GREENSBORO, NC – Under the guidance of Pastor W Anthony Lawson, Jr, Jumping Run Church recently opened a new sanctuary to accommodate their growth, but with an ambitious music program that plays an integral role in the church's services, Pastor Lawson wanted to ensure that the message of the church didn't get lost. For this, he turned to Winterville, NC-based Sound Advice, who ultimately installed a sound reinforcement system revolving around products from the WorxAudio Technologies catalog. According to Carol Evans, CEO and founder of Sound Advice, "Pastor Lawson had preached a revival service in a Greensboro, NC church and was very impressed with what he heard. He knew that he wanted something that was not just OK." We immediately scheduled an audition of the WorxAudio TrueLine Series. Upon hearing the system, we were all in complete agreement that this was the way to go." After an almost two-year design and construction phase that was initiated in 2004, the Sound Advice team commenced with the sound system installation in early September 2006 and completed the setup at the close of October 2006.
To support the church's musical activities and ensure that dialogue was intelligible throughout the 500-seat sanctuary, Evans and the Sound Advice team flew left and right loudspeaker clusters consisting of four WorxAudio TrueLine V8i line array elements plus a single TrueLine TL215 subwoofer per side. For monitoring support at the front, Evans selected two models from the WorxAudio Wave Series product group. The Sound Advice crew flew two 8Ai loudspeaker enclosures to serve as overhead monitors, one each behind the two main line array clusters. Additionally, four WorxAudio 12M floor monitors were routinely placed into service. Power for the loudspeakers was provided by QSC RMX Series amplifiers.
Other key components of the new sound system include an Allen & Heath GL2400-32 mixing console at front of house and a number of wireless microphones. The praise band uses Audio Technica ATW-3141 handheld wireless microphones and ATW-3110 receivers, while Pastor Lawson uses Countryman E6 Isomax ear set microphones for himself and any guests he might have. For playback of canned program sources, there is a Denon DN-T625 combination CD/cassette tape player that facilitates RS-232 remote control via the AMX control system installed in the facility.
"The new system has added yet another element of vibrancy to the church's services," reports Evans. "The loudspeakers add a presence to the musical performances that generates smiles throughout the congregation, and dialogue is crystal clear and can be easily understood from any seat in the house."
Pastor Lawson was particularly impressed with the fact that he can walk anywhere he wants to without concern about feedback or bad sound. In summing up his appreciation for the new sound system and the work performed by the Sound Advice team, Pastor Lawson jokingly said, "With this system, I can preach until I'm 90 years old!"
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