Here is an article I recommend reading. It sings the same story share at this website. Don’t know about the results but if it is similar, it would be amazing.
Pastor’s Guide to Acoustics
link: http://www.worshipfacilities.com/go.php/editorial/19635
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Pastor Guide To Acoustics
Posted by jdbsound on December 20, 2012
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Calvary Worship Centre, Surrey, BC. Canada
Posted by jdbsound on November 9, 2012
The acoustical system at Calvary Worship Centre is now about 95% complete. The church hired me back to confirm the acoustical results and to finalize the sound system setup. The Midas Pro2c Mixer and Danley Speaker system are a great match.
This is not the largest church to use this acoustical and sound system combination, but it is the largest church to change their acoustics in less than 30 days. The fastest church repair was done in 7 days in Brentwood, England. The largest Church I have worked on was 6500 seating.
A member of Living Hope Church in Surrey BC where they have been using the same acoustical system for over a year commented with saying Calvary has the same balance of sound as does Living Hope which is a modest 270 seat church. Calvary Worship Centre can seat up to 2000. That is remarkable considering that one place is built as a “proper” church and the other is a converted warehouse and both spaces perform the same. (I was reminded that Living Hope Church thought they already had good acoustics but tried the Solomon system as a short term experiment. The experiment turned it a permanent installation and the congregational singing and worship has never been more exciting.)
A Member of Calvary Worship Centre said, “The sound is far better than I dared hope for this 20,000 sq ft space given my previous church experience in a very similar venue. Also, the total price was less than I expected it might be including your fees and the acoustic treatment.”
As one person mentioned at another church fixed with half round diffusers in Little Rock, Arkansas USA, he said, “you can tell if you have a good room by the number of people singing. Before only about 20% of the audience was singing most of the time and for familiar hymns about 25% were singing. Now it’s about 85% of the audience is singing all the time and you can hear the excitement and power of all those voices ring out.” Imagine that – worship and excitement in the same sentence.
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Social Media
Posted by jdbsound on November 5, 2012
Is Social Media and Sermons on YouTube or Web Streaming replacing the need for good sounding worship spaces?
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Question of the Day
Posted by jdbsound on October 7, 2012
How can anyone expect a church to grow if people can’t understand the message? Did you know that the quality of sound or the rate of speech intelligibility is directly related to church’s attendance! I have seen some churches grow up to 25% and some say it is up to 50% when they properly manage the performance of their acoustics and sound system. What do you think and what can you do about it?
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St Margaret Mary Church Update
Posted by jdbsound on September 21, 2012
The first part of the acoustical change at St Margaret Mary’s Church is complete. This is what they are saying about the project.
Here is a PDF version with additional Photos
http://www.jdbsound.com/art/smmccfa.pdf
Thank you for visiting and reading.
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The question of…
Posted by jdbsound on August 20, 2012
The question of the day is, What was the purpose of the Palm Trees in Solomon’s Temple? Was it practical, spiritual or something else?
Perhaps If I rephrase the question. Were the carvings of the palms trees in the holy of holies added for symbolism or where they added to solve a problem related to hearing inside the two main rooms of the temple?
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Projects on the Go for July 2012
Posted by jdbsound on August 3, 2012
JdB Sound Acoustics has been award long term contracts with two church. They will assist in the design of two Sanctuaries. One church is in Wasilla, Alaska and the other church is in Dubbo, Australia. These are long term projects that will be completed sometime in the next year. The project included the design of the worship space, the design of the acoustics and sound system plus the design of the HVAC Systems.
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Congregational Singing makes you feel better
Posted by jdbsound on July 14, 2012
All over the place your hearing that church giving is down. What about church attendance? It is up slightly. If you want to get more people to come to church to make up for the lower giving’s, you can do it with better sound and better acoustics. Why better acoustics? One of the main events of worship is congregational singing and singing fosters unity and friendship. The better the singing experience for the congregants, the more rejuvenated and refreshed they become. The more people enjoy their singing experience, the better chances for them to be involved in mid week church programs and more tithes.
“But we have a great worship and praise team! They do an excellent job!” While this is true, there is nothing like belting out a great hymn at the top of your lungs. People want to participate in a church, not just be entertained. For some congregants, this all out singing is like a spiritual high that gives you a warm and pleasant feeling. Singing usually makes you feel better. Even belting out a depressing song can end up you feeling better. When people are like this, they tend to be friendlier and more willing to be involved in other church events. A worship space should encourage this type of singing. You can have the best leadership standing up front trying to get the people to singing but if the room is fighting you, it isn’t going to happen.
“But we have the best sound system with the latest State Of The Art Technology. That will get people to sing!” Wrong! That makes the people more passive. Sure people love being entertained but that also means they are less likely to be involved in other church events. When people are entertained, they are less likely to give extra or give a full tithe. The Sound system can only bring the sound to the people. Acoustics put people into the sound which gives you a fuller worship experience.
I have fixed the acoustics of hundreds of churches and I have also kept track of the health and response of how people react to good acoustics. Every time a church has completed their entire acoustical plan, the results have been remarkable in existing churches. It really is a day and night experience.
Here is a simple test you can do to see what your acoustics are like. Have the congregation sing a familiar song without the sound system on and no instruments. This size of your church doesn’t matter whether your church seats 100 people or 8,000. With an attendance of 65% or more, measure at the front of the church how loud the singing is. Don’t tell the people it is a test. Look at the Sound Pressure Levels (SPL) (Even a Radio Shack SPL meter will do.) which should be placing about half way between the first row of seating and the front wall of the church. If the levels are over 90dB most of the time, you most likely have a good room. If they are singing over 95dB most of the time, you have a great room.
If your congregational singing is producing 85dB or less when singing a familiar song, then you need acoustical management. Believe it or not, when you fix the acoustics for better congregational singing, you will also be improving the performance of the sound system no matter how good your sound system already is. You will find more gain before feedback, better intelligibility, better floor monitor control for churches that use them and better bass response from the piano, organ and choir. Don’t be surprised if this also gets rid of the drum shield but that is for another article.
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