My First Gig - This Saturday!

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Originally Posted by mdcdesign

Yes, but only if it's used sensibly/in accordance with the laws of physics :p!

To clarify, the ONLY way this would even make the smallest bit of sense is if you were outputting S/PDIF and the surround processor had a DSP in it which took its sweet ass time decoding the signal. Sound waves themselves have a latency of 0.3ms/m, incidentally.

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I was talking about the latency between the sound wave leaving a speaker and entering your ear which can be variable can't it?

If the speaker is further, the latency would be longer, would it not?

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Originally Posted by tokenasianguy

I was talking about the latency between the sound wave leaving a speaker and entering your ear which can be variable can't it?

If the speaker is further, the latency would be longer, would it not?

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Yes, the latency increases by 0.3ms every meter you are away from the speaker.

EDIT: 3ms, sorry. Missed the decimal place in my math :P

I believe the 'latency' being referred to here concerning surround sound systems is due in part to the delays built into a 5.1 system. By setting the receiver to 'stereo' or a dolby 2.1 preset you shouldn't have that problem. At least that's been my experience with home systems...

Yeah, I tried it on my home Theater System here at home and there's no noticeable latency if I put it on stereo but virtual surround is a bit slow.

Buy some cheap monitors

Just got back from my first Gig :D

Everything went great! The Bose system worked wonders. Very loud and clear Bass, and the speakers held out all night! :D

People loved my music and mixing! I just need some more Spanish & Polish music (Personal, but any Suggestions?) Thanks for all the tips so far, DJ Tech Tools! Hope to get more advice and tips to make my next gig even better :D