Professional audio store
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A professional audio store is a
DJ equipment, lighting equipment used in nightclubs and concerts and video equipment used in events, such as video projectors and screens. Some professional audio stores rent "backline" equipment used in rock and pop shows, such as stage pianos and bass amplifiers
. While professional audio stores typically focus on selling new merchandise, some stores also sell used equipment, which is often the equipment that the company has previously rented out for shows and events.
Terminology
Professional audio stores are also called "pro audio stores", "pro sound stores", "sound reinforcement" companies, "PA system companies" or "audio-visual companies", with the latter name being used when a store supplies a significant amount of video equipment for events, such as video projectors and screens. Stores often use the word "professional" in their name or the description of their store, to differentiate their stores from consumer
electronics stores, which sell consumer-grade loudspeakers, home cinema
equipment, and amplifiers, which are designed for private, in-home use.
Products
Pro audio stores carry a range of
DI boxes
, crossovers and a range a
of electronic effects, which are typically rackmountable units, including: microphone preamplifiers, electronic vocal processors, exciters, equalizers, compressors and limiters, feedback suppressors and noise gates. Some stores also sell audio software, such as DAW software, signal processing software and virtual instruments
.
Other products
While some pro audio stores only sell audio equipment, others also sell products in other categories that are used in
DJ
equipment, such as direct drive turntables, record cartridges and styli, DJ CD players and DJ mixers.
Other services
Some professional audio stores sell the services of
conference center, auditorium or stadium
, assess its professional audio needs, and recommend the types of components–speaker enclosures, mixing boards, microphone types, and so on–that would best suit this venue and the customer's budget.
See also
- Music stores (these stores primarily sell musical instruments and instrument amplifiers, but most also sell some sound reinforcement system equipment)
- Pawnshops(these stores often sell some used professional audio gear such as PA speakers and power amplifiers)
References
- ^ "NAICS 2012 - 334310 - Audio and video equipment manufacturing". 20 October 2011.