Au Contrair!
Silent Disco headphones do not separate people at a party.
In fact, our headphones bring people together by solving the two problems that most often separate guests.
What are the two biggest problems that guests have when they attend a party that uses loudspeakers, thus forcing everyone to listen to the same music at the same volume?
Guests are concerned about the music volume and the music selections.
Newsflash! Silent Disco headphones solve both problems!
This article will discuss the differences between the traditional loudspeaker format and the Silent Disco headphone format when it comes to the two concerns of volume and content.
I will show how loudspeakers separate guests over these two issues and Silent Disco headphones bring them together.
First I will explain the two problems, then I will explain the solution.
How music volume separates guests when loudspeakers are used:
#1) A significant number of people literally leave the party when the volume goes up.
Is that togetherness?
#2) A few socialites with concerns about their hearing health stay but use earplugs. Have you ever tried to talk to someone with earplugs in? It can be difficult.
Is that the level of togetherness you want?
#3) Most people limit their talking because of the music volume and when they need to talk they must raise their voice to be heard by the other person.
Is this the best you can do on togetherness?
How music selection separates guests when loudspeakers are used:
#1) A significant number of people literally leave the dance floor when they don’t like the song that is playing. The people who do like the song stay.
Is that togetherness?
#2) A few people never dance unless it is a slow song or a group dance they can do without a partner. I have seen many DJ’s limit slow songs and to one or two a night and avoid group dances completely.
This means that some people are not getting together on the dance floor at all.
#3) Musical taste tends to separate people by demographic. Older people tend to like older songs and will only dance to those. White males tend to like hard rock and will only dance to those. These are only examples and their are plenty of people that don’t fit the mold, but it is clear that different guests respond differently to different music selections.
When only one song can be played at a time, that song is dictating who is together on the dance floor and who is standing off to the side- separated from the party by the music selection.
How Silent Disco headphones solve the problem of music volume:
There is no volume if you are not wearing the headphones – so the volume barrier is gone. It is easy to talk to each other.
THAT is togetherness.
Those older folks who just want to talk, can stay the whole time! They don’t have to leave the party early!
THAT is togetherness.
Each headset has its own volume control. So if you want to hear the music and dance, you choose the volume so you don’t have to go home early with a headache.
THAT is togetherness.
If you want to dance and talk, you have only one side of the headphones on your ear or lift the ear cups just a bit during the conversation. The music volume drops right down due to the proximity effect of the headphones and you can talk easily for as long as you want.
THAT is togetherness!
If you want to hear the music, talk, and not dance, you just wear the headphones around your neck. The volume will be just loud enough for you to keep track of what is playing. At the same time, conversation is at a normal speaking volume. And you hear everything the other person says. No more nodding and smiling because you didn’t understand what the said but are tired of yelling “What?” all the time.
Now THAT is what we call togetherness!
How Silent Disco headphones solve the problem of music selections:
Our Silent Disco headphones give you the option of three different channels of music.
This means the DJ is playing three songs at the same time. One channel might be oldies. One might be old school hip hop. Another might be top 40 dance music.
The guests don’t have to leave the dance-floor because they don’t like the song that is playing, they just switch their channel and keep on dancing so more people stay on the dance-floor.
And THAT is togetherness!
They might be listening to different songs while dancing. They are dancing together! The fact that they are listening to different songs has nothing to do with it.
They have the option of dancing to the same song if they want, but they also have the ability to choose between the two other channels and multiply their happiness with being TOGETHER on the dance-floor.
That is togetherness!
Without the headphones, one person would be leaving the dance-floor and one person staying. That is separation!
I can hear Seth Godin saying that some people just wish everyone would like the same music selections at he same volume. Yes, that would be nice, but it is not going to happen. Headphones embrace this truth instead of fighting it.
In addition to the three different channels of music and your own volume control, Silent Disco Headphones also give you the option of no music! Yes, you can remove the headphones! And take a break from the music! Have a conversation with your friends and family about how much fun you are having together!
THAT is togetherness!
You have the option of talking to your grandparents who decided to stay because the music is not too loud. Now they can actually talk and be together with their family and friends.
Let’s all say it together!
THAT is togetherness!
If you have any questions about how to integrate Silent Disco equipment into your next party, I’d love to help. You can contact me, email me or call me. We have the equipment you can rent and we have the experience that we can share.