Noise reduction is only part of the equation when it comes to effectively managing the acoustics of your environment. Crafting the right audio aesthetic and clearly communicating with your intended audience is the other part. Lencore offers a complete suite of paging, music, and audio solutions, integrated with our industry-leading sound masking, so you can manage every element of your space’s sound through one unified system. A well-designed commercial paging system brings announcements, background music, and ambiance together under one adaptable platform.
Lencore’s MPI-2 is a commercial paging system that also handles background music and messaging from one rack unit. It supports up to 99 zones, connects over a facility’s existing phone line, and pairs with a Global MPI unit for enterprise paging system deployments across multiple buildings, with tiered priority so higher-priority pages override standard announcements when needed .
From zoned paging and pre-recorded messaging to external audio source integration to provide different audio to different areas of your space, Lencore’s paging product is highly adaptable and essential to shaping the audio environment of your space.
Ready for a quick estimate? More questions? Get in touch with one of our acoustical experts.
The MPI-2 is the core of Lencore’s commercial paging system, built to handle announcements, background music, and messaging from one rack unit.
The MPI-2 is the core of Lencore’s system, but it’s built to work with a family of paging products, not as a standalone box.
Pairs with the MPI-2 to extend all-call paging across every connected building on a facility’s existing telephone system, with tiered priority so higher-priority pages can override standard paging , built for multi-building facilities and campus-wide deployments.
A compact push-to-talk desk microphone built for initiating live pages, with a cardioid pickup pattern that reduces background noise and feedback, suited to restaurants, offices, warehouses, transportation terminals, dispatch centers, and entertainment facilities.
Adds automatic gain control to paging audio, keeping volume consistent and suppressing feedback so every page stays clear and understandable, especially in facilities where paging clarity matters most.
A surface-mounted speaker built for indoor and outdoor use in areas where ambient noise already runs above 50 dB, like cafeterias and other high-noise spaces.
Already have a sound masking system? Lencore’s paging and sound masking integration explains how to add paging and background music to it without separate wiring.
A commercial paging system serves different needs depending on the setting. Here’s a closer look at a few of the industries where it plays a key role.
Overhead paging systems are commonly used across warehouses and industrial facilities to cut through the noise of machinery and equipment, covering everything from shift changes to safety alerts across large, open floor plans. In high-noise areas, surface-mounted paging horns are built to stay intelligible where standard ceiling speakers may not be enough.
Lencore’s commercial paging system supports hospitals and healthcare facilities directly, with zoned paging and recorded messaging for the nursing floor, and background music that keeps waiting rooms comfortable for patients and visitors. From routine overhead announcements to time-sensitive alerts, the system keeps clinical staff coordinated across every floor and department.
Lencore offers a dedicated paging, music, and audio system for educational institutions, supporting campus-wide announcements alongside background music in common areas. One system handles bell schedules, all-call announcements, and ambient music between classes – across every building on campus.
Lencore’s Workplace solutions combine an enterprise paging system with background audio in one setup, built for larger offices that need both. One centrally managed system covers both paging and background audio, so there’s no need for separate infrastructure.
Lencore’s paging systems keep hotel and retail staff connected, while background music sets the tone in lobbies, retail floors, and other guest-facing spaces. Staff stay connected behind the scenes while guests experience consistent, on-brand audio throughout every public space.
A commercial paging system combines zoned announcements, background music, and messaging into one setup for a business, instead of running separate hardware for each. Lencore’s MPI-2 works this way, with paging, music, and pre-recorded messages all running through a single rack unit.
Overhead paging systems are one-way: someone speaks into a microphone or plays a recorded message, and it broadcasts to speakers across a zone or facility. An intercom paging system is two-way, letting the person on the other end respond. Lencore’s MPI-2 is built as a one-way paging system, using a mic input for live announcements and pre-recorded messages for automated ones, though it’s often searched for using both terms since they cover similar ground for facility-wide communication.
The MPI-2 supports up to 99 individual paging zones. Zones can be added, changed, or removed without rewiring, which matters most in buildings that change layout often.
Connected to Lencore’s i.Net web appliance, a single MPI-2 can be programmed to cover up to 1.5 million square feet from one device, so a single commercial paging system can reach very large or spread-out facilities.
Not a separate one. Amplification comes from Lencore’s Operating Platform (OP), which drives the speakers, paired with a head-end that controls volume and EQ and defines the paging zones. What the MPI-2 does away with is the standalone rack of amplifiers, equalizers, and switching equipment that older paging and music setups usually need — paging runs through the same Operating Platform and head-end already handling your masking and music, so it’s one set of hardware instead of two.
Yes. Pairing the MPI-2 with Lencore’s Global MPI unit allows an all-call page across every connected building using a facility’s existing telephone system, with tiered priority so higher-priority pages can override standard paging.
Yes. The MPI-2 connects over a standard POTS telephone line using DTMF signaling for paging, so it works alongside a facility’s existing phone infrastructure rather than requiring a separate network build-out.
The MPI-2 is not an emergency notification or life-safety system, but it can act as an auxiliary to one, with tiered priority so a high-priority page — including one triggered by a facility’s emergency system — can override standard announcements.
Yes. Lencore’s paging systems are designed to integrate with its sound masking systems through the same speakers, so businesses get sound masking, paging, and background music without installing three separate systems.
IP paging systems send audio over a facility’s computer network. The MPI-2 takes the page in over a standard POTS telephone line using DTMF signaling, then carries the audio on its own dedicated path — LON and a data cable running out to the Operating Platforms that drive the speakers. Both approaches end up broadcasting to zoned speakers. The difference is what the audio rides on: an IP system draws on network bandwidth and depends on network uptime, while the MPI-2 keeps paging on separate cabling, so it stays available regardless of what’s happening on the network.
Because Lencore integrates sound masking, paging, music, and audio on a single platform, you get centralized control, simplified installation, and lower overall equipment costs, all from one trusted manufacturer. Ready for a quick estimate? More questions?