers, could have all been the same person) were mastering a Metallica recording comprised of teen-aged thespians with lapel mics. The thresholds are set incredibly low and the ratios are high. You can&#039;t get the sound out of the speakers without squashing it. And given the vocal control of young actors and the competence of some of the sound volunteers, that fine.But the lack of dynamics and the weirdness of inappropriate multi-band on acoustic music is just nuts. I&#039;ve suggested that they, at the very least, have a couple of different compression options: 1) don&#039;t let the kids break it 2) musical performance by trained amateurs&nbsp; 3) impress the pros but keep them from doing something stupidI can&#039;t see spending that kind of money only to have the system so far protected it&#039;s useless for all but the least demanding performances. To&nbsp; me it&#039;s exactly analogous to Mr. IHaveAPicture from the OP. It doesn&#039;t matter if it&#039;s a driverack or a box of rocks that&#039;s preventing the system from being useful, the result is the same. Installers who don&#039;t provide options or keys to the house manager are doing their clients a disservice.&nbsp; Try explaining to the house manager why my $5k system sounds better than their $60k system. I can&#039;t, but I can agree with them that it shouldn&#039;t.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mark anderson, post: 31922, member: 635"] Re: The way real pros do it I understand what you're saying and I could understand limiters or perhaps a high ratio compression with a threshold set to protect the system. Instead, the installers seem to think they (I'm assuming it's different installers, could have all been the same person) were mastering a Metallica recording comprised of teen-aged thespians with lapel mics. The thresholds are set incredibly low and the ratios are high. You can't get the sound out of the speakers without squashing it. And given the vocal control of young actors and the competence of some of the sound volunteers, that fine. But the lack of dynamics and the weirdness of inappropriate multi-band on acoustic music is just nuts. I've suggested that they, at the very least, have a couple of different compression options: 1) don't let the kids break it 2) musical performance by trained amateurs 3) impress the pros but keep them from doing something stupid I can't see spending that kind of money only to have the system so far protected it's useless for all but the least demanding performances. To me it's exactly analogous to Mr. IHaveAPicture from the OP. It doesn't matter if it's a driverack or a box of rocks that's preventing the system from being useful, the result is the same. Installers who don't provide options or keys to the house manager are doing their clients a disservice. Try explaining to the house manager why my $5k system sounds better than their $60k system. I can't, but I can agree with them that it shouldn't. [/QUOTE]

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