After operating as a mobile church for more than 20 years, Grace Chapel recently opened a multi-purpose facility in Wilsonville, OR for worship services and community outreach with a sanctuary outfitted with a sound reinforcement system incorporating Fulcrum Acoustic FL283T line arrays and Sub218L subwoofers.
The system was designed and installed by Tone Proper AV (Grisham, OR), an effort headed by Nick Moon. Specifically, he chose to deploy arrays comprised of five FL283T modules, which include Fulcrum’s patented Passive Cardioid Technology, flown on either side of the altar for the main coverage.
“Most people don’t realize how much low frequency energy radiates from the back of most line arrays; they aren’t as directional as many assume,” says Moon. “Fulcrum’s Passive Cardioid mitigates that leakage without adding all this extra equipment.
“The FL283T presents such an effective use of resources. I love working with it,” he continues. “You can deploy a lot of modules without needing too many amp channels. Plus, the vertical coverage from each unit is impressive on its own. We have five FL283Ts in each array but with other products we would need six or seven units to achieve a similar performance.”
The compact Sub218L subwoofers, installed within a small envelope of concrete cavities built into the altar, provide added low-frequency support. “Between the room treatment and the system design, this is one of the best-sounding multi-purpose worship spaces out there,” says Moon.
