BOSE brings clarity to St. Georges
01 June 2011
St Georges' Church in Chichester has had a brand new Bose sound system installed which according to the Rector, has dramatically improved the clarity of the spoken word.
The existing sound system in the church was ageing and failing to reach the entire congregation with messages were being lost due to variations in the speaking pace and style of visiting clergy and lay speakers. Taking the toll on church staff were the constant manual adjustments required to get the best results. What was required was a user friendly system with the latest technology to provide clear, true sound to all parts of the church, as well as having flexibility, allowing for the system to be used for plays, lectures and concerts. Bose Professional Systems Division partner, AB Audio Visual, were invited in to assess the situation and after considering the church needs, presented a number of options as well as demonstrating the system which they believed would provide optimum results. Having decided on a particular system, the installation team began work, scheduling around the church routines and completing installation in under a week.
The system comprises of four Bose Panaray MA12 line array speakers which are double stacked at the front of the church with single bass support, delivering sound to the congregation, along with four Bose FreeSpace DS40SE speakers to cover the choir. The line array speakers, which have been powder-coated to blend in with the stone columns, allow the sound to carry much further, enabling people standing at the abck of the church to hear as clearly as those standing at the front.
All controls were programmed by AB Audio Visual to make the system as intuitive as possible, with clear labelling and documentation. A Bose engineer spent a day balancing the whole system and setting up each microphone channel to give the best possible results.
St Georges' Rector, Father Stuart Cradduck, is delighted with every aspect of the installation.
“The result is a system we are really pleased with in all respects. It functions completely automatically for day-to-day purposes and has produced a dramatic improvement in sound clarity, with an equally welcome reduction in unwanted noise or need for any adjustments. The main controls are small and easy to use and the extra speakers in chapels and church hall, can all be turned up or down locally as required. There is a full control desk available for more sophisticated or unusual purposes, but afterwards the system defaults to the day-to-day settings. AB Audio Visual have trained key members of the Church to operate and adjust the system where necessary, but routine use of the system mainly involves turning the main switch on or off, with everything else being automated. From day one, we have had nothing but positive comments on the quality and clarity of the new sound system and those involved in the installation had equally positive things to say about the team and their experience. The overall result is very pleasing.“
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