The Bible is the de facto standard for all church worship needs including sound and acoustics.
2 Timothy 2:15
Posted by jdbsound on December 16, 2014
Apparently it is true. At a recent church meeting where a 160 year old Roman Catholic Church is being restored, the acoustical treatment that I designed will also help to preserve the walls behind it. The acoustical panel will carry current and future artwork while the walls behind the acoustical system will be sealed. With no paint going onto the walls, the existing brick and concrete will no longer be degraded by the chemicals in the paint. This could be the first time where acoustics, Church Iconic Art and preservation are combined together. According to the restoration company, this approach could double or even triple the cycle between major restorations. The church has already been partially treated for sound acoustics and the improvements have convinced church leaders that the rest of the room should be treated as well. For this church, no absorption is being added. Only diffusion is being added to create a phase coherent worship space. The restoration company thinks that adding acoustical treatment system an affordable way to extend the cost of the restoration and it will give better results for hearing and the sound system performance.
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Posted by jdbsound on February 21, 2013
Get your hearing tested for free. If you have an iPad, iPod or iPhone, you can test your hearing with a free App. It is good enough to confirm whether if you have a hearing problem and whether you should be getting professional help.
The software is from Unitron and they make hearing aids. So while some people think that this is just a sales marketing tool, and it very well may be, but it matches a hearing test of mine done in a proper lab hours apart. That is good enough to decide who should be behind a mixer and making adjustments during worship.
What I have also done is use this test for people who persistently ask me to turn things up – even when they have sat in different places. When everything is working properly and I know the sound system is passing the STI speech intelligibility test, I will ask the person to take the test. Be gentle and kind when asking people to take the test. When people discover that they need help, setting them off in getting their hearing back often gives them back their life too. The App is called “U-Hear”
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Welcome to the world of Church Acoustics 