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Sound Sanctuary

Fig. 1: Routing front fills from a console matrix output is just one option to consider. This also shows optional under-balcony fills, which are typically a delayed version of the main P.A. feed.

Using Front Fills

This may seem counterintuitive, but the front few rows at church are often the worst places to sit, at least for good sound. Seasoned sound engineers instinctively know that if they go to a concert, they want to sit as close to FOH as possible. The front row is cool to be close to your favorite artist (or pastor in this case), but the sound is often lacking.

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Fig. 1 - L-Acoustics X8 coaxial loudspeakers' predicted coverage. Yellow area is the main choir loft listening plane.

Monitoring for Choirs

One of the most challenging aspects of our traditional worship and special events is monitoring for the choir. Below are some suggestions for getting the most out of your choir monitors. My church has been coasting along on an old and inadequate set of loudspeakers for the past decade and we make it work, so it’s not impossible by any means.

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Mixes at the 1,800-seat Christian Life Assembly (Camp Hill, PA) on an Allen & Heath dLive console can range from a praise band and choir to full orchestra.

Sound for Traditional Worship

Here’s something that you may find hard to believe: Many churches, my own included, still hold regular Traditional Worship services, and many congregants still prefer Traditional Worship over Contemporary Worship. Shocking, I know. Oddly enough, there’s a contingent of young worshippers at my church that attend Traditional Worship rather than Contemporary. They go against the grain of the average 30-something Contemporary devotees.

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