How Freeport School District Simplified System Operation While Enhancing Audio Coverage & Quality

Freeport High School Gymnasium

Freeport High School required a system upgrade for better game time audio performance. They wanted a system with excellent sound reinforcement with aesthetically pleasing components. At the same time, the system required easy operation with mobile system control - they chose AtlasIED.

Freeport High School Outdoor Athletic Complex

Freeport High School sought a new sound system for their sports field. After the success of their recent AtlasIED indoor gym sound system installation, they chose AtlasIED again. The outdoor field required weather-proof, high-output speakers with excellent speech and music capability. At the same time, the new system required easy operation from the press box with mobile system control.

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Project Overview

  • Client: Freeport School District, Illinois
  • Integrator: Advance Technologies
  • AtlasIED Solutions: surface mount loudspeakers, BlueBridge DSP, power amplifiers, large format arena horns
  • Goals: Simplify system operation, improve sound coverage and quality
  • Results: Standardized operation in both systems, sound coverage only where intended, flexibility for different event types

Challenges & Solutions

Challenges Solutions
Inconsistent user interfaces for each system Custom DSP layouts standardized UX
Lack of flexibility for different event types Preprogrammed shortcuts for different audio system modes
Poor sound quality and coverage High-output loudspeakers with specific dispersion patterns and DSP

Benefits

  • Manufacturer support for design services and programming assistance
  • Consistent user experience across both systems
  • Faster onboarding and training for staff
  • Easy to support with remote control management and maintenance of systems

These case studies highlight how Freeport School District collaborated with systems integrator Advance Technologies to deploy high-performance, easy-to-use audio systems in both the gymnasium and outdoor athletic complex. Using AtlasIED’s BlueBridge DSP and a range of loudspeaker solutions, the project focused on delivering intuitive operation, streamlined support, and a consistent user interface across both school environments.

Freeport School District Logo
“One nice feature of the BlueBridge platform is that you can take an iPhone or iPad and download the app to that device and interface it and building your own template with only the features that are needed for the end user.”
— Steve Buss, Owner, Advance Technologies
Press box at Freeport High School's Pretzel Stadium
“Last summer we did the gymnasium and this summer we’re doing the stadium. It was an easy to choice to pick what we were going to do for the stadium because it works out really well in the gymnasium.”
— Robert Winter, District Sound Engineer, Freeport School District