On Sound Levels

Levels, like alcohol, are best enjoyed responsibly

- Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools, Roey Izhaki

Currently studying the art and science of audio mixing. I'll add a category to my posts to share what I'm learning in this area of kirtan science.

[Oh, by the way, I don't drink alcohol at all, and haven't for over a decade. Since I adopted the spiritual disciplines of a Hare Krishna lifestyle I've found it unnecessary and undesirable. The point of this quote is to point out that sound levels should not be overindulged in - i.e: take it easy on the loud music! In Izhaki's analogy the familiar example used (about alcohol being used responsibly) is a positive (descriptive) one from popular contemporary culture and should be understood in that context, rather than being taken as a normative (prescriptive) statement about alcohol use. I guess you could say that by acknowledging it he agrees with and reinforces it. In that case, I also think it should be used responsibly - that means different things for different people. For me it means not at all, thus breaking the analogy by making it say that sound levels for me should be zero. Doh! Anyway, I think you get the point he's trying to make. I hope.]