Integration firm Skylark AV recently implemented a new sound reinforcement system at the 5,000-capacity worship sanctuary on the main campus of Victory Church in Tulsa, OK that’s headed by L-Acoustics K Series arrays joined by Kara loudspeakers, KS28 subwoofers and more.
“Rider-ready for anything,” an L-Acoustics concert sound system gives this Tulsa church the power to cover any genre of music and the flexibility to mount theatrical productions
“This system can handle anything,” says Skylark AV senior design engineer Tyler Mergy. “Any genre of music, any conference they need to put on, it’ll do it. It’s rider-ready for anything.”
The nondenominational evangelical church in went into the audio upgrade seeking a new approach to support various types of content. The house of worship produces theatrical shows at holidays like Christmas and Easter with the rest of the year seeing a mix of dynamic, song-based services.
Keith Carroll, production director and front of house engineer for Victory Church, states, “It’s the most incredible transformation of the church’s sound quality that I’ve heard in the 10-plus years I’ve been here. The sound reaches every part of the room, every seat, and it reaches it consistently, in terms of sound quality and level. Even in parts of the room where some acoustical treatment was needed, the clarity and intelligibility of the sound is incredible.”
Tall and long, Victory’s worship space is served by Skylark’s design: a dozen K2 per side, backed by four flown K1-SB low-end extension enclosures, with 14 Kara II per side as side fills. Low end is bolstered by eight KS28 ground-stacked subs, powered by LA12X amplified controllers. The K2s are driven by six LA7.16i running in single-box resolution, which reduced the number of amplifiers needed, while the Kara II are powered by LA4X.
Mergy, who worked on the project with fellow design engineer Zach Kimrey, says the LA7.16i amplified controllers are “game-changers—they reduced the number of amps we needed without reducing the amount of power we got, because they can be run in single-box mode. Six of these in single-mode resolution literally replace a dozen LA12X, providing the church with a very cost-effective solution. And the K2 truly fill the room; we’re really just using the HF drivers on the Kara II to reach the edges of the sanctuary. K2 supplies all the SPL the room needs.”
Carroll adds he and the church’s music staff are looking forward to hearing the large-scale, Broadway-style productions that Victory has come to be known for, such as its upcoming Easter pageant. “The musicians, in particular, are excited about that,” he says. “They’re running their IEMs flat, without EQ, and that’s resulting in virtually no distortion at all, at any volume level. Everyone onstage is much better able to engage with the songs now because of the sound. Having L-Acoustics really has been an incredible transformation for us.”
