Tricorne Audio Outfits New Church Sanctuary with Allen & Heath ML4000
Fargo, ND (July 19, 2005) -- Sound system design and install company
Tricorne Audio, Inc. of Fargo, ND has installed a 48-input, 23-buss Allen &
Heath ML4000 dual function VCA mixing console at Covenant Evangelical Church
in Alexandria, MN. The desk is the centerpiece of a complete sound system
installation in a brand new sanctuary built to accommodate a growing
congregation at the church, which is located midway between Fargo and
Minneapolis.
According to Dallas Anderson of Allen & Heath dealer Tricorne Audio, when it
came to choosing the console, the superior sound quality and the right
physical dimensions of the ML4000 made it the ideal choice for the new
sanctuary, which accommodates over 600 people, more than three times the
capacity of the previous building. "It was features for the fit and bang for
the dollar," says Anderson. "There wasn't anything on the market like it."
Topping the list of features provided by the ML4000, says Anderson, was the
LCRplus panning. Allen & Heath's LCRplus feature extends conventional LCR
panning schemes through the addition of a blend control for level and
positioning of the center signal. Due to the sanctuary's fan-shaped seating
layout and platform thrust, a pseudo-LCR setup of two clusters of three
speakers each has been installed, with each of the four outside speakers
covering the four segments of seating. At this installation, says Anderson,
"If you pan everything to the center output, it feeds the two outside
speakers in both clusters, so every seat has a mono source." Stereo imaging
is created via the third speaker in each cluster.
With the majority of the Allen & Heath console's 12 auxiliary sends in
use -- eight for the contemporary worship band's monitor system, two for
digital reverbs, and one for a dedicated subwoofer feed -- the console's 11
x 4 matrix and eight audio subgroups are also critical. "They're going to
use the matrix for a lot of different things," he comments, noting that
Tricorne installed an XLR patchbay with the console. "They can take
subgroup outputs or a matrix out and patch them to a small broadcast mixer,
so they can differentiate between vocals and keyboards and instrumentation
in the broadcast mix. So it's more than just a PA mix to the broadcast,
which never sounds right."
He continues, "They're also planning on putting in a computer-based
recording system. They may also use the matrix for feeds to local
camcorders. Currently, it's going to a Hi-8 camera and a CD recorder, just
for in-house use. It also feeds overflow areas. There's a narthex, and they
have a Family Life Center, which is like a gymnasium." Other areas include a
fireside room, a nursery, and an awana center, which is a youth area.
The Family Life Center already incorporated an Allen & Heath MixWizard,
which predisposed church leaders toward the new ML4000. "There's a MixWizard
16:2 that runs 12 mics, a cassette and CD player, and two monitor sends,"
Anderson reports. "They are comfortable with that, as it's held up well. And
Allen & Heath's support is very good, if we have any issues down the road."
For further information on the entire range of Allen & Heath products please
visit www.allen-heath.com.
Established for 35 years, Allen & Heath designs and manufactures
professional audio mixing consoles for an international clientele in the
live sound, installed systems and nightclub markets. Established in 2002,
Allen & Heath USA has been set up by American Music & Sound (AM&S) to
provide U.S. distribution for the British audio mixing products
manufacturer.
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