Churches, worship centers, temples, sanctuaries, chapels, mosques and synagogues have their own unique sound and visual requirements. Issues such as sound projection and diffusion, reverberation, humming and feedback, squealing, and echo cancellation are best tackled upfront as part of a comprehensive facility design. When that is not possible, there are a number of techniques, both electronic and spatial, to mitigate many of the most current problems that may arise. Today's worship facilities act as speaking platforms as much as concert halls and theatrical venues, all of these requiring competing design criteria . In addition, the judicious use of stage and ambient lighting and video seriously affects the quality of the worship experience as well. For these and many other reasons, large churches are one of the most challenging multimedia environments to engineer and implement correctly.
Movie theatres, venues for performing arts, concert halls, outdoor arenas and the like, can present serious acoustical and lighting challenges. The spatial separation of speakers, balanced sound power levels, use of advanced equalization and frequency response techniques, and synchronization with stage lighting are some of the issues that PS&L engineers routinely tackle and solve for customers.
Bowling Alleys are not just for bowling anymore. By the creative use of multimedia, bowling alleys can substantially increase their revenue potential by offering all sorts of value-added options to patrons: karaoke functions, dances and parties, games, “cosmic bowl”, “disco nights”, and other avant-garde possibilities. PS&L has designed and upgraded a number of these venues worldwide, with incredible results.
It is a well-accepted fact that the ability of retail places to appeal to their customers' sensory experience will affect their ability to attract them and induce them to shop. The right ambiance is achieved by the strategic positioning of plasma screens, the use of background music, color lighting, great graphics, and crisp sound from PA systems. These various types of media need to be controlled centrally and operated according to pre-established zones.
PS&L has been intimately involved in the design of malls, specialty stores, theatres, arcades for many years. In the military world, we can assist in improving the attractiveness of BX's and PX's, commissaries and similar venues.
Patrons at fitness clubs have made their preferences well known - they want to watch their favorite TV program and listen to it wirelessly while doing laps on a treadmill or riding a stationary bike. Moreover, they would like to have a dedicated plasma screen in front of them and be able to change channels at will. Sports venues, basketball courts, gyms, aerobics facilities need to be designed with the audio-visual needs of their users in mind. PS&L can help you with the initial design or renovation of these facilities.