Cool Insuring Arena

The Cool Insuring Arena – (formerly known as the Glens Falls Civic Center) – is located in Glens Falls, New York. The arena hosts many sporting and entertainment events, professional hockey being one of them. Previously, the arena’s sound system had been upgraded but their budget was too small. The system had significant gaps in sound coverage. There were some areas of the arena where sound was completely unintelligible during paging and game announcements. AVL Designs Inc. was contracted to design a new system that would provide even-coverage throughout the entire arena. The new sound system, featuring Danley loudspeakers, is designed for wide coverage using full range speakers and line array down-fills. These line array down fills provide better coverage directly behind the glass, next to the ice rink, where crowd noise from seats behind gets high and hearing is difficult. The building also has a walking track around the perimeter of the structure which is frequented by local residents who stop by to exercise. This system is set up to play recreational music in that area for their enjoyment. The completed design provides even-coverage and high sound pressure levels to the entire arena. One of the first events for which the system was used was a WWE Live Event. The system performed very well, even under the extremely high sound pressure demands of WWE, who tied into the house system for PA. Note: this project also included upgrades to microphones, mixing consoles, wireless microphones, and other aspects of the arena.

Cool Insuring Arena

The Cool Insuring Arena – (formerly known as the Glens Falls Civic Center) – is located in Glens Falls, New York. The arena hosts many sporting and entertainment events, professional hockey being one of them. Previously, the arena’s sound system had been upgraded but their budget was too small. The system had significant gaps in sound coverage. There were some areas of the arena where sound was completely unintelligible during paging and game announcements. AVL Designs Inc. was contracted to design a new system that would provide even-coverage throughout the entire arena. The new sound system, featuring Danley loudspeakers, is designed for wide coverage using full range speakers and line array down-fills. These line array down fills provide better coverage directly behind the glass, next to the ice rink, where crowd noise from seats behind gets high and hearing is difficult. The building also has a walking track around the perimeter of the structure which is frequented by local residents who stop by to exercise. This system is set up to play recreational music in that area for their enjoyment. The completed design provides even-coverage and high sound pressure levels to the entire arena. One of the first events for which the system was used was a WWE Live Event. The system performed very well, even under the extremely high sound pressure demands of WWE, who tied into the house system for PA. Note: this project also included upgrades to microphones, mixing consoles, wireless microphones, and other aspects of the arena.