UK - The brainchild of Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes, and housed in the listed Osborn Works in Sheffield’s Kelham Island/Neepsend neighbourhood, Church - Temple of Fun is a multi-use venue which features a vegan bar and restaurant, outside terrace, PS4 gaming pods and 220-capacity live music venue.
Opened in 2018, the venue has hosted notable acts such as Bring Me The Horizon, Deaf Havana, and Static Dress, as well as DJ sets with the likes of Toddla T and Annie Mac. Church’s busy programme of events also includes gaming days, film nights and art evenings.
With such a varied spectrum of activities taking place in the venue’s different spaces, high-quality, easy-to-control zoned audio is essential. Experienced installer Audio Engineering Services (AES) of Sheffield is Church’s preferred audio supplier and was responsible for the installation of the venue’s HK Audio system, and most recently, an upgrade to its audio control.
Andy Fisher of AES comments: “The original control system at the venue had begun to fail, and the team at Church wanted to replace it with a system that would be simple and intuitive to operate. I recommended the Atlas IED Atmosphere processor – I’ve installed it into a dozen or so venues now and it’s proved to be very popular with clients. As a multi-faceted venue comprising bar, restaurant, live music area, and more, it’s important that the staff at Church can readily control the levels of audio in order to create the right ambience.”
AES supplied an Atmosphere as well as a single Atmosphere C-ZSV-EU Zone, Source, and Volume Wall Controller. The AZM8’s powerful DSP combined with innovative algorithms offer custom solutions for a wide variety of spaces. A built-in message player, virtual wall controllers, learning ambient noise sensing, Tilter Filter, auto-gain, GPIO, bell scheduler, room combine, and many more features, make the AZM a processing powerhouse.
The AZM8 is compatible with all six of the Atmosphere accessories for control, remote audio input, and ambient noise sensing. Up to 16 of these plug-and-play accessories can be connected across four accessory ports on the AZM8, with each port designed to work reliably up to 1,000ft.
Programming is simple through a modern on-board web interface, optimised around common use-cases.
Fisher reflects: “It’s easy to set up, very flexible, and I can adjust it from my office if necessary. The staff love being able to use their phones to adjust the levels in all areas. We were able to dispense with the multiple wall panels that had originally been installed, and it’s safe to say that Church is very happy with the solution which dovetails nicely with the HK Audio system we installed when the venue opened.”
AtlasIED Atmosphere and HK Audio are both distributed in the UK by Polar.
