Stop Blasting Your Guests with Loud Sound!

Sound Doesn’t Travel Instantly

Sound moves at roughly 1,125 feet per second.

That means guests in the back hear audio slightly later than those near your speakers or directly in front of the stage.  If you just add more speakers without timing them properly, you introduce:

• Echo
• Phase issues
• Muddy, unfocused sound

This is where setups can fall apart.

How can I fix this?  With a DSP Delay!

Instead of trying to cover the entire room from one point…

Break the room into zones.

Here’s how it works:

• Your main speakers stay at the DJ or band position
• You place delay speakers further down the room
• Then you apply DSP delay so everything plays at the same time

This keeps all your sound in sync and stops it from fighting itself.

How to Set It Up 

Step 1: Measure Distance

Figure out how far your delay speakers are from your mains.

Step 2: Apply Delay

• If your speaker supports it, enter the distance between your speakers into the DSP of your delay speaker.
• If in ms, you can utilize online calculators that account for distance, temperture and even humidity if your event is being hosted outdoors.

Step 3: Balance Your Levels

• Keep delay speakers quieter than mains
• They’re there to support coverage, not overpower it

A Typical Layout That Works

• Front of room: DJ / Band + main speakers
• Mid-room: Set of delay speakers

This creates consistent coverage across the entire space.

When this is done right, the volume is even from front to back. Music stays clean and intelligible. No echoes, no phasing, no fatigue.  Guests can actually enjoy the event!

And most importantly…

You don’t have to blast the front of the room just to reach the back.