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Having enjoyed success for almost five decades, the Prosound team knows a thing or two about professional sound. Now you can learn from our experience with the articles below.
Should my pastor use a headset microphone?
Helping your pastor to communicate and connect with your congregation are the most vital elements of a worship audio technician’s role. If the congregation can’t hear the message properly, how can...
How can you automatically manage announcements and background noise?
Clear and intelligible announcements are vital for the smooth operation of transport hubs, but we’ve all faced the situation where this hasn’t happened. By their very nature, transport hubs tend to...
How do you hide a mic on stage?
The aim of any theatrical production is to immerse its audience in the story and create an intimate atmosphere. Technology can break that spell, particularly if it goes wrong, which is why...
Why is intelligibility important for stadium sound?
The answer to why intelligibility is important for stadium sound systems may seem like a simple one – it’s important for your fans to hear you clearly. But in reality, there is a lot more behind the...
Why should I care about my background music?
Background music is one of the most important elements in retail, yet selecting a quality BGM system is rarely at the top of any store holder’s priority list. It is pretty much impossible to walk...
Should I fly subwoofers?
Concert sound is filled with as many opinions as there are available audio solutions. Whether it is the argument of quality versus convenience and coverage for point source versus line arrays, or...
What is colour temperature and why does it matter?
Colour temperature is a way of describing the characteristics of the light your fixtures are producing. As we are looking for an easily understandable way to explain the light, it is often discussed...
What is an audio zone?
In its simplest form, an audio zone is an area where all of the loudspeakers work together to deliver one consistent output. This means that every speaker in the zone will come on at the same time...
Should my school be on an audio network?
When people think of audio networking, it is often live events or recording studios that spring to mind. But in reality, Audio-over-IP is a technology that can be applied to most settings. While...
Should a conference system connect with Zoom?
The ability to include remote participants in a meeting is not a new thing, but the changes that have taken place right across the world mean that it is now more important than ever. Connecting...
How do I get my conference room lighting right?
Buildings are complicated things with lighting being just one part of a thousand piece puzzle. However, it’s a pretty important piece as it invariably performs a range of different functions from...
Why should I consider mics when buying broadcast mixers?
When purchasing new equipment for your radio station it is often easy to think in silos. You know you need to upgrade one part of your system so you focus purely on that piece of equipment. The main...