ADTECH Systems excels at professional audio systems of all sizes and scopes; performing arts centers, house of worship, convention centers, auditoriums and athletic facilities.
The difference between ADTECH Systems and other, less-qualified sound contractors is evident in the work we do.
We design, engineer, install and maintain custom pro audio systems for corporate conference centers, classrooms and lecture halls, performing arts centers, houses of worship and other demanding environments. They sound great, work intuitively and work reliably for many years.
ADTECH Systems employs state-of-the-art design tools such as acoustic modeling and sound system auralization. ADTECH sound system designers are certified in Bose® Modeler® Design Software and Auditioner® Audio Demonstrator. Modeler allows engineers to do complex sound-system designs virtually, perfecting the design while taking the room's geometry and acoustics into account. Once a system design is optimized, customers can virtually "listen" to the proposed system from any location within their room via the Auditioner Audio demonstrator. Auditioner is like a virtual-reality demonstration system for sound. Tools like Modeler® and Auditioner® remove the guesswork, as well as any surprises as to the performance of the proposed sound system. Finally, an engineered sound system can be heard in the room in which it will be used prior to purchase.
Acoustically challenging spaces are our specialty. If your space suffers from acoustical issues such as excessive reverberation or strong reflections (echoes) ADTECH Systems engineers can help. Acoustic absorption, diffusion or a new loudspeaker approach can all play a part in making a difficult space usable again.
Spoken communication is obviously critical in sound systems that educate or warn of an emergency. But, even in systems that primarily entertain, intelligibility is arguably the most important aspect of a well-designed sound system. Achieving high speech intelligibility shouldn't be left to chance. New loudspeaker technologies exist, such as line array technology and bass steering array technology that can dramatically improve intelligibility and clarity even in the most acoustically hostile environments.
Today, high fidelity music is all around us. Home theater systems, high-end car stereos and even computer monitor speakers have amazing sound quality that the public has come to expect. Yet many people still endure mediocre sound quality in their place of worship, conference rooms, school auditoriums, gymnasiums or their place of business. ADTECH designers take pride in working with their customers to design sound systems that exceed the sonic expectations of the modern listener.
The most breath taking sound system is of little use if it is too complicated for the intended user to understand and operate. Whether it's designing a custom touch panel, or choosing an off-the-shelf user interface, ADTECH's engineers will give you as much or as little control as you require – without sacrificing on quality. We can make a state of the art sound system approachable and simple to use.
Any company can sell the components of a quality sound system. Many companies can interconnect those components. But, the most critical aspect of installing an engineered sound system is tuning, or "commissioning" the sound system. This important step addresses things such as gain structure, room equalization, source equalization, setting operational levels, etc. ADTECH utilizes FFT analysis, real-time analysis, and many other technologies and processes to optimize each sound system. Many engineers and technicians at ADTECH are also performing musicians that have a recording background. At the end of the commissioning process, we spend a great deal of time listening to every system to ensure that natural, musical sound quality has been achieved. In an industry full of trial-by-error hobbyists, it makes sense to rely only on the sound engineering principals used by ADTECH Systems' sound system designers. ADTECH engineers have decades of experience designing systems for all sorts of discriminating customers; from 200-seat houses of worship, to 25,000-seat NBA and NHL arenas. Contact ADTECH Systems today and learn how we can bring sound system excitement back into your facility.
To illustrate what you might expect from ADTECH Systems, let's look at two projects we recently finished:
First Congregational Church, Holliston MA
When the congregation of this beautiful and very traditional protestant church decided it was time for a new sound system, they asked us to help.
We worked with a technology committee that included the pastor and the sexton, who was also in charge of the church's music program. Their primary need was for better speech intelligibility. As in many older churches, the plaster walls and hardwood floors in the sanctuary provided a great effect for the choir and organ but made understanding the pastor's voice, especially when amplified, difficult at best.
We met with the committee, listened to their needs and concerns, then designed a pro audio system based on a Bose line array, which would allow us to keep most of the sound pressure on the people in the pews and off the highly reverberative walls and ceilings.
We wrote up a proposal with a detailed scope of work and, once approved, created an acoustic model of the church using Bose Modeler software. This model allowed us to predict the exact acoustical properties of the new sound system, helped us choose the best possible components, optimize their placement and verify our original concept. We were also able to use the model with a piece of gear called the Bose Auditioner to allow the committee to hear a close approximation of what the new system would sound like when it was installed in their building.
It was not necessary at Holliston, but in more difficult environments, we will create the acoustical model (for a modest fee) at an early stage of the process, then use it to choose components and create the initial designs. Generally there's some give and take between the optimal and the practical, as budget constraints are nearly always a consideration in pro audio systems.
Once we installed the new sound system, we commissioned it using a combination of computer tools and expert judgement, carefully adjusting the gains, filters, equalization and other settings of the audio processor that was part of the electronics of the system.
In any fine sound system, there's a trade-off between setting up digital presets and allowing an operator to tune the system for a particular event. At Holliston, we built a fairly hands-off system, with presets for weekly services and routine events, such as weddings or funerals. But we also included the electronics and controls needed to tie in a digital mixing console for special concerts and events that the church holds. At these events, they normally have a skilled operator available.
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Hynes Convention Center, Boston MA
Our recent work at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston required a different approach.
In this case, Communications Design Associates (CDA) of Canton, MA did all of the preliminary analysis and specified the broad outlines of the pro audio systems, as well as the individual components to be used in the job. The project then went out to a public bid and ADTECH Systems was the winner.
Although the system design was essentially complete, there still was a great deal of engineering work to be done by our people. We started with a roughly 50-page design specification and drawing set, then generated an additional 40 pages of installation drawings.
The Hynes project consists of a single facility-wide sound system based on racks in three separate equipment rooms, tied together by an IP network that allows each audio processor and set of amplifiers to work independently or in conjunction with the others. In this way, it is able to meet federal requirements for double redundancy in the emergency paging and fire evacuation systems which are part of the system. Programming a system like this naturally requires a great deal of technical expertise, and that was one of the reasons CDA chose us as the vendor.
Because ADTECH Systems is an open shop, we teamed with Sullivan & McLaughlin Companies, a union electrical contractor, on the installation labor.
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We will be very happy to help you with your next pro audio project. No matter what type of sound system you need, ADTECH Systems has the expertise and experience to help. Contact us to learn more.
