Today’s topic is why high-end concert floors are covered with a handmade carpet. When you watch a concert or band performance, you may notice that the singer and radio equipment often laid under the carpet, to be precise, mostly handmade carpet. Others, including some professional recording studios, audio-visual room floor will often be laid with a heavy carpet, this is why?
In fact, the tradition of hand-made carpets on the floor of high-end concerts has a long history, this is because carpets not only add significant decorative effects to the stage, but also provide many unexpected benefits!
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Instruments Can Be Fixed in The Right Position
Most of the instruments used on stage, such as piano, drums, cello, etc., need to be fixed on the stage, because during the long performance, these instruments tend to move, even to the edge of the stage (the stage floor is very slippery). However, if a hand-made carpet is laid on the floor, it can enhance the friction between the instruments and the floor, which helps to fix the instruments on the floor.
This is especially true for drum kits, each of which is movable, and the repetitive beating and kicking of these drums can gradually separate them from each other, a problem that a sturdy hand-made rug can solve perfectly. Therefore, in many band performances, you will find that the handmade carpet on the floor is usually positioned underneath the drum set.
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Can Hide And Cover The Stage Wires
A professional stage setup will have dozens of wires on the floor connecting to the sound. These dense wires not only look disorganized, but sometimes pose a serious safety hazard. Imagine how frustrating it would be to spend hours rehearsing and setting up music equipment for a particular show, only to have the show be disrupted by wires tripping on the floor during the performance.
Placing a handmade rug over the outlets and wires not only hides them from view, but also greatly reduces the risk of tripping.
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Helps Reduce Noise on Stage
Stages are designed to better reflect sound, and generally where drums, monitors and amplifiers are placed can be the noisiest place on stage. For bands who can’t use expensive in-ear monitors or who want to convey a more live feel, reducing noise on stage is a key aspect of being able to hear each other throughout a show.
Hand carpeting is a relatively inexpensive and easy way to suppress any unwanted noise on stage, as well as keep performers from being affected by each other’s voices, while also giving the band more control over the sound on stage.
This is why many professional recording studios also have handmade carpet on the floor, as the carpet prevents those unwanted sounds from reverberating in the studio.
Explained why the stage needs to be carpeted, some friends may ask “any kind of carpet can solve the above problem, why must choose expensive handmade carpet?” We will continue to introduce you in the next issue, so don’t forget to like and pay attention!