[Dixielandjazz] Re: Rain Enhances Music at Satchmo Summerfest

[Louis Lince]

Bob,

There are times when I wish That PA had not been invented. To have a
six-piece band in a small room with an enormous PA system ( and worse......a
Rock sound engineer who hasn't heard of dynamic) is the kiss of death. Yes,
there are occasions when a sound reinforcement system is needed.but 9 times
out of ten it's not necessary, apart from one microphone to talk to the
audience and to use for thre occasional vocal.

List mate John Petters will concur, I have no doubt. On the number of times
I have played with, and for him, there has been the minimum of sound
systems. The audiences didn't complain, They could listen or dance or both,
but without hurting their ears.

Louis