Baptist church goes digital with iLive
Published: WORSHIP
NEW ZEALAND: Bethlehem Baptist Church in Tauranga recently decided to upgrade its FOH console from analogue to digital, selecting Allen & Heath’s iLive digital mixing system as the replacement. The church, which has capacity for approximately 1,800 worshippers, is undergoing expansion including the installation of new mixers and a speaker array system as part of the audio upgrade.
An iLive system, comprised of iDR-48 MixRack and iLive-T112 Control Surface, was supplied by Jansen Professional Audio & Lighting. ‘Our volunteers find iLive logical and simple to use, yet it allows more technical users to dig into advanced features when needed, explained Bethlehem Baptist Church’s technical co-ordinator, Caleb Fryett. ‘We have been so pleased with this purchase that we have since purchased a second.’
The second, smaller iLive system, comprised of iDR-16 MixRack and iLive-R72 Control Surface, has been installed to manage events in the adjacent Youth Hall. The church has also set up a total of five PL-10 remote rotary fader panels, which run off a PL-9 hub, to manage personal foldback mixing in both venues.