when crowds do chants, why does it always sound like they’re slightly behind the beat?

Question

when crowds do chants, why does it always sound like they’re slightly behind the beat?

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Answer 1

It’s because they are slightly behind the beat. Sound travels about 300 meters per second.
The music venue can easily be dozens of meters in size. So the sound has to travel from the scene to the audience and then back again, taking a few tenths of a second in time. People in the audience might feel like they are in the beat, but if the concert is being recorded at the scene, it sounds like they are lagging behind.