The audio system was designed to cater to voice, but also full-range music playback. Subwoofers were installed to complement the main speakers and ensure there was a full bass response from the system.
Every speaker in the venue is carefully timed to the front of the chapel. This ensures that there is a natural ‘flow’ of audio through the venue, and subtly draws the attention to the front of the venue.
To ensure that every word can be heard without requiring high volume levels, two rows of ‘delay’ speakers were also installed in the main chapel. These speakers reinforce the output of the main speakers and are carefully ‘delayed’ so that their output blends naturally with the output of the main speakers.
With some events, the size of the audience can be hard to predict. This can often lead to a large crowd that is standing outside the main chapel, and sometimes outside the venue itself.
To ensure that everyone, even those standing outside are able to hear, the audio system was carefully designed to ensure that there is even coverage, and high intelligibility, both inside the building, and around the portico outside.