School auditoriums are special places. They host school meetings, events, plays, band recitals, presentations, parent days, and so much more. What’s worse than someone missing their cue in the school play? Bad sound. Microphones with screechy feedback, echoes, and an inability to hear in the back of the auditorium are sure ways to lose the audience. Don’t let this happen in your Town and Country, MO, school. Here are some ways you can amp up your auditorium sound system so it’s ready for any gathering.

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Multiple Speakers

If your auditorium sound consists of a microphone and a couple of PA speakers mounted at the sides of the stage, you may not be getting the sound quality, coverage, and loudness necessary to best serve your venue. A PA-style setup might be too loud in the front rows but too low in the back. Your auditorium should have a properly calibrated speaker system that covers the entire space. As auditoriums typically have tiered seating, ideally you will want enough speakers along the sides of the room to enable even sound pressure all the way to back rows. Also, modern commercial amplifiers provide high output for speakers with less energy use and heat, so a newer system could save on energy and be more compact as well.

Wireless Microphones

Depending on the size and acoustics of your auditorium, it may be difficult for actors to project enough to be heard in the whole room in a school play or musical. With wireless microphones, you can equip actors and speakers to be mobile onstage while ensuring that they can be heard all over the auditorium. For musical performances, you can have a combination of wireless and fixed microphones to amplify sound from individuals, choruses, and musical backup.

Sound Tuning and Mixing

Your school may have existing sound equipment with old mixing capabilities. Consider investing in modern sound mixers based on digital audio technologies. Digital systems can be pre-calibrated with stored settings to enable the right sound levels and profile for speech, music, showing videos and movies, and more. Students or other staff can be trained to operate the mixer to fine-tune the sound for special performances or larger or smaller gatherings and meetings. A professional audio-video company can also calibrate the audio system using state-of-the-art simulation software to adjust the sound to the specific acoustics of your auditorium.

As in-person gatherings resume at school, ensure your school makes the most of social interactions and events. Elite Technology Solutions is an expert technology integrator for audio, video, lighting, and automation solutions for schools, businesses, and houses of worship. Call us today at (636) 939-4474 or reach out on our contact page. We look forward to working with you!