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| Faith in
the digital realm |
Cathedral of Faith, located in San Jose, California recently implemented
at new sound reinforcement system of its 2,500-seat sanctuary, with
the new system including both a new digital console and line array
loudspeakers.
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Positioned in the balcony mix
position of the sanctuarly, the new Yamaha
PM1D digital console (supplied by Hi-Tech Audio of San Francisco)
serves as both the primary mixing device as well as the hub
for audio signal distribution. “The PM1D’s quantity
of outputs allows us flexibility in bringing our services
to every corner of our building,” explains Dan Jordan,
Cathedral of Faith audio engineer.
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“The instant recallability is great for handling the multitude
of weekly activities.”
The console routes audio signal to the amplifier room and then to
the santuary’s new Electro-Voice
X line array main loudspeakers, as well as to subwoofers located
within wall spaces, front fills and underbalcony speakers. Audio
signal is also routed to speakers located in the entryway, nursery
and other remote locations.
And, plans also call for routing monitor sends from the PM1D as
16-channel submixes to Intelex digital units that will allow each
worship team member to have individual monitor-mix control. “This
is a work in progress,” Jordan notes, “and the capability
of the PM1D to match our ambitious plans was important.”
Digital signals are sent via Yamaha PM1D DIO8 digital modules and
ADAT light pipes from the console to hard disk recorders in a recording
and TV/video facility. Kurt Forman, Cathedral of Faith financial
officer, worked with Jordan and Adamo to insure that the PM1D system
fit within the church’s budget.
It became clear that the console’s onboard processing and
routing ability via digital snakes made the PM1D both a good budgetary
and technical choice. “The system may cost more than an analog
system,” Forman concludes, “but the money spent [on
the PM1D system] went further, because we were able to replace much
of our analog outboard gear and snakes. This is just the beginning,
because our needs and the capability of the PM1D will continue to
grow.”
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