Stewart Pinkerton wrote in
:

On 22 Dec 2005 16:31:16 GMT, stealthaxe
wrote:

funny that they manage to achieve this correct sound balance, even
though they're not in the "right" place.

how DO they do that?

That's what the conductor is for..............

except when there isn't one they can still do it.

And no, an orchestra doesn't rely on a sound engineer to balance their
sound. Neither do most jazz combos. Yet from their *wrong* place,
they can make it sound GOOD where you're sitting.

They certainly can - but they don't always......

well, some don't ever do it. all professions have their good uns and bad
uns.

Amazing, isnt' it? It's almost like they know what they're doing.

Some do, some don't. Hence my comment that they are not
*intrinsically* superior to non-musicians.

I'd say that if they're _good_ at being musicians then they have a leg-up
on ordinary folks regarding things musical. obviously (for me anyway) if
they're musicians but not any good at it, this is probably not much help.

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stealthaxe