NEW SOUND SET UP (PLEASE HELP)

Monae90

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Hey everybody! I am a 25 year old female absolutely new to this. I have been asked to set up the sound and video for the church i attend. I have no idea where to start, so any help to this newbie would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Here is a picture of the set up that the church has now. The plan is to build a platform and redo the whole system.
 

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Is the system functionally used as pictured? What are your goals in changing it?

I would start with determining your input needs - count mics, audio side of video, Mp3/iPod, etc. Then see if your current system is adequate to handle your needs, as well as if it sounds acceptable. If not, you should consider bringing in a pro, who can design a nice system that fits the space, and probably save a little $ over just adding more stuff.

As a side note, a recent thread here on CB was discussing the Leslie, which is in the picture on the right.
 
It appears the original install was sourced from a music store. In itself, not a big problem, but it would be better to deal with a sound reinforcement vendor. Although much attention is given to the electronics, the most critical aspects of a sound system are the microphones and speakers. Think about it this way- The microphones change sound energy to an electrical signal. The speakers change an electrical signal back into sound energy. These "medium" translations are where most of the big errors occur, therefore selection becomes critical. For example, no one ever specs out the "distortion" that occurs in a speaker system. Part of that is the value would be all over the place based on the exact signal being supplied. The other part of that is that the numbers would be horrendous! Still, the general rule of thumb applies; you get what you pay for.
Make your equipment selection based on a "real world" test. In this day of buying online, unless you know the exact product you want to buy, this is one application where you want to see and use the equipment first.
 
Is the system functionally used as pictured? What are your goals in changing it?

I would start with determining your input needs - count mics, audio side of video, Mp3/iPod, etc. Then see if your current system is adequate to handle your needs, as well as if it sounds acceptable. If not, you should consider bringing in a pro, who can design a nice system that fits the space, and probably save a little $ over just adding more stuff.

As a side note, a recent thread here on CB was discussing the Leslie, which is in the picture on the right.



Thank you, I will look into seeing if I can find someone in this area.
 
It appears the original install was sourced from a music store. In itself, not a big problem, but it would be better to deal with a sound reinforcement vendor. Although much attention is given to the electronics, the most critical aspects of a sound system are the microphones and speakers. Think about it this way- The microphones change sound energy to an electrical signal. The speakers change an electrical signal back into sound energy. These "medium" translations are where most of the big errors occur, therefore selection becomes critical. For example, no one ever specs out the "distortion" that occurs in a speaker system. Part of that is the value would be all over the place based on the exact signal being supplied. The other part of that is that the numbers would be horrendous! Still, the general rule of thumb applies; you get what you pay for.
Make your equipment selection based on a "real world" test. In this day of buying online, unless you know the exact product you want to buy, this is one application where you want to see and use the equipment first.
 

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