492 Cafe Services

Public Address

About *Outdoor Amplification

Happy Customers

Overcome city noise, including traffic that will threaten to mar your event. It brings attention and authority to your event.

492 Cafe routinely provides Public Address (PA) amplification for audiences as large as a thousand. Need something larger? We'll hook you up with Bill Hanley. Bill did the original Woodstock concert, and he keeps a pair of forty foot tall speakers, mounted on trailers, in his yard.

Public Address Amplification provides strong sound that overcomes city noise, sound that roving video cameras can record with inbuilt microphones.
A car door, brake squeal or horn can ruin a video of your event. Videographers who are investing their time deserve your help in documenting the event as much as your event deserves to be documented to:
- make a faithful record of the event
- reach a wider audience
- grow your movement
Live press feeds are wired to the cameras. this is best for mainstream media whose time on your event is limited.
Recordings made from the sound board can be added to your video during post-production.

*A permit may be required.

About Indoor Amplification

The ancient Greek auditorium was a public space where speakers could be heard by a relatively large audience. This was achieved with careful design and selection of materials. With modern architecture's larger spaces, Public Address (P.A.) amplification has become an audio necessity.

WHY AMPLIFY?

A public address system can achieve much more than just making your voices louder. There are numerous additional advantages to "amping" your event.

Improved intelligibility
Reduction of room echo and 'ringing'
Better playback of recordings or sound from videos, etc.

Once the choice has been made to use a P.A. system, you can leave the fussing to the Technician and focus on managing the program, plus...

Recording the event for web-posting, transcription, etc. is now a simpler task.
Radio and TV press people who may arrive will appreciate an audio 'feed.'
Audience questions can be amplified for a more graceful exchange
Video Production will be greatly enhanced with comprehensive sound control

Who

Noam Chomsky
Howard Zinn
Desmond Tutu

Sponsors/Clients

Students for a Democratic Society
United for Justice with Peace
Friends of Sabeel, North America
Boston 9-11 Truth
Bostonians for the Overthrow of King George

Where

Old South Church
Faneuil Hall
Wentworth Institute
M.I.T.
B.U.

What (indoor)

Bush Crimes Commission
9-11 Truth Conference
Sabeel Conference
Suffolk Law
Zinn at B.U.
Taylor at Wentworth

What (outdoor)

Outdoor Budget-Saver

If you plan to use Boston parks, they charge about $200.00 for power. That's the entry price for a complete job using our battery powered systems!

WHAT TO EXPECT

Be Prepared...

for loudspeakers to be placed, usually in front of the stage
to be coached in microphone use.
to create and implement a stage plan

The Engineer will need to know...

The location, date and time you will need the Public Address services
The size of the room and audience
What sort of material will be presented (musical styles, etc.)
What other media equipment will be used, and who will operate it
Contact info of other Technicians who may be working the event

Another reason to amplify? Hear why this speech by Granny D, an exceptional speaker, needed six hours of edits before we'd put her on the air! (Read the "Editor's Note" to learn why.)