Receipt

“Well, that reads at 122 decibels.”

SpectreSoundStudios, at 12:17 of “Axe Fx, Kemper & Quad Cortex just got Obliterated!” on SpectreSoundStudios’ channel.

Around it

1. 12:01 That's, you should probably be thinking about getting some fucking hearing protection loud.
2. 12:04 So I'm dragging out my ancient RadioShack SPL meter and putting it one meter away, and we're going to find out how loud it actually does go.
3. 12:17 Well, that reads at 122 decibels. That is insanely loud. That's more than enough to hang with your drummer and ruin the evening of everybody standing directly in front of your rig.
4. 12:29 And if you're playing a larger venue, you don't need to fill the entire room from the stage anyway.
5. 12:34 You can give the house engineer the direct input, let the PA do his job, and then use this thing for all the stage volume you'd ever want.

In the paper

• The Creator Desk, week ending 16 October 2026