Church Sound System

Is your A/V System cutting edge or antiquated?

Is your sound system allowing your sermons
to be heard and understood?

A sound system amplifies the audio sounds of a minister or performers so that a large gathering of people can hear the preaching or singing. When installed with acoustics in mind, a sound system will enhance the spiritual experience of your congregation.

Most churches realize that they'd better find someone who really knows what they're doing, a proven expert with a track record, when it comes to sound system design for their church or performance space. Someone who understands how loudspeaker systems interact with large rooms, why feedback happens and how to avoid it, what causes muddy speech and music, dead spots, hot spots, and just plain unpleasant sound quality.

Feedback, unbalanced mixes, volume levels too high or low, or monitors which cannot be heard by the performers are some of the common problems which can ruin the atmosphere of a service or the composure of a minister or singers.

High quality acoustics can only be achieved with: (1) properly installed, high quality microphones and audio equipment, (2) a favorable acoustic environment, and (3) knowledgeable and experienced technical operation of the sound system.

One of the most common problems in a church is the positioning of the audio control/mixer board. For the sake of security or visual
aesthetics, control equipment might be installed in a remote booth in the rear, perhaps with an openable window for the operator to hear. Headphones are often used as the only method to gauge the balances between microphones. However, this almost always proves to be a disaster as the sound operator cannot accurately hear the acoustic balance of the sound he is trying to control.

For larger applications, a sound system can be fairly complex. Some systems may have a variety of different microphones for different applications, including a multi-channeled stereo mixer board with an ensemble of speaker consoles. Such systems might be reinforced with components for equalization, compression/limiting, audio distribution mixing and splitting, digital delay, reverb, phantom power supply, recording equipment and isolated mixers for fold-back/monitor speakers or other sound applications. The sound controls and operator must be placed where he can hear the same acoustic environment that the congregation hears. An open air, box-seat enclosure equipped with sound mixer, in the approximate center of an auditorium or balcony is usually the most effective format.

At Fredrick & Emily’s, we know how to create a “sound” environment for your church. Call 1.800.351.6272 today and let us show you how the right sound and visual set-up can enhanch the church experience for your congregants!