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-Equal Loudness Curves
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-You will see references to Equal Loudness Curves (Contours) and for the performing musician, this means that what you hear at relatively low levels may differ significantly when you turn up the volume. Specifically, if you create your tone for voice or instrument at low levels, when you turn it up for performance what you will hear will be louder but also significantly different with respect to the tone.
+In many discussions on the {{forum}} you will see references to Equal Loudness Curves (Contours). For the performing musician, this means that what you hear at relatively low levels may differ significantly when you turn up the volume. The difference will be more than volume, it will be in the spectral balance (your tone) of what you hear.
+Specifically, if you create your tone for voice or instrument at low levels, when you turn it up for performance what you will hear will be louder but also significantly different with respect to the tone.
 Here is an excerpt from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-loudness_contour Wikipedia]