Hello everybody,
I'm Mixing over here in Switzerland since 18 years in different Locations going from corporate Parties with 2000 peoples to Little Bars with Max. 100.
Also having my 3-4 mobile gigs a year.
Now the government is talking about new Loudness Regulation that might start 1st of January 2019
All Events providing "electricaly empowered Music" over 93Db, have to record the Music with Special measurement Tools and to storage those copies for 30 days. I guess it's to have any evidences if someone attended the Event and got severe Hearing damage, they'll have 30 days time to suit you.
Well, that means all Concerts, Openairs, Clubs, Bars but also all private Events like Weddings, Birthday Parties, Sport Events, etc... will have to make those recordings and to storage the datas.
I checked the market and those measurement Tools cost now in between 5-7'000 USD (Prices will probably even rise as soon as this law will apply and everyone Needs it) which is a serious Investition for a DJ making only 20-30 gigs a year.
So my thoughts were: If I stay under 93Db I won't be on the dark side of the force and won't have to use one of those Tools.
Which are the financially affordable alternatives to Limit my Volume to 93Db?
I remember something like 10 years ago I played regulary in a Bar that had a Limiter installed fix.
It had a Green/Yellow/Red LED indication that showed you how loud you were. A Microphone installed on the ceiling in the middle of the room measured the volume and sent the informations to the limiter. Only Problem was, that when you got too loud or when a loud Bass was on the beginning of the song, it cut off the Sound totally for about 30 seconds which led to People whistlening and booing the DJ until the Music came back.
Does any device exist that I can install in between Mixer and PA, that would just Limit my Maximum Loudness to 93Db without shuting it down for 30 seconds?
Does any device like that exist that is good for mobile use?
I mean installing a Limiter in a Bar isn't a big deal and maybe 1/2 day of work and once it's installed it stays there for a while. But in mobile use I would Need kinda microphone with a wireless Connection to the Limiter itself no?
I'm happy about any Kind of advice on how to stay under 93Db
Thanx in advance for your help.
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