Located in historic North Side’s West Park, the Na?onal Aviary is America’s only independent indoor nonprofit bird zoo. The Aviary is home to 600+ birds of more than 200 species. Many are threatened or endangered in the wild. The natural, planted exhibits allow visitors an up-close view of the bird world. From hummingbirds to Andean Condors, these birds represent nearly every con?nent, with a particular emphasis on rainforest and wetland habitats.
Accent ESI provided the Pittsburgh National Aviary with a versatile, multi-function music andpaging system that includes microphones, paging, compact disc player and changer, a tapeplayer, a mixer and amplifiers, speakers and hard of hearing equipment.
Eight amplifiers, or zones, and five sources of sound were implemented in this project. The zonescan be used in a variety of combinations or each zone may be used independently, dependingupon the needs of the event. A key feature to the design of the system is that each of thespeakers is wired separately to allow for ease in rezoning and expansion.
The system was tailored to meet the specific needs of the Aviary and support separate audiopresentations in three desired areas. Both wired or wireless microphones can be used in each ofthese areas while the indoor and outdoor speakers can be easily rezoned for special events asthe need arises.
What appears to be rocks in the landscaping in The Rose Garden, are actually speakers thatproduce high quality sound and are aesthetically pleasing. The unique design of the newSoundsphere Loudspeakers allows for outstanding projection of clear voice and high qualitymusic in the challenging environments of the Aviary’s Marsh Room and Tropical Forest Room.
For visiting guests with reduced hearing capacity, wireless battery operated receivers are nowavailable. Up to eight separate receiving units can be used in the areas where special events andpresentations are held.
The Pro-Sound Engineering group provided a sound system that greatly enhances the events andmakes it possible for everyone to enjoy a day at The Aviary.
