Sound for sports

Since the times of ancient Greece, organizers of sports entertainment events and gladiatorial competitions in the arena began to understand what a significant factor in this matter is sound accompaniment. Consequently, even ancient stadiums and arenas were built in such a way that their acoustic properties were improved due to their geometry.

An example of such a structure is the globally famous amphitheater Colosseum - an arena for gladiator, animal fights, and other events organized by Roman leaders for citizens. Even today, sound accompaniment of sports competitions is a very important task.
It is no secret that modern sports competitions or other mass events held both in open and closed sports facilities are unlikely to do without musical equipment. This can be either small acoustic systems or a complex sound amplification system, allowing presenters and judges not to lose their voice when announcing the results of sports competitions, as well as to provide musical accompaniment to the event.

Of course, a person responsible for the physical provision of a sports facility, coming to a specialized store with the thought "I'll buy acoustics", should know some rules that will allow him to make a positive choice. These rules are obvious to expert sound engineers, however, people far from this craft may not know them:

- indoor sports facilities can do with sound systems of lower power than open areas;

- due to sound-reflecting surfaces (glass, concrete, metal, etc.), the acoustic properties of indoor halls and open stadiums are deteriorating. To improve, it is necessary to carry out an acoustic calculation to determine and reduce the reverberation time. And this, in turn, means installing additional sound-absorbing panels, or some special arrangement of acoustic systems. In the worst case, poor acoustics will affect both the results of athletes and the comfort of spectators;

- outdoor sports facilities require more sound power;

- when choosing equipment, it is worth understanding the compatibility of components, purpose and characteristics.

In general, equipping a sports facility with acoustic systems is a rather complicated process, which includes:
- knowledge of the acoustic properties of the room and ways to change the acoustics of the hall, to a comfortable sound of the music speakers;

- development of the design of the audio system and selection of the appropriate equipment and components;

- a solution for the competent placement of sound equipment at the sports facility

- competent installation and configuration of sound equipment.

For such complex tasks, there is the Express Sound company, which specializes in solutions for sound systems for sports facilities.