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The Allen & Heath dLive C3500 control surface and of the the ME-1 personal monitor mixers recently deployed at One Hope Church in New Orleans.

Allen & Heath At Heart Of Newly Upgraded One Hope Church In New Orleans

Integrator Assurance AV Solutions implements flexible system at church's first permanent facility incorporating a dLive CDM64 MixRack and a C3500 control surface, AHM-64 matrix mixer and more.

One Hope Church in New Orleans, which previously offered mobile services in community centers and schools, recently moved into its new permanent location — a former church building that had been abandoned following Hurricane Katrina — that’s equipped with a new sound reinforcement system implemented by Mandeville, LA-based integration firm Assurance AV Solutions that employs an Allen & Heath dLive mix system, AHM-64 matrix mixer and more.

The new property comprises several buildings, one being a former cafetorium that would become an overflow room with their existing equipment. For the main worship facility, however, the church wanted to invest in something new that met all their requirements. “They wanted a personal monitoring option for the band, they wanted a matrix mixer to control audio distribution throughout the buildings, and just something that would offer tremendous overall flexibility,” explains Chuck Breaux of Assurance AV.

Following discussion and product demos with local reps at Highway Marketing, the church team and Assurance AV decided on dLive, including a central CDM64 MixRack and a C3500 dual-touchscreen control surface. The dLive also feeds an ME-U hub, which distributes audio and channel naming information to multiple ME-1 personal monitor mixers on stage. DX168 stageboxes are also included to provide additional distributed I/O.

Using a dLive Dante module, audio from the main system is fed to an Allen & Heath AHM-64 matrix mixer that facilitates simplified distribution of audio throughout the three-building campus. “The AHM controls if they are broadcasting music from a streaming service, or making announcements, or sending the main mix from the dLive system to the various rooms of the church campus” explains Breaux. “We also have an Allen & Heath IP-1 controller installed in the cry room, so that there is simple local volume control.”

The AHM also manages the audio feed to the video production room, joining a rack packed with Novastar video controllers, Listen assistive listening transmitters and QSC paging amplification. AHM allows the video production team to choose between the dLive’s main mix or individual channel stems as needed. “It blows my mind how powerful and flexible the ecosystem is,” Breaux notes. “We are able to accomplish things that we didn’t even anticipate when this project started. It’s working extremely well for the church.”

The revamped One Hope celebrated its grand opening in early December, which Breaux said went on without a hitch. “It was a huge success,” he says. “My phone was silent for a change and not constantly ringing with technical issues. That’s what happens with great equipment and all the preparation that went into this project!”

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