corporate events/presentation services...
Why do you need an audio professional?
Knowledge: The art and science of sound is not generally well understood, so its importance is often overlooked or diminished in favor of the visual presentation. As a result, it is all too common for an event to suffer from audio maladies such as feedback and distortion, or to have the audience in the rear of a venue complain that they cannot hear what is up front, as well as various other technical issues that can actually bring a program to an embarrassing halt.
What do you get when you work with Audio Farm Productions?
Professional Equipment: Many events are put together with "loaner" equipment or portable house systems that are of lower quality. These systems are often underpowered and lack processing capability which results in hiss, pops, and distortion while failing to perform adequately. With Audio Farm Productions, you get the benefit of professional PA gear that has the power, quality, and flexibility to provide the proper coverage and clarity for success.
Proper system design and configuration: Seemingly simple considerations such as speaker placement can have a major impact on system performance. I have seen many instances of speaker placement that blast the front rows of a venue and/or fail to cover the entire audience. Feedback on and off stage can become a real problem. All speakers are not the same, as they are built with specific purpose and capability just like any other tool of any other trade. More often than not, multiple speaker configurations are necessary for proper audience coverage, a feature not common with loaner systems, and their use requires knowledge of acoustics and sound wave interaction as well as sound system flexibility.
Wireless mic systems: In the advanced world of today's sound design, there is no excuse for not taking advantage of wireless technology where appropriate. Watching perfomers and Masters of Ceremony fumble with wired mic cable, especially in situations when the mic must be shared, is simply unprofessional and detracts from the integrity of an event. Wireless systems cost more but they are a must have for the most visible portions of a program and are used by Audio Farm Productions.
A dedicated technician/engineer: Many loaner systems are run "static" because there are no professionals to supervise and engineer the sound, so when the audio goes wrong, the program suffers. An "open" mic is a live animal that is very dynamic and ever-changing, and therefore requires attention if problems are to be avoided. With Audio Farm Productions, you get a dedicated engineer monitoring sound from start to finish, keeping it as controlled and intelligible as possible while working to prevent catastrophes, thereby making the sound system transparent and unobtrusive as it should be.
Full Service: The relative high cost of equipment rental alone may drive event planners to skimp on audio and settle for inadequate performance. However, working with Audio Farm Productions may be less expensive than the cost of just renting a system, and comes complete with a dedicated technician/engineer. This means that just one phone call elimlinates the hassle of loading and unloading equipment, set-up, operation, and teardown as well as all the worries.