RCI Sound Systems' Engineers provide state-of-the-art engineering and project management for the hotel industry, houses of worship, restaurants, sports arenas, shopping malls, schools, theaters, board rooms, conference rooms, and all your communication needs.   

RCI Sound Systems redesigned the entire sound system for the one-year-old, 80,000 seat, open-air stadium.  RCISS performed an analysis of the existing sound system to determine the causes and effects of the existing audio problems, including TEF analysis and 3-D computer modeling for the evaluation of the existing sound system. Once the problems were isolated, a study to determine the causes of the problems was conducted.  From this study, RCISS determined the best approach to solve the sound system problems.

RCISS redesigned the entire sound system, utilizing all of the existing hardware, and added additional equipment to provide smooth coverage throughout the seating bowl with a peak level of 101 dB spl + 2 db in the main seating area. 

RCISS added 160 custom EAW speakers to improve coverage and intelligibility along with 50 power amplifiers.  A new amplifier room was created to house the additional amplifiers.  RCISS added complete computer control capability of the speakers and amplifiers.  The delivery date was approximately four weeks to reconfigure the old system and install the additional components to meet the mid-season deadline.  With the newly installed sound system, overall speech intelligibility was improved considerably, music impact is now significant and the computer control of the sound system provides the balancing capability for even coverage from seat to seat.  More pics...

RCI Sound Systems completed the installation of the sound system for the 25-year-old Kennedy Center Concert Hall renovation.  

RCISS installed a complete new performing arts sound system.  The system consisted of an elaborate L/C/R system with preset "fly" points and motor control clusters.  Each of the three clusters is storable in a preset motor location, this allows the facility to remove the clusters and store them for different events.  

An elaborate series of on-stage inputs create a flexible system that can be configured for any event. Separate systems for each of the four balconies, on-stage balconies and presidential suite allow complete control over every aspect of the system to provide the audience with the best audio experience.   More pics...

The Comcast Center is an athletic arena with a seating capacity of 17,950, designed by Ellerbe Becket, Kansas City, Missouri, and Design Collective, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, which opened in the fall of 2002; Comcast replaced Cole Field House as the College Park venue for Maryland basketball.  The Center also houses the university's athletics administration. In its first season, a school-record 281,057 fans witnessed Terrapin men's basketball games for a per-game average of 17,566; this figure ranked fifth in the nation for the 2002-2003 season.

RCI Sound Systems personnel installed the sound system consisting of over 68 thousand watts of amplifier power and 43 miles of cable.  We also installed the MATV/DBS distribution and broadcast cabling systems.   More pics...

RCI Sound Systems designed and installed Theater one, Theater two, Two event areas, and Interfaces to exhibits.  

Theater one - The Meyerhoff consists of two - dual 35/16mm film projectors with change over, four channel DOLBY Surround Sound, Video playback with rear booth high intensity video projection, recording console interface, live sound reinforcement console, audio processors, equalizers and speakers, production intercom, and infrared assisted listening systems.  A multi-room distribution system to other theaters and exhibit areas is also incorporated.

Theater two - This theater consists of two-dual 35/16mm film projectors with change over, four-channel DOLBY Surround Sound, video playback with rear booth high intensity video projection, live sound reinforcement console, audio processors, equalizers and speakers, production intercom, and infrared assisted listening systems.  A multi-room distribution system to other theaters and exhibit areas is also incorporated.

Interactive workstations - Designed and supplied headphone systems for touch screen interactive computer stations

Opening Ceremonies - Planned, designed, and supplied all television technical aspects of the ceremony.  RCISS supplied a five-camera remote television control center and pool feed to all news media, power generation, television lighting, Diamond Vision outdoor television screen-20x28 feet and sound reinforcement systems for an audience of 30,000 people.  The audience included the President, Vice-President, members of Congress, and visiting dignitaries from eight countries.

RCI Sound Systems designed and built both the Branch Ave. building and the South locations.

Branch Ave. Location:
RCI designed and installed the live audio event system for the entire facility. With the church hosting concerts and large events on a regular basis, the sound system needed the capabilities of a concert type system. Utilizing custom RCI concert speakers, even coverage is maintained throughout the seating area at "rock concert" levels.
Audio splits were provided through an RCI custom splitter system. These splits provide feeds to the radio and television ministries.

South Location (Oxon Hill):
RCI designed and installed the audio system for the new expansion site. Seating over 3,500 people and hosting many concert events, Full Gospel needed a system that would provide not only a "typical" Sunday worship system but also a system for the two hundred member choir, and 80 piece orchestra/worship band.

RCI designed a system that centered around a touring concert system approach. With two Yamaha PM3500 48-channel consoles as the centerpiece, the system can handle any concert event or Sunday morning event that may be presented to the technical staff. 

This new facility contains a 5,000-seat auditorium, a 150-seat wedding chapel and multipurpose area.  This facility was designed specifically for nationally known speakers/evangelists and Christian artist for broadcast, production and live performances.  RCI was contracted to design and build the state-of-art audio, video and MATV systems located throughout the building for broadcast and post production as well as live sound and video reinforcement.

Auditorium Audio - The Soundcraft 52-channel house console is the heart of this room.  The system is driven by all Crown amplification with EAW Front of House speaker system and delay system.  KT outboard processing is utilized as well as TC Electronics and Aphex.  The system has been designed to allow production trucks to completely interface with the audio system and utilize the large video system for video playback.

Auditorium Video - Five remote video camera locations are located throughout the auditorium area with split feeds being routed to the truck plates and production booth.  Two twenty-foot video screens are located in the auditorium for truck video playback through two Sanyo light valve projectors integrated into the underside of the 1,200-seat balcony some ninety feet from the screens.  A portable computer with Bible software and a computer interface allows computer graphic display of the any of the Bible software utilized for a given service.  Camera feeds originating from the production trucks or production room may also be fed into the video projectors for further video display.

Wedding Chapel & Multipurpose Rooms - Utilizes auto mixers for hands-free operation and control over the microphones located throughout the room.  Video plates allow for the wedding chapel to be used as an overflow room for the main auditorium.  The Multipurpose Room utilizes a ballroom combining system to control all of the audio systems in this three-room combinable space.  Automatic mixers and computer-controlled equalizers are utilized to make this room as hands-free as possible.   More pics...

RCI Sound Systems staff provided a complete turnkey design / build solution for the Stage, Sanctuary, Meeting and Conference room sound, video projection, intercom and recording systems in their new Upper Marlboro, MD building.  We were teamed with their architect, and their general contractor as we developed the AV solutions for their recently dedicated Cathedral. 

The Sanctuary has a 48 Channel House mixing console, 16 channel Monitor Mix and 24 channel Recording Mixer.  It has a 6-channel production intercom and 8 wireless mics.  We installed a 4-channel MTV system to all TV locations.  The video images are projected onto two 20 x 26 ft screens.  The Evangel Cathedral is a magnificent building with seating for 2500.  The stage is fitted out to the same professional level as any other of the best performance venues in Washington. The Sanctuary sound system consists of left, center and right EAW flown clusters of KF860 cabinets. 

A family-oriented church, Shiloh Baptist Church is located in Northwest DC at the corner of 9th and P Streets, NW, near the new MCI Center (Home of the Washington Wizards), moments away from downtown hotels, the famous China Town, the White House, the Capital, the Washington Monument, and several museums.

RCI completed a new installation after the church was destroyed by fire in 1995. 

RCI Sound Systems - Design, installation and maintenance of the entire facility.

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is numbered among the ten largest churches in the world. It measures a total of 459 feet long and covers an area of 77,500 square feet.  The height of the nave, from the marble floor to the apex of the central dome is ten stories.  The Knights' Tower, a gift of the Knights of Columbus and completed in 1959, rises 329 feet from ground level -- from its base to the top of the cross is as tall as a 32-story building.

The interior of the Great Upper Church is 399 feet long and can accommodate more than six thousand worshipers.  By way of analogy, the Statue of Liberty, which measures 306 feet 8 inches from the foundation of the pedestal to the torch, could easily fit lengthwise into the Upper Church.

The Crypt Church is 200 feet long, and 160 feet wide and can comfortably seat more than 400 persons.

RCI Sound Systems Installed and maintains the sound systems in the Great Upper Church and the Crypt Church for the last 20 years. 

St. Matthew's Parish was established in 1840, and is located at 15th and H Streets, NW.  It was the fourth Catholic church constructed in Washington.  Construction of the present church began in 1893 under the direction of Monsignor Thomas Sim Lee.  

It was designated a cathedral in 1939 when the Archdiocese of Washington was established. The Cathedral was designed by noted New York architect C. Grant La Farge.  

Its design is a hybrid of Byzantine and Romanesque architecture. C. Grant LaFarge designed many churches, public buildings and helped design the New York City subway system. The Cathedral is in the form of a Latin cross 155 feet long and 136 feet wide at the transepts.  The interior of the dome rises 190 feet.  The body of the Cathedral seats 854 persons; including chapels, it seats 1,254.  

RCISS installed and maintains the sound systems.

St. Patrick's Church is the oldest parish in the Federal City of Washington, DC.  Founded in 1794 to minister to the needs of the stonemasons building the White House and the U.S. Capitol, the parish continues to serve the needs of downtown Washington through daily Mass & confession, adult education, and cultural activities. 

The length of the building from the center entrance to the sanctuary apse is 169 feet; the width of the transept is 84 feet. The height of the nave vaults from the floor is 60 feet. 

RCISS installed and maintains the sound systems.

The Naval Academy Chapel is celebrating their Centennial Renaissance. The Renaissance is a four-year time period of remembrance  and celebration, reflecting the historic first hundred years of our current Naval Academy Chapel.  This is also a time for looking to the future by refocusing the chapel community toward renewal and expansion throughout the twenty-first century.  The Chapel Centennial Renaissance brackets itself between the centennial dates of the setting of the original cornerstone in 1904 and its original dedication on May 28, 1908. 

The historic Chapel at the center of the Yard, and its landmark dome are symbolic of the vital role that moral and spiritual guidance plays in the development of Midshipmen into naval officers.  

RCI Sound Systems - Design, installation and maintenance of the entire facility.