🔊 Sound protocol: Semi-loud camps
Post information, ideas about defining a sound protocol for semi-loud camps
Sound Protocol: Semi loud camp
All potential semi-loud camps. Please update your application (deadline for application: 21.03) See the updates in the template (new)
Describe your sound system (list point: Sound system)
Choose some temporary location (list point: Desired location) - pick spot on the map
Choose a sound lead (list point: Sound lead)
Choose people responsible for sound during time slots (list point: Sound regulator)
Discussion about semi-loud camps from last year
Sound Concept Meeting notes_07.04.2022
Feedback from Freiland on Semi Loud Camps:
PAs tend to become more noisy extremely fast (even if it’s only background music at a bar) and can definitely lead to complaints
people are used to turning up the volume
A certain level of control is super essential here, within a fixed time schedule/playtimes this would be possible in principle
Nevertheless, this could lead to problems, because the PAs are louder and echo farther than you think (due to the acoustics in the valley, people in the neighboring village Hohenbüssow can hear when people on the Freiland site just cheer/“jubeln”)
Overall, Eric advises against/does not recommend that we do so, as there is a high potential for conflict with neighbors here. It’s not a direct ban, we should remember that Kiez Burn is not so well accepted in the area compared to Freiland festival, we're simply "the people who come from Berlin"
-> In addition to defining playtimes, checking that all sound systems are well aligned/do not exceed a maximum volume set at sound check is a plan for how we respond to complaints & communicate with the affected camps. It shouldn't be a problem if the camps concerned handle the music boxes responsibly, and e.g. accompany performances & workshops with background music during the permitted playtimes? Better to have no additional stages/dance floors as this will very likely cause troubles? What do you think?
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Work in progress
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define sound protocol
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-SRMvP3i99vyWa0KkNneewM-0X9FcaZTu5uRyy4C9jI/edit
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make sound protocol more accessible, short, clear and easy to understand
convert long text into bullet points
Todos
Next tasks
check how to communicate with semi-loud camps during KB
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define sound complaint protocol (instructions to handle a complaint)
how to respond to the authorities
how to reach contact persons for further questions
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inform every loud + semi-loud camp
turn down their volume
discuss further steps
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define strategy to implement / enforce sound protocol
improve measures to handle non-compliance
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Shorty before KB
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organize: sound check
ask CJ about map of places where to check dB levels
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print flyers regarding sound regulations
inform all camps about sound regulations (sound protocol)
During KB
inform all camps about sound regulations again (sound protocol)
Marcel · Wed 13 Apr 2022 7:06AM
Sound protocol - semi-loud camps: next steps
issues
people are used to turning up the volume
worst case
expected
steps to achieve expected situation
neighbor villages are disturbed (even by low-volume sound sources)
worst case
expected
steps to achieve expected situation
neighbor villagers might call the police
worst case
expected
steps to achieve expected situation
placement of speakers might not be optimal
worst case
expected
steps to achieve expected situation
differences between neighbour camps might not be easy to handle
worst case
expected
steps to achieve expected situation
rangers might not know how to handle issues regarding sound
kb people might not be ready to deal with the police