Speakers don’t fail me now Preventative maintenance for sound systems
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The inadequate or underpowered system
he school band has been practicing for months. Students, teachers, and parents are seated in the gym. The band teacher ap-
That small battery-operated sound system just won’t work for a crowd of 500 people in
proaches the front of the stage and turns her
a gym. Neither will turning an underpow-
microphone on to welcome the audience
ered system to 11, which results in severely
and POOF! the sound system crackles, pops,
distorted sound and “clipping” the amplifier
and dies. It’s every event organizer’s worst
(that red peak light tells you you’re pushing
nightmare and is something that could have
the system too far and can result in overheat-
been avoided with a bit of sound system pre-
ing and system failure).
ventative maintenance.
The solution: Get the right equipment.
Every school has multiple sound systems,
This usually starts with a call to a reputable
from the paging/PA system to numerous in-
audio and video installer, such as Sound So-
dependent sound systems in the cafeteria,
lutions, to recommend a system that prop-
music room, gym, and theatre, along with a
erly meets your needs.
portable sound system or two.
Microphones
We’ll cover some common AV issues and their solutions, as well as basic maintenance 2016-03 Talk Sound Solutions to keep your systemOPS operating smoothly.
By Curt Palme
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A typical school sound system.
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