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"Helping You Sound Your Best" |
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media system consulting, engineering and training
for churches and Christian ministries
Our consulting team provides detailed media system evaluations, engineering and design services. Whether it is a small chapel, sanctuary, or large multipurpose room, we can prepare designs you can trust to meet you needs and maintain your budget. An open letter to prospective clients
Reports from some completed projects
Jordan Audio Consultants maintains a membership in:
American Theater Organ Society
The Word needs to be ...Intelligible. The Music needs to be ...Emotional. The Drama needs to be ...Intimate.
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OUR CONSULTING SERVICES
Systems Analysis
Audio and Video System Evaluations This system evaluation service includes an on-site visit with an interview, an inspection and a report. The interview is with the most appropriate people: system operators, the music director, minister, building committee, etc. The purpose being, to gather information about your programs, personality, and the worship styles of your congregation. The inspection covers all parts of the existing audio system (if there is one) and the room itself. Knowing your current state of affairs, is necessary before proceeding any further. The report will address ideas for improvements in areas where a need has been identified. The goal is to allow you to see your choices for minimizing negative aspects and maximizing the positive. It also addresses budget concerns and cost for engineering and design work. These evaluation visits can also address acoustics, theatrical lighting, and staging. Precision System Calibration Whether an audio system is being used for the first time, or has been in service for a number of years, it needs to be properly calibrated or it cannot perform to its fullest potential. Calibration is more than simply adjusting the equalizer. It is correctly balancing each component's output to the next component's input. If impedances, voltage or grounding is out of balance, the results will greatly hinder an otherwise acceptable system. You might think of it as a "tune up" for your system. Operator Training Seminars Many a brave soul has been overwhelmed by the switches, knobs, and meters of the average sound system. There is no need to fear, help is on its way. Jordan Audio Consultants offers training classes for your volunteer system operators. The Basic Operators Training Class is designed to introduce beginners and refresh experienced technicians on how to perform all the basic functions of your audio system. This includes microphones, monitors, mixing, cables, recording, reverb, etc... This class usually lasts about 3 hours. All training is held in your facility with your equipment for the immediate application of what is learned. Each student receives a copy of the session text for future reference. This training can be expanded to include a "hands on" addition to increase the learning potential of the basic class. Contact us for more information. Classes can also be coordinated for instruction on video production and theatrical lighting. These classes are also specialized for your facility. Engineering and Design - Audio and Video A complete media
system project will include: Acoustical Analysis The wives tales about acoustics are as numerous as the the fish in the seas. It is difficult to make sense out of all the misinformation. Our goal is help simplify the task for architects and congregations. Our approach to acoustics is to enhance congregational singing, maintain a high level of speech intelligibility, minimize detrimental echoes, while maintaining budgets and aesthetics. These issues can be addressed during the design phase of a new construction, but can also be applied to an existing facility. Many congregations are changing their musical style in existing facilities. This often requires modifying the acoustical character of the space to support the type of music. Video Production and Image Magnification If it were simple to set a camera on a tripod and broadcast a church service, the only complication would be costs. However it is much more complex. Camera angles, lighting levels, interfacing of audio, video, and human elements must be studied and considered. A clear approach for how the events will be captured and viewed must be planned and the plan properly implemented. Project Management Even with an outstanding Audio, Video or Lighting design, if the project is handled poorly, or the right people are not involved at the right time, the results can be disappointing. Allowing Jordan Audio Consultants to manage your vision, goals and investment in those Media will help insure the design concepts are carried out successfully to completion. Technical Team Building Some
congregations are best served by involving a Technical Systems
Professional to assist in explaining and building a TEAM concept for their volunteer operators, providing a blueprint that casts a
solid vision of what is possible with the available resources, as well as
long range goals for the future.
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