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Professional Sound Service in Germany has shifted its business to focus more on hybrid events with the help of microphones from Point Source Audio.

Point Source Audio Helps Production Company In Germany Transition To Hybrid Events

CO-8WD headset microphones play key role in Hanau-based Professional Sound Service's move from live conferences to studio/hybrid events.

Hanau, Germany-based production company Professional Sound Service (PSS) has been reshaping its business beyond traditional live sound reinforcement to offer hybrid and studio events, investing in Point Source Audio microphones supplied by German distributor Mega Audio to help propel the expansion.

“Today, I only use Point Source Audio headset and lavalier microphones — we have changed completely,” explains Michael Weimann, technical director of Audio at PSS. “I use the CO-8WD headset microphones for everything that has to do with the voice and that can be done via a headset. This is not only due to the price/performance ratio, but above all the handling.”

Weimann adds that he discovered it to be easier to put the Point Source Audio headset on board member clients during various filming sessions, and with the designed outcome: “The sound is right, and if the customer tells us that the wearing comfort is very pleasant, what more could I want as a technician?”

Up until 2020, PSS saw its main business in conferences and gala events, and it’s not entirely abandoned its live roots. This is another area where the Point Source Audio mics are helping. “For live applications, I have a little better headroom with the SERIES8 omni headsets than with other manufacturers’ mics,” says Weimann. “This is good for the show.

“Corona has completely changed the way we work,” Weimann concludes, noting that the addition of more gear has paid off for PSS — the company’s old rigging warehouse is now completely converted into a TV set studio with green screen or LED walls: “This strategy has obviously saved us. Customers that we used to visit on-site now come to us. But we have not only gained new customers, we have also gained know-how.”

Mega Audio facilitated the evolution to Point Source Audio microphones with demos and close collaboration. “PSS is a long-term customer and we have grown together over the decades,” says Jörg Rader, sales and business development manager at Mega Audio. “The current project started around 18 months ago with us supplying test equipment, but it has just recently come alive.”

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