As soon as I heard the first tip, I started taking notes because I knew this was going to be a good video.

Solid advice, thanks Rick. I've been DJing for years by plugging straight into the venue's set ups. But I just got my first PA pair

Sick videos man, my buddy has been DJing for a year now and i started with him a couple months ago. I have always been a tech geek and I must say I am hooked! Me and my buddy decided to go on our own and we are getting all new equipment. Your videos are my GOTO. Love it bud, keep it up!

3rd option: put the speaker on the tripod first, while it's still in a relatively low position, then grab the pole with one hand, hold it close to your shoulder and extend the tripod while holding the lower part of the tripod down with your other hand. While lifting the speaker with one hand might seem much harder than lifting it with two hands, because you can hold it close to your shoulder, it's actually not harder than lifting it overhead with two hands. And you can lift it higher this way.

I keep coming back to your drawings when I need a sound coverage refresher, really appreciate you sharing these!!

love these videos man I usually dj at bars and venues with setups ready for me this is super helpful as im djing a prom soon!

8:30 Great you pointed this out. So many people are not aware of this and it's very important, especially for subwoofers. I always place subs within 2.5 feet or more than 8 feet from a wall, never in between, as that can cause cancellations.

Dear DJ Rick, Great vid, lotsa tips for a musician DJing for schools. I always setup in a long skinny gym, actually half the whole gym. There's a partition in between. I've been setting up at the long end, not in the middle of the width. Your tip makes great sense! I'm doing the annual Halloween Dance tomorrow all day. I'm gonna try your tip about setting up width wise to see of it makes a difference after all these years. It does make sense, though. Cover the shortest distance. I always get the tops up above the heads of the crowd for better coverage and have been corner loading my little subwoofer. Your way should be very different for sure. Gonna be fun, in a good way to try it! Thanks for the excellent advice!

Man...thank you!!! You really helped me a lot!! Appreciate you!

I look at speaker placement videos often. Without a doubt, this is the best one yet.

Great tutorial /advice Rick, simple quick easy to easy understand with the diagrams/demos. What I do for the long rooms sometimes is use a wireless satellite speaker.

Great video Rick. DJ in UK loving your wisdom. Would love to hear some guidance on music organisation when you have time.

This video is gonna make the wedding I have this Friday soooo much better! thanks!!!👍👍

Thanks for the tips! I gave you a shout out in my last gig log! I tried a kickstart for my gig! It was the grape one! I really liked it!

Great Video Dj RICK 👍🏾

Hi DJ Shukes from pandemonium disco in my experience when I am booked for gigs in sports hall they erect internal gazebo so acoustics are improved excellent topics Rick Webb

Great vid - love this channel! I do want to say adding a third speaker to a two speaker set up will add a little bit of volume (approximately 1.76 db). The reason is because dB is a logarithmic scale. Doubling the speakers (assuming they are all at the same volume) will add about 3 db to the set up, but you can figure out how many dB's the additional speaker add by taking 10log(b/a), where "a" is the number of speakers you had in your initial set up, and "b" is the number of speakers in your new set up. So in this case if you go from 2 speakers to 3, you take 10log(3/2) which is right around 1.76 dB. If you go from 1 to 2 you take 10log(2/1), or just 10log(2) and that gets you right around 3 dB (This is log base 10, not the natural log). Sorry to get too mathy there, but anyway thanks a lot for all of these helpful videos!

Attack the shortest distance. Darn good advice. Thanks for the refresh!

great vid man!! keep up the series!

Another great video!!! Big thanks for everything you do!!!!!

Great info Rick. Thanks!

Great video. This will really help. Can't wait for that subwoofer video. Keep up the good work

Seriously great info Rick. Too many DJ's around here laughed at me for having the speakers so high and would always question me on it. On the flip side I always get compliments from the elderly saying the music and speeches were at a perfect level for them. Once the dance starts and you turn the speakers into the floor guests that want the music will gravitate to it. You even taught me about the 8ft rule, so thank you sir.

Exactly what I needed 👍🏻. Thanks so much 🙌🏼

+dj rick webb great video! I've been in pro audio and an active dj for over 20 years and everything you said was spot on for the beginner dj with questionable speaker placement. Especially about adding db and multiplying speaker counts. There's one thing I want to address and thats how you turn in the top boxes, HORN COVERAGE!!! If a cabinet horn has a 60 deg horizontal and 40 deg vert, if you turn them in and the placements are too far back ie a foot off the wall and spaced 10-15 feet apart one can experience the sudden FEEDBACK when making announcements on mic. I'd advise the beginner to map out the speaker placement to know how far to turn them in before show starts. In most cases I set up my speakers 12 feet apart and I set up in between them pointing straight a head with bottom of mid speaker at 5 foot 10 inches from ground but I use monitors on stands for my mixes that give me front fill. Also If a dj introduces them self at the venue to the event manager 30 days before event to do what we call a "site survey" they can ask how the room will be set up and can make requests on how there set up will work best to the venue. But if need be to where they may be set up on the wrong side of venue like you mentioned one can be prepared with enough cables to make sound system work. They can set me up anywhere and I always come prepared plus if need be they will (the venue) move there set up to help you if you ask in advance. Hope this is helpful

Awesome Video Rick!! Thanks.... 👍👍😊

Great video, love to see a video on sub placement too. Is it better to have them spread out with each speaker or grouped together in front of the DJ booth?

Well I have to say Rick you’ve done it outstanding job on this one I agree with everything that you just said good job but if you want to challenging hall try hockey arena their lots of fun cheers man

Top tips, thanks for taking the time to make this video and upload and share, Top man 'DJ Rick Web'

Well put video rick thanks for the tips 👍🏽

Rick for a young man your very knowledgeable. I've learned lots, and for an old boy that's good. Knowledge is power, and if you think you know it all.... take up golf. 🤣🤣

new learnings from you bro.. thank you

Great video!! I would’ve loved to see a diagram on how to position speakers and mics to prevent feedback..

OMG I donr that long way in the gym one time it wasnt great with the sound but the kids had fun, it was ok I made it throw the night and got good compliments.

Great video man, thanks

Good tips you gave in this video Rick for the average mobile DJ's, but you know you could take the game a step higher if you spoke about pro placement to avoid cancellations and create real hotspots, since some configurations that you showed can create cancelations in the middle of the dancefloor depening on how far is a speaker from the other

Love the illustration ....thanks

I have some JBL Eons at home and have them above my head in my DJ room, is that correct? I know that is correct at a gig . They do look good at 7ft in the room!

Great STUFF. man!!

Great video man! Thanks a lot.

Hi Rick, very good tips and tricks. One question to ask: should I setup my system in mono or stereo mode and what is the difference in performance ?

Good vid bro. Thanks for the info.

Very detailed and informative. Thanks so much.

Thanks man - that really help.

Thank you so much, very helpful

Thanks man good info 🎶🎶🏌🏾‍♂️

Great Presentation , comments by DJ Starchild

Thank you so much. Great speaker tips.

Thank You so much this was a great video.

👍good tips bruh

I really enjoy this channel

in physics, then lower are the frequency's then they go widely (around the speaker box) and inverse then higher are frequency tnen more focused are the projection but what you think about to please speaker near to wall to increase low's by reflection from wall? just asking?

Thanks Rick.. much needed info!

Thanks for the tips bro .

great video!

Useful! Thanks very much!

very good infro helped a lot thanks

great educational video bro kep it up..

my man, thanks for the tips

what are some good heavy bass drivers in a dual 12 inch drivers setup to provide bass in party environment for 100-80 people? and is this even possible with 12 inch subs? hope to hear some advice

Hey Rick thanks for these vids... Question: I know you do a lot of proms in high school gyms.... I'm currently running a pair of Mackie SRM 550 tops with a single 15" sub and it suits my needs for weddings up to around 200ish people. I was worried if I reached out to some high schools I wouldn't have enough power to fill a decent gym. Your thoughts?

Suggestion for a way to set up all tops? I currently run 4×15's and have a 12' top as a monitor.. should I pole mount all 4? Mount 2 and leave 2 on the floor? What's gonna give me the best sound without having a sub in my set up? Thank you!!!

Hi can you please discuss pricing and how much equipment to bring because many times you as a dj want to put as many lights and systems but people don't seem to have no ideas for example big gym they want 4 speakers when you really need double the system

Thanks for the speaker placement video.

Do you have any vids for how to make a single speaker sound good in a boomy or echoey medium sized square shaped room EG. an art gallery space that has no sound treatment and veneer tile panels on the floor (not carpet)

10: 25 what is the minimum width between speakers to avoid interference or frequency subtraction ?

Very useful tips thanks👌🏾🎤

please show different setups for 4 Tops. (dj booth covered aswell)

wow thanks bro, this really helps!

Do you have any advice if you have high ceilings with that echo sound?

Dj Rick Webb what about wedding song request and mixing in some of todays hitts

What do u think about speakers on top of a 2 meter totem for approximately 200-250 people wedding setting? Is that too high? Jw

Thanks for the info,

I got a DDjsb3 I need to get a pair of powered speakers.I got 210 inch powered speakers I need to go up higher do you recommend 12 or 15 and what brand Do you recommend

Hi I have a pub of 1200sq ft dance floor area which is almost square in shape for which I purchased a mackie thump 15 A and mackie 18s sub along with their prodx4 digital mixer what more speakers do you suggest for a good sound quality from every sides for a dj gig....

Amazing job

very good explanation

Good stuff.

Hey web, how can you avoid or cancel the echo on a gym or big place ? I had a gig on a gym i took 4 15" top , but there some echo that destroy my sound..

Great video

Wow saved this video, and took notes

Dear DJ Rick. Need your help!! I bought 2 ALTO TS212 tops and 1 Alto TS 215S Base Bin about an year ago. Keep on blowing tweets on the Alto's. I only use these in my braai area about 70 square. Don't do any GIG's or events. We don't have much options here in Namibia but I just ordered 2 JBL Eon 612. Want to add these two together with the Alto's. We only play music from You tube and it seems that for some reason I overdrive these tweets. One comment said that it seems that the cross over base to the tweeters. Blown like 20 tweets a year. Three questions. 1. Will it help by adding the two JBL tops? 2. Will the 1 sub be enough?3. I have read that JBL is a much more quality speaker? Hope I am right. We like it loud and when having a few brandy's it gets even loader. Your suggestions please. Namibia very remotely and don't find much expertise. At this stage I am done with Alto's but have these. Thanks a mil.

Thanks for the tips ! Also I have a question about spl or Db or watts. How much do you need for lets say 100 people? Is there a calculation or with your experience to say you need 3 watts per person ? How do you calculate the amount of speakers for the number of persons with a gig. Sorry for my English. Thanks In advance!

There are some errors in this video. Not trying to be rude or disrespectful. Most of my experience has been in live sound, and I carry out the technical side of things for our DJ. One thing I wanted to mention is that lower and mid range frequencies travel differently than higher frequencies. Higher frequencies are more directional than lower ones. One would not want to get their speakers "as high as they can", but an average height relative to where people would hear both drivers from the speaker as correctly as possible. When the music was being mixed in the studio, that's how the engineer's reference monitors were setup and the music mixed accordingly. Also, the manufacturers build the speakers in the same basic balanced way. Getting the speakers so high they pass over everyone's head now enhances the acoustical and reverberation properties in the room potentially causing "mud" and "boominess" effects. IF...you had to get the speakers drastically high to cover a large room you'd want the ability to be able to tilt them downwards. Which means, now you're possibly looking at trusses and rigging. Yes, higher frequencies have a higher peak amplitude, but also remember (such as according to the specs on a JBL EON 615) the HF driver is going to be operating at about 1/3rd RMS power as the LF driver. If you have a sub, the top's LF driver becomes a MF only driver if hi-passed, and the sub is operating around 2-3 times the power of the MF driver. IF YOU ARE RUNNING A SUB, YOU NEED TO HI-PASS FILTER YOUR TOPS. This creates headroom and clarity in your system. All that said, the power outputs balance everything out. The manufacturer already took care of this. Your job with speaker placement is getting them in a position to where all frequencies are able to take the most direct path to all ears as possible. Also, when dealing with multiple cabinets doing the same job (aka covering same frequencies and spaces) keep time in mind, and how those speakers could interact with each other. Most of us are probably not doing events that require arrays to be setup, so I digress on that lol. I always bring a digital mixing desk that our DJ mixer passes through. It allows for all processing, routing, and expansion capabilities that we may need at a gig. For example, I've had gigs where we ran time delays in a long narrow room. Or, places where we decided to run 2 speakers zones. Officiant miking, toast mic, DJ mic, or quick and dirty room tuning. I digress, but at the end of the day you all should do what you think sounds the best with what you have. Keep in mind, it's not all about the gear. It's how good you are at running it.

If someone was doing an outdoor event what kind of outdoor or indoor generator power what he use?

Killer brother!! Useful information

Great tips for those who need it. But when you own JBL PRX or any other high end speaker at that level, you can place them any where in the room. You can even do outdoor events with no problem. All you do is turn them like you mention when it time to rock out. That's the reason why they cost so much.

awesome bro

So say i had two speakers on each side, one facing inwards and another facing outwards, and the same on the other side (kinda like this) /\ ---- /\ (the slashes being speakers and the line being the booth, facing the top of the comment) would that increase coverenge by alot?

YOU ARE MY INSPIRATION

dj rick this video came on time for me because i have 4 gigs coming up. now i have to ask you this: i have a important question to ask:will you or someone can please tell me the max capacity of people to use this system ( rockville rpg2x15 package pa system mixer/amp+15" speakers+stands+mics+bluetooth) as well as come in a party without anything else? i have 4 gigs coming up starting on May 5 2018. please respond at soon at possible. tk

Great!

It looks as if your speakers are kind of far away from the end of your dj booth/table. How do you keep patrons from stepping on your wires etc when coming to request songs?? It seems to me if there is a path full of cables vs. a clear path......people always choose the path with the cables.......so frustrating. I actually had someone step on a speaker wire, it pulled the qtr inch out of the speaker, and broke the tip off. Any ideas/help is appreciated.

What about to setup in a gym for a high school pep rally or basketball game

I done lots of discos with only 2 speakers, and never had the luxury of stands, i couldnt afford them at the time The closest i have ever got to having my speakers raised is when i have been on a stage, about 3 feet up, that was ok I actually used the fact that there was that gap right in between and at the front of the speakers to my advantage, it was a presentation night, so there was a guy with my mic stood right in front of me, and it reduced the feedback greatly 😁

Great tips! From someone who's done this for years. Thank you.

How can you place your speakers in an outdoor event e.g a football field

Thanx, super. Next time subwoofer placement? :-)

Well, I guess you need a video on how to correctly set up a tripod. Other than that it's pretty much on point.

I'm 6ft 3 inches should I raise my 300w two speaker system as high as possible as I listen to them in my flat aswel they reach upto 20khz Down to 45hz