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MAYSVILLE, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 2007: Maysville Baptist Church in Maysville, Georgia, had the very best of problems.
Tremendous growth had pushed their small downtown church to its limits. Unable to expand at their downtown location, the church purchased a fifty-acre tract on the outskirts of
Maysville and began a nearly two-year project to design and build an
elegant, 500-seat worship center with state-of-the-art sound reinforcement
and video projection systems.
"This was one of those great situations where we were able to get involved
from the very start," said Frank Locklear, system designer for dB Audio and
Video, the company hired by the church to help realize their vision. "We
were able to consult with the architects and builder to ensure that
everything would work in favor of the audio. We didn't have to work around
obstacles that had been decided on in our absence. As such, it was
relatively easy to design a fabulous system." Locklear worked with the
church staff to come up with a design that would enhance the worship style
of the congregation while providing growth potential to the worship leaders.
At the heart of the sound system lies a Danley Sound Labs central flown
cluster of two full-range SH-50s, two full-range SH-100s, and one TH-115
subwoofer. "Danley's patented loudspeaker technology generates amazingly
tight pattern control," said Locklear. "We were able to get excellent
coverage without exciting the room too much. The SH-50s cover the center of
the room, with the SH-100s filling in the front and sides. The TH-115 gives
the system a smooth, full low-end." Yamaha P-series amplifiers power the
Danley speakers.
Yamaha stage wedges and Aviom personal monitoring systems serve musicians
and speakers on stage. Locklear also chose six Sennheiser evolution ew 135
G2 handheld microphones coupled with three ew 122 G2 lavalier systems. "We
had originally planned to use another wireless brand due to cost, but after
several problems, we substituted the Sennheiser wireless systems which were
a little more expensive but definitely more reliable." The wireless
microphone systems along with source material and line outputs feed a
forty-channel Yamaha 01V console. dB provided custom four by eight foot
acoustic panels on the parallel surfaces of the sidewalls and at the rear of
the sanctuary to reduce the standing waves in the space and provide a more
controlled environment for the worship experience.
The video system uses three Panasonic 5000 lumens projectors, two for the
front (left and right) for the congregational view, and one for the rear of
the room that is viewed by the choir, as well as the worship leaders. Two
ten by twelve foot screens are used at the front while a nine by twelve foot
screen is used for the rear. Material can be displayed independently on the
front and rear projectors.
Tom Danley is one of the most innovative loudspeaker designers in the
industry today and is recognized worldwide as a pioneer for "outside the
box" thinking in professional audio technology. His legendary designs have
been utilized in projects ranging from ground zero bombing simulation, jet
engine active noise cancellation, and sonic boom generators to critical
listening mastering studios, high-end home theatre, and houses of worship
around the world.
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