Dogs and the soundstage.

Not a dog, but I have an ageing cat, who is stone deaf. She spends the evening snoozing on me while I listen to music, she acts as my volume level monitor. When she wakes up, stands up on me and stares at the speaker, I've found that her body is usually moving in time to the bass line, and I know it's time to turn the volume down. Using a free SPL monitor on my phone, she seems to feel it at a bass heavy 100db+ level.

Try playing Seamus from Obscured by Clouds by Pink Floyd.

But wouldn't a rabbit or something in the soundstage be more entertaining (if unsafe to whatever is behind ir around the speakers)? Mind you, I can't think of any tracks with rabbits, so how about Here Come the Fleas from An Electric Storm by White Noise?

Perhaps we should move this to the Music Room. Tracks that your pets might like...

How about the dog at the start of Amused to Death?

Stu

We used to have a cat that was entertaining to watch with sound stage.   I have a birding CD with bird song identification & territory calling demo's that are all left and right channel.  Playing it got the young cat/kitten charging between speakers skidding to halt at one only to charge back to the next.  As she got older (& wiser) she would sit in the middle & equilateral triangle distance & chase the birds with head movements.   

That aside she took no notice of music except with DSOTM,   after the heart beats she would quietly sit up & slowly leave the room & return a few minutes later after the alarm clock bell jangles were finished.  Once I had realised what was going on,  I tested it numbers of times, including with the room door closed, it was obvious she didn't like the bells,  but returned to totally relaxed & laid back after they finished.    And it was the heart beats that gave her the warning.

Innocent Bystander posted:

Try playing Seamus from Obscured by Clouds by Pink Floyd.

But wouldn't a rabbit or something in the soundstage be more entertaining (if unsafe to whatever is behind ir around the speakers)? Mind you, I can't think of any tracks with rabbits, so how about Here Come the Fleas from An Electric Storm by White Noise?

Seamus is from Meddle.

Steve Marriott's dog IIRC

Ooops! Should've checked not gone from memory!

Pink Floyd is good for unusual sounds, though: breakfast being prepared on Atom Heart Mother? Or maybe the sound of several species of furry animal gathered together and grooving with a pict on Ummagumma. I could imagine either getting a dog (or cat) interested.

Mike B, that is funny!

Meddle next....

Mike-B posted:

We used to have a cat that was entertaining to watch with sound stage.   I have a birding CD with bird song identification & territory calling demo's that are all left and right channel.  Playing it got the young cat/kitten charging between speakers skidding to halt at one only to charge back to the next.  As she got older (& wiser) she would sit in the middle & equilateral triangle distance & chase the birds with head movements.   

That aside she took no notice of music except with DSOTM,   after the heart beats she would quietly sit up & slowly leave the room & return a few minutes later after the alarm clock bell jangles were finished.  Once I had realised what was going on,  I tested it numbers of times, including with the room door closed, it was obvious she didn't like the bells,  but returned to totally relaxed & laid back after they finished.    And it was the heart beats that gave her the warning.

Wait till she registers what the remote control can do...

We had a cat years ago that was entranced by Rickie Lee Jones' "Pop Pop". The cat would meow, and circle the speakers, seemingly  looking for the person singing. The fact that some of the singing on that album is distinctly cat-like is perhaps a factor. Great album, by the way.

RLJ does make some ‘interesting’ sounds when she sings. Looks like our pets take more notice of music than I had appreciated. It is a good album too Winky!

Stu

stuart.ashen posted:

How about the dog at the start of Amused to Death?

Stu

I've lost count of the number of times that has had me looking around thinking it is my dog. Impressive effects. 

To a dog, a 202 is a Statement. Are you envious or what?

stuart.ashen posted:

RLJ does make some ‘interesting’ sounds when she sings. Looks like our pets take more notice of music than I had appreciated. It is a good album too Winky!

Stu

Do you have her latest record? It is a terrific return to form. The documentary about it is also worth watching.

Which is the latest one?

Two cats, from rescue, the black one is Jett, we are sure they came from a musical house (check the name). When I put the stereo on they will sit on the arms of the chair facing the speakers. 

Hungryhalibut posted:

Which is the latest one?

"The Other Side of Desire"