Low crowd noise on boots reduces the enjoyment!

heyjose
heyjose Melbourne, Australia Posts: 503
edited February 2014 in Given To Fly (live)
I might be in the minority, but I actually prefer to hear the crowd properly on a boot. That's why I sometimes prefer the 2006 boots. I realise the tradeoff might be a slight reduction in band sound quality, but it would be nice to get a better indication of what the atmosphere was like at the gig.

Hope it's different for the BDO boots.
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  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,234
    I agree completely!!
  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,970
    I agree too..thats a two part relasionship..
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  • johnmc1976
    johnmc1976 Florida Posts: 315
    so with that in mind, what is the best boot released to date from Lightning Bolt tour?
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  • dtr0624
    dtr0624 south jersey Posts: 611
    I agree fully. I was at c-ville show and it was insane. Louder then both philly nights. Then got the boot amd it was turned down alot. Crowd noise should be left alone.
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,911
    Completely agree. Love to hear the energy of the crowd on the boots, but they always turn the crowd way down.
  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    I would like if they took 1 or 2 shows a tour that were really great and do an alternate mix where the crowd was really loud and not turned down. Of course, this is also why listening to audience recordings is still fun too.
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    +1. Listening to the Hartford boot after being there is weird. Like in the actual stadium the crowd was so loud I could barely hear some of the shit Ed said about it... I completely missed the 'South America' comment and only just barely caught the 'this is not normal' one. But the crowd on the boot is nowhere near loud enough to really justify those comments lol so it's a little weird.
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  • heyjose
    heyjose Melbourne, Australia Posts: 503
    Real shame. You wanna get those chills from hearing the crowd at the show you were at.. I think we're getting a little ripped off in that sense. Seems like the crowd isn't being mic'd as they were for the 2006 tour.

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  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,234
    2010 boots had great crowd noise
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,678
    edited February 2014
    I agree. The way the official boots are from last tour, I'd actually rather listen to the audience boots!
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  • Pernille
    Pernille Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 114
    I totally agree! Hearing the crowd is almost 50% of the listening experience. Gives me chills!
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,004
    nicknyr15 said:

    2010 boots had great crowd noise

    Especially MSG 2
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  • Treyert14
    Treyert14 Louisiana Posts: 924
    Well I guess it depends. I know there's nothing more irritating then hearing a bunch of fans screaming in your earbuds in between tracks. But obviously you want to hear the sing along parts. So I think that there is a time for the crowd to be heard and a time for them not to be.
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,256
    heyjose said:

    I might be in the minority, but I actually prefer to hear the crowd properly on a boot. That's why I sometimes prefer the 2006 boots. I realise the tradeoff might be a slight reduction in band sound quality, but it would be nice to get a better indication of what the atmosphere was like at the gig.

    Hope it's different for the BDO boots.

    The singalong in Indifference at the East Rutherford show in 2006 is one of my favorites.
  • YLed2
    YLed2 Posts: 5,534
    Absolutely agreed. I love to "feel" the crowd on a boot, and it definitely adds another factor to the boot. The quality and mixng from the 2013, 2012, and 2011 tours really have been superior and they've done an excellent job with the overall quality and mixing of the music. But they have mixed down the crowds considerably, which is somewhat disappointing.
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  • TroubledSoul
    TroubledSoul Posts: 1,374
    first time this hit me was the severe lack of crowd on bonnaroo.

    boots need more crowd effects!
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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,118
    As crazy as it sounds I think the ba boot from 2011 has too much crowd noise. Msg 2010 is perfect
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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,237
    Can, the people who want crowd noise, just get an audience recording?
  • RD54807
    RD54807 Richmond, VA Posts: 14
    to me buying a LIVE recording means hearing it all, like I was there.
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  • mattsl1983
    mattsl1983 Posts: 711
    Out of the 5 shows I went to, the OKC boot seems to suffer the worst with the crowd reduction. It's a true bummer. You can barely even hear the crowd doing the "oooohhh ohhhh oh, ohhhh oh" part on Evolution. And being there the place was rocking. I've always loved a good mix of the band and crowd. This tour they have definitely lost some magic on the boots.

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