County Board Room Sound System Kane County Administration Committee - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

County Board Room Sound System Kane County Administration Committee February 21, 2013 Roger Fahnestock, CIO Information Technologies Department 719 S. Batavia Ave. Geneva, IL 60134

Overview 2011 • Aging sound system and issues – November/December - Proposals for replacement requested – December - AVI Systems selected for vendor from competitive quotes (3 respondents) – 2012 • January - Sound system installed and configured – Maintenance, modifications, and tuning – 2013 • January - Audio filters for echo cancellation and feedback causing sound to cut out – (noise and competition for input audio or microphones) February - AVI, product manufacturer, and staff address filter issue isolating Chairman – and Podium microphones while increasing the number of active microphones in filter February - Audio issues appear to be corrected from these changes –

Acoustic Challenges • County Board Room architecture • HVAC and blowers • 30 microphones in competition • Always on microphones. On/Off switches • Too much amplification • Background noise, echo, and reverberation • Older wiring and microphones • Standing and mobile/wireless microphones

Next Steps (if needed) • Instructional training (staff) • New microphones ($9,000) • Cabling microphones ($15,000) • Push-to-talk (PTT) microphone setting • Recording minutes, additional training (staff)