Special report
Special report: Houses of worship – taking the Word further
House of worship technology has become a well-defined and very specific area of AV installation. As Kevin Hilton discovers, it now involves video streaming...
houses of worship
Case Studies
Powersoft channels Pentecostal power for Emerge Church
High-performance T Series amplifiers installed as part of a major upgrade to its audio system
Audio
Exclusive: BMD director on HoW
Craig Heffernan technical sales director, EMEA, on working for houses of worship
Audio
SES and Outline GTO create “flawless” stadium sound at major Christian youth event
Special Event Services deployed four 15-deep arrays flown from two ground-support towers close to first and third bases, configured L/R/LL/RR, with low frequency reinforcement...
Audio
First Baptist Church of San Marcos upgrades to Danley Sound Labs
Installed by Electro Acoustics, the system includes 4x Danley SH-50 loudspeakers arranged in an exploded arc as mains, with an SH-95 suspended below each...
Video & Lighting
Robe finds sanctuary at Rumbach Street Synagogue
Budapest synagogue now lit by Robe fixtures, including 12 x T1 Profiles, 12 x Spiiders and 16 x LEDBeam 150s – as part of a...
Integrators
Stage Audio Works delivers extensive upgrade to Every Nation Church
SAW supplied and integrated an end-to-end AV solution using its own brands, implementing a Plus Audio line array system as well as a Pixel...
Case Studies
CHOOSE LIFE Church chooses Stage Audio Works Pixel Plus
108-panel Xcell-i Pixel Plus LED wall acts as the backdrop for the Pretoria, South Africa, house of worship's stage, alongside an upgrade to its...
Audio
‘Harry Potter Cathedral’ deploys Dante magic for audio upgrade
New audio system at Gloucester Cathedral in Gloucester, England, includes Dante-enabled equipment kit, including a Yamaha MTX5D mixer, Allen & Heath AHM-64 mixer with...
Broadcast
Exclusive: Canon product specialist on streaming for HoW
Matthew Koshy, product marketing specialist for Canon Europe looks at video trends
Audio
Allen & Heath’s processors power three new church installs
DM Music install AHM-64 audio matrix processors in three major house of worship projects
Audio
Audiologic NEXO system answers audio prayers of Stockton Parish Church
Audiologic works with Sound Source Audio to design a sound system upgrade for the house of worship
Audio
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
Audio
L-Acoustics ensures holiday success for ‘Xmas Under The Stars’
Outdoor worship event reaches estimated 50,000 people at ten locations in Phoenix, Arizona
Product News
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
Audio
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....
Audio
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,...
Audio
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...
Audio
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...
Audio
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.
Audio
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.
Audio
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,...
Audio
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...
Audio
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.
Audio
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...
Audio
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....
Audio
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...
Audio
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...
Audio
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.
Audio
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,...
Audio
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...
Audio
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
Audio
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.
Audio
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...