There was a restaurant in Manhattan that I once loved. It’s gone now.
Sort of casual country French very well made.
They used to play instrumental jazz at a low level
The music volume was just a bit below the volume level of typical table conversation
The jazz was a bit conceptual, not too crazy or wild and free, not to obviously melodic or predictable, unlikely that guests would spend time listening or focusing to it
truly ambient in the best way.
It would’ve been very good listening to it in a club, but never the sort of jazz that would’ve created a media storm
The music was gentle and unobtrusive.
It seemed to be an perfect recipe for playing music that encouraged everybody to just relax and enjoy themselves and their company
I liked that they did that almost as well as I like the food and I like dragging people there
Making sure that only the interesting parts of songs get played. Most of the time that doesn’t include the heads or tails, or bridges, or anything too distracting.
However, if it’s a party where you’re expecting to talk to anyone for more than thirty seconds, the key is to keep the 1-6kHz range dipped (set your notch at 3.5k if possible with a kinda wide bandwidth) to make room for the sibilance that makes up consonants in most languages. You can get away with playing nearly anything with a good EQ and maybe a little compression or limiting to even out the volume.
Play lists. I think that’s No.3 on my list of three dozen reasons I invented illnesses/sprains to avoid parties. Now that I’m old I don’t even bother with excuses. I just say no.
Being sure there’s no power to play anybody’s party playlist
@Cerridwyn
This!
Campfires with no speakers present perhaps.
Or quiet evenings with people who enjoy the quiet.
@Cerridwyn
There was a restaurant in Manhattan that I once loved. It’s gone now.
Sort of casual country French very well made.
They used to play instrumental jazz at a low level
The music volume was just a bit below the volume level of typical table conversation
The jazz was a bit conceptual, not too crazy or wild and free, not to obviously melodic or predictable, unlikely that guests would spend time listening or focusing to it
truly ambient in the best way.
It would’ve been very good listening to it in a club, but never the sort of jazz that would’ve created a media storm
The music was gentle and unobtrusive.
It seemed to be an perfect recipe for playing music that encouraged everybody to just relax and enjoy themselves and their company
I liked that they did that almost as well as I like the food and I like dragging people there
@f00l sounds awesome
OWLS! TOWELS! JOWLS! AWESOME!
@Cerridwyn @f00l that sounds like the cut of my jib! An evening here is typically similar with either jazz or Motown/soul/blues whilst reading.
@f00l @sillyheathen mine is usually celtic, classic 1960s more folk than Rock, or filk, or a combination thereof
Party?
@tweezak Sorry, but Claudine won’t be there.
@mycya4me They should be getting buzzed on catnip.
Making sure that only the interesting parts of songs get played. Most of the time that doesn’t include the heads or tails, or bridges, or anything too distracting.
However, if it’s a party where you’re expecting to talk to anyone for more than thirty seconds, the key is to keep the 1-6kHz range dipped (set your notch at 3.5k if possible with a kinda wide bandwidth) to make room for the sibilance that makes up consonants in most languages. You can get away with playing nearly anything with a good EQ and maybe a little compression or limiting to even out the volume.
That depends on how old you are.
The older I get, the older I like my music.
I’m 73 this is what I like in a Playlist. One that has a theme and mix of genres.
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/stupid-rabbit/episodes/2026-07-12T21_01_23-07_00
60’s - 80’s classic rock, top 40. There is no other “party” music. Kang’roo!
Play lists. I think that’s No.3 on my list of three dozen reasons I invented illnesses/sprains to avoid parties. Now that I’m old I don’t even bother with excuses. I just say no.
@rockblossom yes!!! Too much noise
The real key is your own playlist and a pair of really good headphones so that you don’t have to worry about whether anyone else likes it.