delay points

English translation: delay towers/trusses

17:05 Jul 25, 2015
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
English term or phrase: delay points
"Hard hats must be worn while any overhead work is being conducted. This policy covers the entire arena floor and in the seats if your unit has audience truss or ***delay points***"

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boostrer
United States
Local time: 11:03
Selected answer:delay towers/trusses
Explanation:
Is it related to setting up the audio in an arena?

https://books.google.es/books?id=iq_pAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA79&lpg=PA...

This is the name given to the towers that are set up at large live events for the diffusion of sound over extended distances away from the stage. P.A. systems (in addition to the P.A.'s present onstage) which grant a virtually uniform sound over very broad surface areas. Due to the distance between the P.A. systems, the sound waves they generate will not be perfectly in phase with the waves coming from the stage.

http://www.audiosonica.com/en/course/post/166/Live_sound-Del...

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-07-25 18:10:03 GMT)
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When you are setting up for a large live sound show it's inevitable to use delay towers. Delay towers help propagate the sound coming out of the P.A. making the concert reach the outer edges of the arena with maximum sound quality.

However, there is some math involved when it comes to calculating the delay in sound that a particular delay tower needs. Since sound travels at a specific speed we need to match the sound coming from the delay tower with the sound coming from the stage. Let's look at one of the most practical applications mathematics can help you in your live sound job.

http://music.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-calculate-a-delay...

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-07-25 18:18:07 GMT)
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Here are some photos

https://www.google.es/search?q=delay towers&biw=1366&bih=667...
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Helena Chavarria
Spain
Local time: 16:03
Grading comment
Thank you a lot!
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delay towers/trusses


Explanation:
Is it related to setting up the audio in an arena?

https://books.google.es/books?id=iq_pAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA79&lpg=PA...

This is the name given to the towers that are set up at large live events for the diffusion of sound over extended distances away from the stage. P.A. systems (in addition to the P.A.'s present onstage) which grant a virtually uniform sound over very broad surface areas. Due to the distance between the P.A. systems, the sound waves they generate will not be perfectly in phase with the waves coming from the stage.

http://www.audiosonica.com/en/course/post/166/Live_sound-Del...

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-07-25 18:10:03 GMT)
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When you are setting up for a large live sound show it's inevitable to use delay towers. Delay towers help propagate the sound coming out of the P.A. making the concert reach the outer edges of the arena with maximum sound quality.

However, there is some math involved when it comes to calculating the delay in sound that a particular delay tower needs. Since sound travels at a specific speed we need to match the sound coming from the delay tower with the sound coming from the stage. Let's look at one of the most practical applications mathematics can help you in your live sound job.

http://music.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-calculate-a-delay...

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-07-25 18:18:07 GMT)
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Here are some photos

https://www.google.es/search?q=delay towers&biw=1366&bih=667...

Helena Chavarria
Spain
Local time: 16:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you a lot!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you! It looks like you are right: trusses are often used for lighting equipment, so these points well may be sound-related.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Simon
12 hrs
  -> Thank you, Peter :-)

agree  Phong Le
1 day 16 hrs
  -> Thank you very much :-)
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