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Monday, May 06, 2013
PSW Staff 05/06/13 11:26 AM,Kevin Crow, Vice President of Audio Video Electronics, announced that their firm has utilized 8 Earthworks ChoirMics in the sanctuary of St. Andrews Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi, Minnesota. Audio Video Electronics specializes in acoustics, sound, video & stage lighting systems primarily in the house of worship market, but also works in the hospitality, corporate and education markets. “Earthworks is one of our very top choices for choir microphones in many of our church installations,” states Crow. “They fit a really… View this story
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Tim Vear 12/12/11 02:30 PM,An important consideration in microphone use is acoustic interference, which can occur whenever delayed versions of the same sound are mixed together, acoustically or electrically. With mics, this may happen in several ways: mics of reverse polarity picking up the same sound, multiple mics picking up the same sound from different distances, a single mic picking up multiple reflections of the same sound, or any combination of these. The results are similar in each case, and include audible peaks and… View this story
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
PSW Staff 11/22/11 12:49 PM,Like many things in live sound, there are not a lot of real hard and fast rules when it comes to how to mic a choir. The goal is good balance, a natural sound, and high gain before feedback. The most popular microphones for choirs are small diaphragm condenser types that are purpose designed, though in certain situations large diaphragm (condenser and dynamic) models can be effective if deployed correctly. Small condenser mics for choir have a cardioid (and sometimes… View this story
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
PSW Staff 07/29/09 09:15 AM, 0 CommentsAfter 17 years of service, it recently came time to overhaul the sound reinforcement system in the sanctuary of New Life Christian Ministries in order for it to keep pace with the church’s ambitious programs. Lee Hartman and Sons of Roanoke, VA, a design/build firm providing A/V solutions, was contracted to handle New Life Christian Ministries’ sound system revitalization, utilizing line arrays and loudspeakers from Greensboro, NC-based WorxAudio Technologies. “The original system was mounted up in the soffit over the… View this story
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Friday, July 10, 2009
PSW Staff 07/10/09 07:22 AM, 0 CommentsTurbosound Aspect loudspeakers were utilized to provide sound reinforcement for the Acoustic Tent at the recent 2009 Glastonbury Festival, in support of live performances by a diverse group of artists such as Fairport Convention, Ray Davies, Hugh Cornwell, Georgie Fame, the Penguin Café Orchestra and the London Community Gospel Choir. The system serving the Acoustic Tent, provided by Bristol-based Audioforum and specified and manned by Turbosound Design Engineer Danny Cooklin, was comprised ground stacks of four Turbosound TA-890H, four TA-890L… View this story
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Monday, June 01, 2009
PSW Staff 06/01/09 01:52 PM, 1 CommentThe South Auditorium of Grace Community Church reveals a striking vision of what worship spaces of the future might look like—and sound like. Within this new, extraordinarily adaptable 1,650-seat space in suburban Indianapolis, Ind., a zero-level platform, reconfigurable wrap-around seating, and 360-degree theatrical lighting allow multiple visual and inter-relational effects. Delivering sound for this space, Meyer Sound’s Constellation electroacoustic architecture works hand-in-glove with a collection of Meyer Sound loudspeakers to afford both flexibility and intimacy in creating harmonious aural experiences.… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • News • Digital • Installation • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Measurement • Microphone • Networking • Processor • Sound Reinforcement • Subwoofer -
Sunday, April 19, 2009
PSW Staff 04/19/09 10:06 AM, 0 CommentsWorship Facilities Conference & Expo has announced the return of Hands-on Tech Training at WFX California, taking place May 13-15 in Long Beach, California. The Expo Hall will be open May 14-15. WFX Hands-on Tech Training will provide attendees with the opportunity to get up close and personal with the latest tech equipment in the house of worship market. Industry-leading audio, video, and lighting consultants will share tips and techniques to master emerging technologies. Hands-on Tech Training classes are made… View this story
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Thursday, March 26, 2009Meyer Sound M1D Line Arrays Complement Angular Architecture Of St. Laurence Catholic Church in Texas
PSW Staff 03/26/09 09:17 AM, 0 CommentsPresenting myriad angled planes and asymmetrical layout, St. Laurence Catholic Church in Sugar Land, Texas has been recently enlarged and furnished with glass and stone surfaces, but the visually striking sanctuary also carried the potential of jumbling words and music in multiple uncontrolled reflections. The solution was discreet acoustical treatments working hand-in-hand with a precision-calibrated Meyer Sound line arrays to provide markedly improved clarity along with a greater sense of intimacy. Mary Thompson, the music director at St. Laurence, has… View this story
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
PSW Staff 03/10/09 09:43 AM, 0 CommentsThe most notable thing about weekly services at Christ’s Church at Mason (Ohio) is that each service is in a distinctly different style – traditional, contemporary and blended. The church’s 1300-seat sanctuary was recently renovated with a new sound system to handle the contemporary and blended services while a smaller chapel was built to handle the traditional service. Longtime integrator Worship Resources was brought in to develop an appropriate audio design, with an Allen & Heath iLive-144 digital mixing system… View this story
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Wednesday, March 04, 2009
PSW Staff 03/04/09 08:46 AM, 0 CommentsIn a retrofit project that delivers high-impact, reliable audio to a historical parish, Hercules, California-based Pro Media/UltraSound recently upgraded the sound system at St. Joseph’s Church in Pinole, California with JBL Professional VP Series loudspeakers. The church has been a permanent fixture in the Pinole neighborhood for more than a century, and a constituted parish since 1947. The parish congregation currently consists of more than 10,000 individuals. The church needed improvements in both sound quality and coverage while maintaining a… View this story
Filed in: Church Sound • News • Installation • Loudspeaker • Power • Processor • Sound Reinforcement
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