Comments on: Takin’ em to Church (with Altec) https://www.preservationsound.com/takin-em-to-church-with-altec/ information and ideas about audio history Sat, 03 Jan 2015 04:12:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Mike https://www.preservationsound.com/takin-em-to-church-with-altec/#comment-288412 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 04:12:23 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=2991#comment-288412 I ran sound in a church that had some old Altec equipment. This was around ’07, and I think the stuff was from the 70’s or 80’s. The low end wasn’t working. I think it was speakers and not amp channels that weren’t working. They remodeled and installed powered speakers and a Yamaha M7CL that was pretty nice. The biggest challenge is miking the choir and providing them with enough monitor volume. Also, for the Christmas program, they would add extra acoustic instruments that would overpower the choir.

]]> By: therealfonzie https://www.preservationsound.com/takin-em-to-church-with-altec/#comment-160000 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:28:29 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=2991#comment-160000 The Hammond is the least church organ sounding electronic organ ever built. I have never seen one in a Catholic, mainline or upscale evangelical church.

All church electronic organ vendors highly discouraged running a combined PA/organ system for a lot of reasons, both technical and business wise. A combined system needs about three times the total amplifier power and far more drivers and horns. Furthermore, few people understand both PA and organs very well so service becomes a challenge.

]]> By: bafflegab https://www.preservationsound.com/takin-em-to-church-with-altec/#comment-159662 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:46:52 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=2991#comment-159662 There is a HOW document Altec put out on interfacing with Hammond, Allen, Rodgers and other brands of organs that would be most interesting reading. Hammond and Allen both depended on speaker modulating mechanical systems for their characteristic sounds, but others did not.

If you have a Leslie, if you aren’t using it for guitar as well you aren’t getting your money’s worth!

]]> By: Steve https://www.preservationsound.com/takin-em-to-church-with-altec/#comment-159275 Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:49:37 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=2991#comment-159275 I have one of the consoles pictured in the brochure. It is an Altec 250 T3. Still works excellent!

]]> By: Chris McColm https://www.preservationsound.com/takin-em-to-church-with-altec/#comment-4170 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:41:32 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=2991#comment-4170 I have a pair of the A7’s pictured from the 60’s and the Altec 711A matching receiver . Add a DVD and you have the TRUE meaning of Home Theater!!!! Remarkable Speakers! Good down to 35 Hz, below that , you need a sub woofer for pipe organ .

]]> By: Chris McColm https://www.preservationsound.com/takin-em-to-church-with-altec/#comment-4168 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:37:24 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=2991#comment-4168 This system was pretty much switch on and use . Not much adjusting was necessary unless someone different came up to the mike . Multiple mike inputs were great for the choir at Christmas . Very Clear sound -like the source ,not “honky” or “colored ” sound like todays setups . Easy on the ears.

]]> By: Chris McColm https://www.preservationsound.com/takin-em-to-church-with-altec/#comment-4167 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:32:34 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=2991#comment-4167 The Church I went to had one of these systems in it(60’s) … 8 Altec Bi flex woofers, 16- 8 inch high/mid drivers in an infinite baffle high up and hidden behind wood trim ,very impressive sound , powered of course by Altec equipment . My friend still has one of these woofers that was salvaged from this system . It still works. The amps etc vanished. .

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