This is a good point, I think… I’m not working with Eurorack, but I am interested in having a portable rig with me that I can use while traveling, even if it’s just in a hotel room.
Re: playing outside, where I live, there are a lot of people contributing to the “noise pollution” in various ways, sometimes just by playing music loudly enough in their apartment that you can hear it at the coffee shop down the street; I don’t feel self-conscious about contributing to that, nor do I feel like a portable speaker like one described here would make me the worst offender to someone who is sensitive to it.
I appreciate your take on it, but to me, this is also an aspect of being outside in public spaces and experiencing public life – by being out in public, you are subject to the whims of the public, of which you are a part, and may therefore also participate in. If you find it too loud, too chaotic, too noisy, this is a good motivation to escape the city in favor of somewhere more quiet.
