SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The recently constructed First Baptist Church, in Eugene, Or, has adopted the new Dolby Lake Processor, integrating two into its audio system. Some of the features introduced in the Lake Processor include the portal front-panel interface, advanced converter design, Iso-Float ground isolation, LimiterMax true-RMS limiting and flexible hardware configuration options. Kyle Anderson, CEO, Anderson Group International (AGI), and lead audio designer on the project, reported that construction delays at First Baptist turned out to be very fortuitous. "We were lucky construction was postponed because the new Dolby Lake Processor that came out earlier this year met all of our needs, and we were able to get more processing for the same amount of money."
The two Dolby Lake Processors are being used to control a main speaker system composed of 18 L-Acoustic dV-DOSC boxes plus subs and front fills at the 1,400-seat church.
"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 HiQ and two 112XT speakers," Anderson explained.
Steve Diamond, AGI senior staff member, designed the variable acoustics of the 2,500-square-foot thrust stage to accommodate choir and band, large orchestra or a contemporary worship team. Church sound staff may alter any parameter in the system from from anywhere in the sanctuary using a wireless tablet. For example, when the choir shell upstage is in use, one preset can apply front fill speaker delay compensation to eliminate the mismatching of acoustic wavefronts. Another preset can increase low-frequency information and drive the subwoofers harder during services.
First Baptist was dedicated in time to host the Oregon Bach
Festival's interpretation of the seminal sacred work, "Mass in B-Minor," conducted by Helmuth Rilling. The performance was part of an annual two-week celebration of the works of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
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