For churches, acoustic quality is of paramount importance. But in many historical buildings, the acoustic conditions present real challenges.
The Viennese church Maria Treu is no exception. Built by famous Austrian architect Lucas von Hildebrandt and decorated with frescos of the most important painter of the later baroque era Franz Anton Maulbertsch, the church is one of the most impressive in Vienna. 4solutions was brought in to guarantee the best acoustic conditions by today’s standards and chose an AKG wireless microphone system to do it.
The previous system was designed in the 1970s and its age created several acoustic problems, such as regular reaction coupling noises, but those issues are now gone and the new system using AKG products guarantees a failsafe use of wireless microphones throughout the whole church. Additionally, new requests like a system for the chapel beside the church can be easily accommodated with the new AKG system.
Another example of a very impressive baroque church in Vienna currently using AKG technology is the St. Anna’s Cathedral in the first Viennese district. The architectonic jewel was recently renovated and technically modernized. One of the most important elements of a new audio system is that it guarantee user-friendliness. The ideal system installed in the venue consists of an AKG WMS400 wireless system, an AKG automatic mixer AS 8 TC, AKG GN 155 gooseneck microphones, an AKG C 680 BL boundary layer microphone, and the Modular Series which has become a standard for European installation projects. This simple to operate configuration allows for very few steps to operate it, as well as providing an inconspicuous visual image with the thin, unobtrusive GN Series gooseneck microphones.
