[Dixielandjazz] Re: accoustics and the drumer/piano

[LARRY'S Signs and Large Format Printing]

Usually 50 ft is the shortest distance that most people can hear a distinct
echo from a wall.  I've seen lots of musicians walk into a room and clap
their hands to judge the echo and room resonance.----- Original
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Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 11:25 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Re: accoustics and the drumer/piano


> In a message dated 3/29/2005 12:00:48 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> dixielandjazz-request at ml.islandnet.com writes:
> I just know that there is more than 25
> mS between the position of the piano to the drums & the piano on a large
> stage when you account for the area above (where all the scenery floats!).
>  I just know that there is more than 25
> mS between the position of the piano to the drums & the piano on a large
> stage when you account for the area above (where all the scenery floats!).
> * * *  *
>
> Sound travels "approximately" 1,000 ft/second.  A 25ms delay is
approximately
> 25 feet.... Two sources of sound - one 25 foot farther from the listener
than
> the other - can easily be percieved.  In other words the pianist who
> accoustically hears his/her rhytym line from the piano may  have a
challenge when
> hearing a drummer's rhythm line who is 25 or more foot distant.  Add to
the fact
> that the pianist may hear multiple reflections of the drummer's rhythm
line
> because of  the sound bouncing off the walls, ceiling, and other hard
> surfaces..... each of these reflected sound waves travel further distances
between the
> source (drum) and the listener (pianist) - the further the distance, the
longer
> it takes to reach the ears.   Yes?  No?
>
> The moral of the story is that it pays to learn the drums and not the
piano.
> The drummer causes  the problem and the pianist must live with it :-))))
>
> Gordon of Northridge
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