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-Invisible- Sound Reinforcement with 350 Microphones

The sound system in the new Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist in Chicago reinforces speech from any of the 764 seats, using several of the 350 concealed microphones. Signals to the 350 concealed loudspeakers are delayed to prevent pre-echo. A nontechnical operator controls the system easily via display circuits and semiautomatic switching of microphones and loudspeakers.

Authors: Tappan, Peter W.; Ancha, Robert F.
Affiliations: Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., Downers Grove, IL ; Ancha Electronics, lnc., Chicago, IL(See document for exact affiliation information.)
JAES Volume 18 Issue 3 pp. 309-314; June 1970 Import into BibTeX

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