Modern technology has helped support church services into an enlightening 21st century experience and accessible to all, from those with impaired vision or hearing to delivering first class productions. Projectors and large screens have helped co-ordinate prayers, hymns and church orchestra’s by projecting lyrics, words, images and music onto the large screens installed. Sound systems have enhanced the delivery of music by projecting the sound throughout the nave within any given church using amplifiers, mixers and appropriate speakers, hearing loops can be introduced to help those with impaired hearing to join in the services.

The technology doesn’t just stop there, the ability to record both the audio and visual elements within services and productions helps produce archives of records for churches to work with or from in the future.

Many churches are listed buildings and this creates implications on how, and to what extent technology can be introduced into some areas of these churches however with professional audio visual installation companies, safe and uncompromising installation of projectors, screens, sound systems and relevant caballing can all be put in place safely and with little or none aesthetic eye soars.

Church acoustics and line of sight play an important role when considering what sound and projection systems to introduce, however with professional guidance you’ll find that you can’t go too far wrong. Some of the important points to consider are:

– The size of the congregation
– Functional needs of performers
– Position of audience
– Stationary and mobile performances
– Reverberation issues
– AV integration

The bottom line is this…With great church acoustics, performance expectations are exceeded and transformational moments occur more easily. Suddenly music that had been too loud or too soft is now just right. Lightly accented piccolos can be heard in the back of the room, and delicate singers reach the rafters with very little effort on their part. Likewise the upbeat contemporary worship music is loud enough to move those listening without offending those who didn’t show up to have front row seats at a rock concert. Great church acoustics insure that the needs of all are met without performance sacrifice.

If you are looking for some suitable equipment to use as a PA system in your church then it can bwe difficult to know where to start, especially for the technically uninitiated. There is no need to worry as there are several ways you can go about solving this particular problem. One sensible solution would be to approach other local churches that have a setup similar to that which you are looking to achieve. You can then ask them where they got their sound system from.

A quicker approach might be to perform an internet search of local companies who provide audio visual equipment. Once you have drawn up a list of potential suppliers get in touch with them to get a quote and find out if they have previous experience at setting up audio equipment in a church as they will have the required knowledge for dealing with church acoustics. Make sure that you ask for references from previous clients to ensure that you are dealing with a company you can trust.

Author Bio: Edward Kendricks is writing on behalf of CTS Networks, a leading UK supplier of church sound systems.

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