Portfolio Category: <span>Education</span>

System Requirements

The Boys Latin School, located in  Philadelphia, PA has a large space that serves as both the cafeteria and the performance space.  The room is large, with reflective services, and needed a sound system that could provide high-quality speech and music reinforcement.

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System Design

Our design team has extensive experience with school sound system projects and was up for this challenge.  We used EASE, an acoustical and sound system modeling program to design a sound system that would provide the best possible sound, given the room’s acoustics.  The Renkus Heinz column loudspeakers were the ideal choice for both the quality and slim profile.

Featured Equipment

• QSC TouchMix digital mixer
• Crown XTi-series amplifiers
• Renkus-Heinz column loudspeaker
• Community (Biamp) compact subwoofers
• Shure BLX-R series wireless microphones

Result

The new sound system provides high-quality, intelligible sound for the entire space.  The wireless control with the mixer allows the staff to control the system anywhere in the room and set presets for different events.

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System Requirements

The St. Monica School, located in South Philadelphia, has a large gymnasium which hosts physical education classes, presentations as well as school dances and performances.  For most of these events, a system had to be rented, or a small portable system was used.

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System Design

We used JBL’s program to model the room and ensure the speaker placement would provide optimal coverage for the room.

Equipment list:

JBL CBT 70J/70E

Crown XTi amplifier

QSC TouchMix8

Shure BLX-R wireless microphone

Gator rolling case

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Result

The new sound system is a huge improvement for staff, students, and parents.  The sound is clear, regardless of where you are, and the wireless control makes it easy to mix the microphones for anywhere in the gym.

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System Requirements

Glen Landing Middle School, located in Blackwood, NJ was in need new sound system for their cafeteria, which also served as the school’s performance space.  The existing sound system was pieced together over many years and did not provide adequate coverage or quality.

Equipped with a stage, and hard floors, the new school sound system had to provide high-quality sound while taking into account the room’s acoustics.

There were numerous complaints about coverage, quality, and the ability for the system to handle large performances.

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System Design

Laser measurements were taken of the entire room, noting where chairs are set up as well as potential mounting points for the new loudspeakers.  Using a sound system modeling program, we designed a system using Community’s i-Series loudspeakers.  We selected the optimal pattern to provide coverage for the entire space.  A digital processor with a touch screen was installed so the system can be used without setting up the mixing console, making it easy to use for lunches and faculty meetings.  For performances, the digital mixing console can be set up on stage, or in the back of the room.  Wireless iPad control is also available for the system.

Equipment list:

Community I-series loudspeakers

Community ALC-1604 amplifier

Allen & Heath QU24 digital mixing console with digital snake

Audix MB 8450 and MB  choir microphones

RF Venue D-Fin antenna

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Result

The new school sound system has been used for a holiday performance and for an assembly and has been a major improvement for students, staff, and guests.

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System Requirements

Cherry Hill East High School needed an upgrade for its cafeteria sound system.  Four small loudspeakers in the corners with an old amp did not provide enough coverage or level.  The system has to be simple, powerful, and budget-friendly.

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System Design

Using QSC’s Acoustic Design loudspeakers, the AD-S10 model, we were able to cover the entire cafeteria with high-quality speech and music.  We kept the loudspeakers on the same wall for so the sound all came from the one side.

Featured Equipment

• QSC AD-S10 Loudspeakers
• Crown CDi2000 Amplifier
• Denon rack-mount Mixer
• Shure BLX-series Wireless Microphone
• Furman power conditioner/sequencer

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Result

The new cafeteria sound system provides high-quality intelligible sound for the entire space and is simple to use for various operators.

 

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System Requirements

The existing sound system was patched into the paging loudspeakers which were installed when the cafeteria was added on.  The coverage and sound quality were poor, so a new sound system was needed to deliver intelligible sound for lunches and after-school events.  The paging system also needed to be fed into the sound system.

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System Design

Equipment list:

(8) QSC AD-S6T loudspeakers

(2) QSC AC-C4T ceiling loudspeakers

(1) QSC CXD 4.2 amplifier

(1) Shure BLX-series handheld wireless microphone system

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Result

The new sound system provides coverage for the entire cafeteria and is intelligible, even when talking over the crowd noise.  For events when music is played through the system, the sound full-range and not distorted.

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System Requirements

The Ocean Road Elementary School, located in Point Pleasant, NJ, needed a new sound system for their cafeteria.  The ‘cafetorium”, as it is referred to is not only used for lunches, but for performances and board of education meetings.  A new sound system was needed to provide a PA system for daily lunches, as well as high-quality speech and music reinforcement for the school’s choir and musical performances. 

System Design

After a successful demo of Community Loudspeaker’s ENTASYS columns, a double stack pair was installed on each side of the stage.  These columns provide even coverage from the front to the back of the room as well as high gain before feedback, which is very helpful for the board of education meetings.  A pair of subwoofers were mounted to the wall with custom brackets to keep them off the floor.  The system is powered by Crown amplifiers with Shure SLX wireless microphones and a Soundcraft mixing console.

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Result

The new sound system is used daily and provides outstanding intelligibility with full-range performance.

System Requirements

The new sound system had to provide high-quality speech reinforcement for daily lunches while also being able to handle music playback for after school events.

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System Design

We utilized Community Loudspeaker’s D-series pendants which are installed throughout the space.  Their unobtrusive look blends in well with the ceiling and provides outstanding sound quality.  A Crown amplifier powers with them a Rane mixer and Shure wireless microphones.

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Result

The new sound system is used daily for lunches, after-school activities, as well as an occasional board of education meetings.  The system is able to produce intelligible sound over the crowd noise during lunches and has been running issue free since 2013.

System Requirements

The new sound system had to provide even coverage for presentations, performances, and daily lunches.

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System Design

We utilized Community Loudspeaker’s Veris line, which is an affordable series that provides great sound.  We installed a second set of loudspeakers halfway back for delays to reinforce the sound for guests seated in the back of the room. 

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Result

The new sound system is used daily for lunches, after-school activities, as well as plays and performances.

System Requirements

The new audio/video system for the Maple Shade High School cafeteria had to serve multiple purposes.

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System Design

We installed a distributed system of Community ceiling loudspeakers through the cafeteria to provide even sound coverage.  Shure wireless microphones with a Crown amplifier complete the audio system.  For video, a 5,000 lumen Panasonic projector with Kramer video switcher and a 164″ Da-Lite screen provide a large, bright image.

Featured Equipment

• Community C-series ceiling loudspeakers
• Crown CDi amplifier
• Kramer video processor
• Furman power conditioner/sequencer

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Result

The new audio/video system provides sound reinforcement for daily lunches and events, as well as high-quality video for presentations and events.