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Front fill

A loudspeaker placed near the stage edge to cover audience positions below or between the main arrays.

Also known as: front-fill speaker, lip fill

Reviewed

Setup

  • Low-profile placement must preserve sightlines and safety while delay, polarity, level, and equalization blend coverage with the mains and nearby stage sound.

Venue contexts

  • Theatre, concerts, festivals, broadcast, and corporate events, as applicable

Signal flow

  • Confirm the source, patch, transport, control, and destination for the system involved.

In practice

Low-profile placement must preserve sightlines and safety while delay, polarity, level, and equalization blend coverage with the mains and nearby stage sound.

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