Distributed Audio Systems: 6 Installation Tips

Remember Other System Priorities If you are working on more robust applications, consider other priority options for audio systems. Some commercial applications may wish to have audio from a jukebox over ride the back ground source; in a bar, the owner wants the bartender selling drinks, not running to throw a switch on a busy night.In venues where the bar may want sports programming, and the waiting area may want background with paging, and the restaurant may want higher quality background without paging, and the patio may need to be turned off by a certain time, using an audio matrix system may make sense. A number of manufacturers offer variations, depending on the number of potential sources and number of distinct zones. These matrix systems frequently allow you to program priority sources, page steering, source level matching (so one source is not markedly quieter or louder than the next), and more.