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Houses of Worship Top Story
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Audio Remains a Hot Topic in
Churches Large and Small
From basic, entry-level speech reinforcement to
high-end, concert-quality sound systems in huge venues, churches of all
sizes all over the country continue to invest money in new and better
audio systems. Despite a long-running expansion of spending on audio,
the market continues strong, says Doug Gould of Shure, adding, "It's not
slowing down by any stretch."
Declining prices and expanding capabilities have combined to create
and sustain this boom in audio installations and upgrades in houses of
worship. Gould notes that some tools that used to be complex and
expensive, like digital mixers, have become so economical and so much
easier to operate that they are attracting large numbers of church
buyers. more>>
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As more churches and religious facilities incorporate video into their
services and educational programs, PESA routers are providing them a
cost-effective solution for audio/visual routing, control, and
distribution systems. For more information, go to www.pesa.com.
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Danley Sound Labs Loudspeakers
Fix the Unfixable
When the leadership at North Hills Community Church in
Taylor, S.C., decided that it was time to "fix" the church's audio and
acoustic issues, the prospect looked grim. The 750-seat worship space
suffered from so many acoustical issues, and so many options had already
been tried, the ministry was skeptical that an audio overhaul was even
possible given the room's parameters. But there is a solution for
everything, and the team at the audiovisual design and integration firm
of dB Audio and
Video, based in Gainesville, Ga., was determined to find one.
"We were hired by the church to do analysis of the problems and come
back with proposed solutions. No doubt about it, the acoustic problem
was significant. There was a lot of flutter and slapback echo.
Compounding these acoustical issues, the existing sound system didn't
have enough pattern control or fidelity to effectively place the sound
at the listener's ears. It was impossible to make the pastor's voice
seem like it was coming directly from him," elaborates Mike Hedden, dB
Audio and Video's president and partner at loudspeaker manufacturer Danley Sound
Labs. "You couldn't lift the vocal performances off of the stage or
make the choir sound warm or bigger.... TEF and SMAART plots [of the
room] show the congregation's complaints were valid. [See graphs A and
B.] There was a variance in the room, in terms of coverage, at 2,000Hz,
of 15dB to 20dB. Based on where you sat in the room, the sound could be
one-half or twice as loud. In short, it was a challenging mess." more>>
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TC Electronic Announces
Dual-Engine Processor
Continuing its proud tradition in reverb and
multi-effects, TC
Electronic has introduced the M350 dual-engine rack processor. The
M350 combines 15 brand-new TC-quality reverbs with 15 multipurpose
effects—including delay, modulation, and compression—and it is
equally suited for live, install, and studio applications. M350 features
a front-panel user interface that is optimized for easy and speedy
operation in a live performance situation. Studio engineers and
recording musicians will benefit from the included AU/VST compatible
software editor, which allows for seamless control and editing
integration with DAW systems. The M350 software editor enables the user
to fully automate all parameters and presets of the M350, or to control
them in realtime. With the M350, TC Electronic offers a high-end
reverb/multi-effects tool at an affordable price. M350 ships in May 2006
at $249 MSRP. more>>
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Hitachi Releases
Next-Generation Professional Plasma Monitor
The Home Electronics Division of Hitachi America has
just released its next-generation, high-definition professional plasma
monitor, the 42in. CMP4221U. Designed to deliver exceptionally sharp,
smooth performance across all video and PC graphic applications, this
16:9 HDTV plasma display panel monitor (PDP) supports a broad range of
commercial uses, including HDTV video display, document image editing,
terminal applications, and single- and multi-point AV displays.
The CMP4221U is the latest addition to Hitachi's robust line of
professional plasma display monitors, featuring best-of-breed brightness
and stunning image reproduction capabilities. more>>
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Altinex Expands Twisted Pair
Family
Altinex announces the addition of two innovative and
compact to its growing Twisted Pair family. The new TP115-110
VGA/Component + Audio UTP transmitter and the TP115-111 receiver are
designed to support computer video and audio over UTP cable. Video
equalization is employed in both products for cable runs up to 400ft.
These new units have mono audio for compatibility with all Twisted Pair
products, but may not be used or mixed with the stereo audio DA1930
transmitter and DA1931 receiver. more>>
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placed faster and with one Hz resolution, while leaving your sound
untouched. Get maximum gain and the real story on feedback control at www.Sabine.com.
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