Noise complaints, they’re the bane of any live music venue’s existence, however, courtesy of this new invention – they could be a thing of the past.
A Spanish man by the name Xergio Córdoba has patented his new invention entitled “Masn’live”, a technology that could allow a sound system to pump music at very loud volumes at a lower decibel frequency, meaning loud sounds won’t bleed from a venue, as Vice (via Fact) reports.
Córdoba explained just how this magic happens, “basically it’s as much about the physical sound-wave as it is about how the brain interprets the same sound-wave. It’s pure psychoacoustics.”
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He continued, “to give an example, it’s like when you listen to an mp3 through headphones and there’s a drum or a bass, but the headphones are too small to reproduce it correctly. This is instead done by evolutionary compensation. It’s something that we use a lot in mastering and have applied to our system in order to accomplish what we were after.”
This is great for enclosed spaces, but what about festivals, could they too utilise such a technology? Córdoba says yes.
“It can be used in any area that has a good sound-system, really. It’s proven effective in both enclosed and outdoor spaces. We actually used it in a bunch of different scenarios during Sonar Festival. We’ll try and implement it at many more renowned festivals this year” he explains.
In fact, many of dance music’s most popular faces have performed sets using the Masn’live technology, namely Laurent Garnier, Ellen Allien, Joris Voorn and Jamie Jones at many different locations including La Riviera, Fabrik and Pendulum.
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If that’s not enough, the new technology could also reduce the amount of ear damage loud music typically has on its listeners, “unfortunately, our system doesn’t prevent ear damage but what it does is it helps your brain perceive music as if it’s louder than it actually is and, in that way, it minimises exposure to damaging frequencies” said Córdoba.
This is an exciting new innovation and could very much be the killer of noise complaints for live music venues across the globe. Check out the full Q&A with Vice.
