Music isn’t just made of notes—it’s made of pauses.
In live performance, silence sets the stage for impact. The decay of a piano note, the hush before a symphonic climax, the breath a singer takes—all of these are as important as the sounds themselves.
They provide contrast, tension, and emotional weight.
A good system preserves that silence. Not just by keeping noise low, but by letting the natural decays of instruments linger into blackness. That space allows you to hear the room where the recording was made. Without it, performances sound crowded and mechanical.
When silence is honored, music feels more human.
The rests are as expressive as the notes, and the performance breathes.
