PA & Tannoy Applications

The following are examples of 'applications' that show how public address / tannoy systems are used throughout different business, education and industry sectors:

> Factory / Industrial PA Systems
> Office PA Systems
> Education, Schools & Classroom PA & Sound Reinforcement Systems
> Conference and Public Event PA & Sound Reinforcement Systems
> Church & Religious PA & Sound Reinforcement
> Portable PA & Sound Reinforcement

Factory/Industrial PA/Tannoy Systems

Factories, production lines and warehouses are generally large volume, busy and often noisy work spaces. They often present individual challenges and constraints, meaning many are left with regularly inaudible or unintelligible, poorly designed PA/Tannoy systems. Acoustic profiling and considered ambient noise levels are crucial design inputs to enable a successful solution within these difficult and often hazardous areas.

Typical installation technologies & products: multi-input mixer, multi-output amplifier, radio tuner, music source, medium and large 'horn' style speakers, central/area/zone volume control, multi-zone microphone/s.

Office PA/Tannoy Systems

Office environments are generally quieter than busy public space areas. Open or compartmented offices normally offer little challenge to the PA design. However, it is important to respect individuals working space and desk layouts to afford comfortable PA sound levels against the relative low ambient background noise levels (eg. we don't want to position an office ceiling speaker directly above someone's head). For customers / sites that have up-to-date data networks, then there is a real possibility to consider a PA over IP Solution.

Typical installation technologies & products: multi-input mixer, multi-output amplifier, ceiling and wall style speakers, multi-volume control units, multi-zone microphone/s. Might also be called to integrate the PA system to the customer PABX system to enable telephone based PA / paging. PA over IP.

Education, Schools & Classroom PA/Tannoy Systems & Sound Reinforcement

'The 'sound' of education - schools and classrooms present a variety of challenges to PA design and implementation. In most cases, we would suggest a mixed approach when selecting and designing system components, particularly with speakers that best suit the very different environments that schools present (libraries, sports halls, corridors, lecture rooms etc..). Particular challenges exist to a PA application to cover large university campus. Many schools, especially those offering further education (colleges and universities), often make use of a 'Sound Reinforcement' PA application to enable enhanced listening performance in larger classrooms and learning auditoriums. Many schools also employ a portable PA solution for location flexibility (eg. school events, shows & sports days).

Typical installation technologies & products: multi-input mixer, multi-output amplifier, horn, ceiling and wall style speakers, multi-volume control units, multi-zone microphone/s, possible voice evacuation (VEVAC), sound reinforcement PA with associated wireless devices. Considered hearing impaired person(s) - Induction loop (AFILS) and/or Infrared (IR). Portable PA solution.

Conference and public event PA & Sound Reinforcement

Small meetings to large scale public events. Enable interactive event discussions and communications. Wired and wireless, delegates and conference managers can interact and communicate collectively through well planned and well designed PA and 'Sound Reinforcement' solutions. Similar Sound Reinforcement application and design considerations to those educational based systems as mentioned above.

Typical installation technologies & products: Fixed or portable (WiFi, Radio Frequency or Infrared based communications). Central control unit (PC/software solution possible), Chairman and scalable Delegate units for control and speaker/monitor functions. Considered hearing impaired person(s) - Induction loop (AFILS) and/or Infrared (IR).

Church & Religious PA & Sound Reinforcement

Cathedrals, Churches & Places of Worship provide a unique and often challenging building and acoustic environment for PA and Sound Reinforcement systems. These buildings can present particular consideration to installation services, such as cable routing and positioning of system devices - access and sometimes height issues can add to these considerations. Considerate understanding should be made to the building fabric of many of these historical buildings - selection of sympathetic materials and installation methods are very important.

Many smaller churches & chapels simply employ a basic sound reinforcement solution. Larger churches, buildings and cathedrals (especially those that open for tourism and public viewing's or hold regular large public events / performances) look towards PA (and perhaps Voice Evacuation) for public messages and announcements. Some may use zoned PA as part of their 'visitor experience' as people walk around the building. Sound Reinforcement is clearly very important also within these large buildings.

Typical installation technologies & products: multi-input mixer, multi-output amplifier, horn, ceiling and wall style speakers, multi-volume control units, multi-zone microphone/s, possible voice evacuation (VEVAC), sound reinforcement PA with associated wired & wireless devices. Considered hearing impaired person(s) - Induction loop (AFILS) and/or Infrared (IR).

Portable PA & Sound Reinforcement

Portable PA solutions can provide location independent and very flexible sound reinforcement for all sorts of meetings, events and public gatherings (schools, village fetes, gyms, sports etc...).

Typical installation technologies & products: Megaphones, Small portable 'all in one box' hand held amp and wired microphone, Medium portable RF/wireless amp unit with wireless mic/s, Large portable systems - combined amp, mixer, tuner & music (cd, MP3 even wav and other music files) - RF mic/s, headsets & speakers.



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