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‍The Challenge:

McAuley College Beaudesert needed an AV system for their basketball hall that could handle three completely different use cases:

Morning assemblies at 8am. Evening performances at 7pm. Game day at noon.

Oh, and it needed to survive basketball season. 🏀

Most AV systems are designed for one purpose. This space needed to do it all—without requiring an operator for daily use, without compromising on performance quality, and without breaking when a ball inevitably finds its way to the screen.

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The Solution: One System, Three Modes

We built a system that's simple when it needs to be and powerful when it matters.

Video Display:

• 3 x 100" Hisense Commercial Displays
• Perspex protection on every screen (because physics happens)
• Strategic placement for visibility across the entire hall

Professional Audio:

• dBTechnologies 15" point-source speakers with horns for even coverage
• Yamaha DM3 digital mixer with Dante capability (16 inputs / 8 outputs)
• 4 x wireless microphone systems
• App-based control for teachers, full mixer access for events

Smart Control:

• 7" Extron touch panel, rack-mounted for security
• Two operational modes that transform the space

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How It Works

Presentation Mode (Daily Assemblies): Walk in. Press one button. Two wireless mics activate automatically. Volume control at your fingertips. No operator required.

Perfect for principals, teachers, and daily school life.

Performance Mode (Major Events): Full mixer control activated. All microphones and instruments routed through the DM3. Front-of-house speakers added on stands for enhanced stage support.

Professional-grade audio for the moments that matter.

Game Mode: Screens protected. Audio configured for announcements and atmosphere. System built to handle whatever gets thrown at it—literally.

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The Build

Clean racks. Smart cable management. Professional installation scheduled around school activities.

Every component integrated. Every detail considered. Every use case covered.

The system was fully commissioned, EQ'd for the space, and staff trained on both modes of operation.

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Why It Matters

For daily use: Technology that doesn't get in the way. Teachers can run assemblies without technical support.

For performances: Professional audio quality that does justice to student talent and school productions.

For the space: A multi-purpose hall that actually works for multiple purposes—not just in theory, but in practice.

For the school: One investment that handles morning announcements, evening concerts, and everything in between.

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The Result

Assembly mode at 8am. Performance mode at 7pm. Game day at noon.

One system that never misses a beat.

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This is what happens when AV design meets real-world demands. Not just capable of handling multiple use cases—built specifically for them.

McAuley College now has a space that works as hard as their students do.

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Built with: Hisense Commercial Displays | dBTechnologies | Yamaha Professional Audio | Extron

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Need an AV system that handles the real world? Let's talk.