Kyle Anderson, CEO, Anderson Group International (AGI) and lead audiodesigner on the project, reports that construction delays at First BaptistChurch turned out to be very fortuitous. "We were lucky construction waspostponed because the new Dolby Lake Processor that came out earlier thisyear met all of our needs, and we were able to get more processing for thesame amount of money."
The two Dolby Lake Processors are being used to optimise and control a mainspeaker system comprising 18 L-Acoustic dV-Dosc boxes plus subs and frontfills at the 1,400-seat church. "Everyone at the church is extremely happy,including the technology staff who are very pleased with the versatility ofthe Dolby Lake Processor and its sound quality," said Anderson.
"We're also using the Dolby Lake Processor to process a specially designed,four-zone stage fill system that is comprised of three L-Acoustic 115XT HiQand two 112XT speakers," Anderson explained. "The church's operators canwalk around with the wireless tablet and make changes to optimise the stagespace. They can move their side fills around then sculpt the sound, in realtime, from any position."
According to Anderson, the unique parametric asymmetrical filter shapesoffered by the processor's innovative Mesa Filter set a new benchmark. "Thistool-the type of EQ that it is, the way that the Mesa Filter works andallows you to actually sculpt the EQ-has set the bar for everybody else.Also, the integration with SIA's SmaartLive RTA software is simply amazing!"
Steve Diamond, AGI senior staff member, designed the variable acoustics ofthe 2,500sq.ft thrust stage to accommodate choir and band, largeorchestra, or a contemporary worship team. Church sound staff may alter anyparameter in the Dolby Lake Processor system from FOH or fromanywhere in the sanctuary using a wireless tablet, and they may additionallyprogram presets to optimise the speaker system for the wide range ofservices. For example, when the choir shell at the very rear of the stage isin use, one preset can apply front-fill speaker delay compensation toeliminate the mismatching of acoustic wavefronts. Another preset canincrease low-frequency information and drive the subwoofers harder duringcontemporary worship services.
(Chris Henry)
