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In the Forum: Playback Listening
In the Thread: How to train respect audio listening?
Post Subject: Multiple factors....Posted by Romy the Cat on: 8/23/2013
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 noviygera wrote:
I think most people, as audience find fascination in unusually capable performance of the performers, as in a live music event. So if there is no performer there is nothing to give homage to, really. Other than good reproductive properties of a sound system, which can get kind of old quickly to the non-involved observer, there is so much time they are held interested and then drift off to casual interaction. During that live performance the performer keeps the audience involved, no? But at home in your listening seat, what keeps you involved is not the performer but the performance.
Hm… I think there are multiple factors in it.

A first factor is that during live performance wify or whoever with you are naturally disciplined. No one will blend piña-colada or read New York Times during a life performance in let say Symphony Hall, even despite that quite many performances that come from there are worth the audiences to do it. However, in home setting leistering audio some people do not recognize it as a sacred ceremony. For instance Amy can do her signature smalltalk with a person who listening audio and she does not feel that it might be destructive. She for sure would never do it in concert hall.

Another factor is that wify for whatever reason when she sees me listening music she perceives that I “do nothing” and she accepts it as an invitation to herself. For sure as she invites herself to out listening couch then frequently all hell breaks loose and we did “ruined” quite a few listening sessions. I of cause do not complain about it but I also would like her to perceive my listening sessions with the same respect and esteem as I perceive her rehearsals. For whatever reason the non-audio people feel that “sitting” in front of playback is some kind of leisure time that no different from birds watching. Well, I am sure the flaks who a serious about birds watching would take on it with me…

It is not only a subject with Amy. It is well recognized by me that people who do not practice audio do not feel that listening serious music via audio is involved and serious process. At least it might be….

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