Elation upgrade a ‘game changer’ for Victory World Outreach Church, Colorado Springs Second Opinion Audio helps ministry update two worship spaces with state-of-the-art audio, lighting and video Victory World Outreach has been ministering in Colorado Springs and...

Churches with fewer than 500 seats now have a perfect solution for their audio needs in beam steering. Now, don’t let your eyes glaze over; hear me out. This is a viable solution that is relatively simple to understand. In short, it is putting direct energy where it...

There is really nothing new in speaker design in our industry. Everything we know we’ve learned in the 1930’s and some again maybe in the 1950s and 60s. The same also holds with microphones. We have, however, learned to manipulate these designs much better especially...

The Classical Academy (TCA) in Colorado Springs recently debuted its new performing arts auditorium with a production of “The Little Mermaid” enhanced by an all LED Elation Professional lighting system designed and installed by Second Opinion Audio. Second Opinion...

I just want to say up front that I am NOT an acoustician. Having said that however, I am very experienced in audio design, touring, and installation application in a wide variety of acoustic spaces. I have worked with some of the best acousticians in the country. I am...

​When I first started attending Pulpit Rock Church, I fell in love with the people, the preaching, the music, and the ministry. But I did not fall in love with the tech and worship space. The PRC worship team played through a 20-year-old Crest Audio board, through...

An audio reinforcement system based on Meyer Sound CAL 64 column array loudspeakers has boosted the performing arts at The Classical Academy in Colorado Springs by providing exceptional flexibility and superlative sound quality in the school’s new 635-seat theatre....

Pulpit Rock Church is located in beautiful Colorado Springs. A little over a year ago, due to some flawed materials used in a roof replacement on the church, as well as some heavy rains, the entire sanctuary was a total loss. The sanctuary needed to be reconstructed...

Woodland Life Center recently built a new multi-purpose sanctuary, and installed a new audio system with the help of integrators SOA (Second Opinion Audio). We are a contemporary church, but with a cross-section of generations try to maintain a balance between...

Two mics on a snare drum is better than one Ok, we have to be honest here. This is one of our biggest pet peeves. Not because we haven't seen this done correctly but, because mostly we have not. We see it done by people who have absolutely no idea of the physics...

I wish I could take credit for coining the term the “Art/ Science Line” but, alas I cannot. My years at Meyer Sound Labs lodged it into my brain. It is a concept so important though, that if taken to heart by churches and performance venues across the nation and...

Ok, I think it is time to talk about imaging audio. Everyone likes to discuss the performance of a loud speaker on multiple fronts but, do we ever really think about how an audience perceives the image itself? Not enough apparently. In the past few years I have been...

​State of the art. What does it mean when we say that? I know we throw that term around a lot, even when some audio system designs are clearly anything but. The phrase itself connotes something very expensive and unreachable for many. Well, here is the truth. It may...

All speakers are not created equal. There is really nothing new in speaker design in our industry. Everything we know, we’ve learned in the 1930’s and some again maybe in the 1950s and ‘60s. The same also holds for microphones. Sure we have learned to manipulate these...

I know for most of you, this will seem like a “no brainer.” Unfortunately, there are a lot of twenty-somethings out there who, believe it or not, have never learned the basics of the audio chain. This is for them. In the meantime, here is something for you to chew on....

"I hate you!" Okay, let me clarify this right away. This was said to me by a very dear friend of mine in the heat of an audio battle during the first song of the night. To get some perspective, we’ll start at the beginning. A while back I was working for an unnamed...

I know what you are thinking. Hey I thought Bob wrote a performance audio blog. Well, I do. Hang in there a sec while I use a brilliant analogy. I have long known the difference between Harleys and Vespas and just for the record I ride Harley Davidson 2007 FLHT...

In this article Bob Langlois addresses that critical period of time before the worship service: the sound check. This can often be a frustrating time with too many leaders and not enough followers, and it can turn pretty ugly if someone doesn’t take charge. Langlois...

We are excited to introduce Bob Langlois to you in this issue. Bob has extensive experience in the world of technology, particularly as it relates to churches. We hope you’ll be inspired to send in specific questions for Bob to answer—whether you’re considering...

Every one of us who has been involved with praise and worship in the church for any length of time has experienced it—relational issues. That sometimes uncomfort- able feeling when it’s clear that two people on the team are not in agreement, and not really sure how to...

A major design consideration for houses of worship is great sound--both for music and intelligibility of the spoken word. For new designs, adaptive reuse, or upgrades of existing worship spaces, getting great audio has traditionally provided church designers and...