Performing Arts Professional Sound Solutions

In this day in age, expectations of audiences of Performing Arts Productions and Sporting Events have dramatically increased. People are spending increasingly more money on installing Home Theater and Car Audio Systems that enhance the viewing and listening experience. They expect this same level of quality when attending performances and sporting events at the local high school or a traveling theater troop. SAGE can help design and install Professional Sound and Video Systems that fit any budget or application.

Performing Arts Sound

Voice & Music Reproduction Systems are both essential parts of any Auditorium Sound System but sometimes require two separate approaches for implementation. It all depends on the configuration of the room where the system is being installed. The acoustics of the room are crucial to consider during the design and installation. The most expensive speakers and amplification system can be purchased but if the arrangement and programming of the system are not done properly, the desired quality may never be achieved.

Today, more and more systems are moving to wireless. This creates new challenges to implementing wireless microphones for Performing Arts Sound Systems. Wireless Microphones are not FCC-approved devices and, therefore, share frequencies with many other types of systems and create interference and feedback issues that haven't been experienced in the past. Because of this fact, more careful planning is required when installing a wireless microphone system in auditorium, Large Group Instruction and stadium settings.

Auditoriums are being used for many types of productions. Awards assemblies, guest speakers, dramatic performances and band performances. Remote Input Panels for microphones and monitors need to be laid out to allow for simple and efficient transitions between these applications.

It is becoming more common for performances to be recorded and archived for use in arts classes or when preparing the next year's performance. SAGE designs systems that allow users to easily send audio and video feeds back to a head end for distributing the signal to digital encoders, the building CATV System to allow multiple areas or even to public access stations to broadcast to the community.

Stadium Sound Systems

Sporting Events attract large audiences and are capable of generating money for schools and communities. Properly designed and installed sound systems at these venues enhance the overall experience for the audiences. Outdoor stadiums present their own challenges for designing a professional quality sound. The main objectives for these systems are better audibility of the spoken word during play-by-play commentary and quality amplification of music performances of the band. Sideline Headsets are being implemented more frequently for high school and college sporting events to allow the field coaches to communicate with the coaches in the Press Box. As with auditorium sound systems, it is not necessarily the cost of the equipment that is installed but the layout of the components on the field and the programming of the control equipment in the Press Box.

Similar also to the sound systems in auditoriums, outdoor stadiums can be used for more than sporting events such as graduation ceremonies or marching band competitions. Wired jacks can be installed on the field for podium microphones or other inputs. Wireless microphones on the field can also be used in applications where wired microphones are impractical. Cameras can be installed on the Press Box and fed back to the video headend system with audio and video feeds to digitally encode the event for webstreaming or archiving.

Design and Installation

SAGE can assist in redesigning your existing Auditorium or Stadium to meet the new expectations of today's audiences. In most cases, many components of your existing systems can be reused to help reduce the costs of such an upgrade.

Contact SAGE

For more information on Performing Arts Audio/Visual Solutions by SAGE Technology Solutions, email us at info@sagetechs.com or place a call to one of our Systems Engineers at 717.653.6641.