The ultimate goal is to achieve the clearest sound possible, with appropriate volume evenly throughout the room. When providing quality sound for weddings, certain aspects should be adhered to. The sections below analyze them in more detail.

Coverage: To avoid one area of a room being louder than another, we place speakers evenly around the room, usually on stands, aimed at the corners of the room to avoid reverberation (echo). In many cases adding more speakers allows us the ability to turn the overall volume down, because we have even coverage and are not projecting sound from one general area. In smaller rooms however, speakers can be simply placed on the ground near the dance floor, this results in a louder volume where you need it most – on the dance floor and good coverage everywhere else in the room.

Acoustics: This word can be broken down to meaning this: The natural sound response of a room. Different substances can change how sound behaves. Rooms, depending on their shape, size, and what type of decor they have can greatly change what the ear perceives as normal sound.An elongated room with a low ceiling, hardwood floors, and windows all around it, is probably going to sound very harsh & brittle to the ears. This is due to some sound frequencies traveling faster than others and bouncing off hard, flat surfaces. The best way to correct this is by using an equalizer – this is an electronic device that can control individual frequencies of sound. If used properly, it can adjust the frequencies to appear equal with each other, or enhance certain frequencies that are lacking.In contrast, a rectangular room, with an average ceiling height, centralized dance floor with surrounding carpet and paneled with wooden walls is going to sound a lot better and will need less attention from the equalizer.

Equalization: As mentioned above this is an electronic device that can adjust and control individual frequencies of sound. This is an essential tool in providing quality sound. It can make acoustically challenged rooms sound better & make normal rooms sound great. It is also the perfect defense against that sound we all hate – the squealing sound called feedback that occurs when the microphone comes too close to the speaker. It is possible to adjust this device to lessen the frequencies that could potentially cause feedback – this is very important during the toasting portion of the wedding. Equalizers can also be used to beef up sound when needed. A good example of this when we have a busy dance floor and people want to feel a bit more thump. The equalizer can add more bass, while keeping the other frequencies at normal levels – resulting in a full sound that you can dance to and still talk to each other on the dance floor.

Feedback: This is the horrible, squealing sound that makes people instinctively protect their ears. No one likes this sound. Though occasionally unavoidable the phenomena can be avoided by applying common sense and by conducting a good sound check before the reception begins. The best way to keep feedback out the picture is to position the person using the microphone away from the speaker cabinets. Another good idea is to give the user tips on how to use the microphone to get the best results. Most toasters at weddings are not used to using microphones so it makes sense to give them a few tips beforehand.

Volume: Volume levels should fluctuate during the event. Cocktails and dinner levels should be lower, allowing the guests to talk and interact with each other. In the case of toasting, volumes often have to be raised so guests can hear what the toasters have to say. Dancing levels can be adjusted to fit the style of song being played and relative to how many dancers are on the floor. If you have 10 couples on the dance floor enjoying a love song it makes a lot of sense to turn the volume down a little. When popular dance floor favorites are being enjoyed by everyone we will pump it up a bit to add more atmosphere.