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Exclusive: how 2020 prepared us for the future of the professional audio sector
Renkus-Heinz's Garrison Parkin on the importance of pro audio for institutions in 2021 onwards
houses of worship
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L-Acoustics ensures holiday success for ‘Xmas Under The Stars’
Outdoor worship event reaches estimated 50,000 people at ten locations in Phoenix, Arizona
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Virtual new world for Methodist Central Hall Westminster
On Sunday 29th March, Methodist Central Hall Westminster (MCHW) delivered the first-ever live church service to be streamed from technical solutions specialist White Light’s (WL’s) SmartStage....
Case Studies
See the light at St Peter’s Basilica
After almost 18 months in the planning, this imposing church can now be enjoyed in all its glory thanks to the installation of a...
Case Studies
Church chooses performance over price with Community speakers
Community loudspeakers have been chosen for their audio quality and intelligibility in this reverberant environment
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HoW speakers: eight of the best solutions
Loudspeakers in houses of worship have a difficult job to carry out – providing intelligible speech and natural-sounding music to enhance the experience of...
Case Studies
Solutions: St Giles’ Cathedral full AV refit
One of Scotland’s most historic cathedrals has been equipped with a comprehensive new AV system that, among other things, has significantly improved sound reinforcement....
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Church improves intelligibility and aesthetics with Meyer Sound CAL
The installation of beam-steering Meyer Sound CAL column array loudspeakers has resulted in improved speech intelligibility, enhanced aesthetics and expanded multimedia options in the sanctuary...
Displays & Signage
PixelFLEX roll-up LED displays installed in US church
An unusual roll-up LED video system, using FLEXCurtain HD from PixelFLEX, has been installed at a US church. The First Baptist Church in Thomasville, Georgia,...
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Solutions: Kayseri Organised Industrial Zone mosque
At mosques around the world, the tonal qualities of Imams’ voices help worshippers immerse themselves in the surah (prayers). To amplify prayers without losing...
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RCF column speakers fill new church complex with sound
RCF audio equipment has been installed throughout a new church complex in the province of Sassari in northern Sardinia. The new Holy Spirit complex...
Case Studies
Houses of worship: staffing issues and tech usability
Previously we revealed the ways houses of worship are utilising AV tech to spread the word; here Steve Montgomery reports on the staffing issues...
Case Studies
Houses of worship: embracing AV technology
Many houses of worship do much more than hold services in a single space. Increasingly, they are using technology to spread the message around...
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d&b’s ArrayProcessing connects church congregation
ArrayProcessing, an advanced line array optimisation tool from d&b audiotechnik, has helped to create uniform sound coverage at a church in a Johannesburg suburb.
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Shure UK and RG Jones upgrade Ely cathedral with Q-SYS
RG Jones and Shure UK System Group have upgraded the the audio infrastructure at Ely Cathedral with a QSC Q-Sys audio network.
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DiGiCo helps unleash the music – inside church and beyond
A new digital infrastructure based around two new DiGiCo audio consoles has made a “night and day difference” to the sound quality at Cornerstone Church in San Antonio,...
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Integrator resurrects Renkus-Heinz church audio system
A church recently called back the integrator that had upgraded the audio system in its 1,400-seat sanctuary 11 years earlier, to restore the sound there following some...
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Renkus-Heinz beam steering improves sound under synagogue dome
A recent Renkus-Heinz installation at a synagogue in Philadephia has improved clarity and consistency of audio within the building, particularly under the domed ceiling.
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New Indonesian mosque features Symetrix Jupiter 8 DSP
The recently opened Masjid Raya Pontianak mosque in Pontianak, west of Kalimantan, Indonesia, features an impressively high-end audio installation based around a Symetrix Jupiter...
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Renkus-Heinz steerable arrays solve reverb issues at Basilica cathedral
Sao Paolo’s Basilica Nosa Senhora do Rosario has opted for a Renkus-Heinz Iconyx steerable loudspeaker system to control the complex acoustics of the cathedral....
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Allen & Heath GLD digital mixers feature in church refurb
High Kirk Presbyterian Church in Ballymena, Ireland has completed a major refurbishment project part of which has seen two Allen & Heath GLD digital...
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Vue Audiotechnik improves audio coverage and clarity at California church
As part of a facility-wide audio and video renovation, First Presbyterian Church in Salinas, California has completed the installation of a comprehensive sound system...
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Meyer Sound Constellation system creates immersive worship environment
A US church reports a greatly increased sense of engagement from its congregation following the installation of a Meyer Sound Constellation system.
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Renkus-Heinz arrays boost intelligibility at Old St Louis Cathedral
The Old St Louis Cathedral, consecrated in 1834, was the first cathedral built west of the Mississippi River. As part of a major renovation,...
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L-Acoustics supplies ARCS speakers to Radiant Church
Radiant Church in Richland, Michigan has upgraded the audio facilities of its 1,050-seat sanctuary with a new ARCS WiFo (Wide and Focus) loudspeaker system...
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New Hope Baptist Church believes in Ashly
Comprehensive renovation results in new sound system for 80-year-old Michigan Church
Technology
Osram LEDs illuminate the Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel in Rome is now illuminated by a novel lighting solution from Osram, with more than 7,000 LEDs
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iLive digital mixing at Hungary’s largest Protestant church
An Allen & Heath Live digital audio system has been installed in the 5,000-capacity Great Reformed Church in Debrecen, Hungary.
Case Studies
Trinity Baptist Church’s AV upgrade includes EAW QX Series loudspeakers
A new sound reinforcement system featuring EAW loudspeakers has been installed at Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas.
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Renkus-Heinz steerable line arrays out-perform cheaper competitors
Despite attempts to save money by installing cheaper alternatives, Iconyx digitally steerable line arrays have won out at St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church...
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Twin-campus Florida church uses Aviom personal mixers
Next Level Church in Fort Myers, Florida uses Aviom A360 personal mixers for seven weekly services at each of its campuses.
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Cross Pointe Church upgrades with Meyer Sound
MICA line array loudspeakers and 1100-LFC LF elements have been installed in a church inside a former missile factory.
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Fellowship Bible Church upgrades to Danley Sound Labs
Praise for Danley as Audio Video Electronics improves sounds quality in refit at 750-seat sanctuary. Fellowship Bible Church in Tacoma, Washington started as a...
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RoryAld Live’s Harman Professional fit-out for major Sikh temple
Integrated system combines Soundcraft Expression 2 console, JBL PRX400 loudspeakers, Crown XTi amplifiers and AKG microphones Rory Alderson may only be 23, but he...
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Adamson speakers preserve sightlines in school chapel
Array speakers were out of the question – so how did the integrator keep reverberation levels down?
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Ashly proves sage solution at University chapel
Ashly processors at Cornell University’s Sage Chapel condense seven feet of racks into seven inches. Erected in 1875, Sage Chapel sits near the centre...
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Major Polish church equipped with K-array speakers
K-array Python speakers have been installed in the second largest church in Poland. Built in the 1990s, Corpus Christi Church has marble floors, large...
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Ashly mixes old and new at Midland Nazarene Church upgrade
Vintage and new Ashly amps combine to bring sound system up to date at Michigan church. Though founded decades earlier, the Midland Nazarene Church...
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Praise for Danley at First Redeemer Church
A pair of Jericho Horns from Danley hit the right note at First Redeemer Church in Georgia. For a long time, First Redeemer Church...
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Missouri church goes with Renkus-Heinz Iconyx
The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Florrisant, Missouri, US, has had its grand old Gothic style sanctuary installed with a Renkus-Heinz Iconyx...
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New Birth Church praises Renkus-Heinz VARIA line arrays
The New Birth Church, Oakland, California, US, has eliminated reverberation issues at the venue with installation of a VARIA line array from Renkus-Heinz. The...