E&E installs sound for Singapore Life Church
Published: WORSHIP
SINGAPORE: Following a two year construction process, Singapore Life Church has moved into its brand new building on Prinsep Street. As part of the project, Electronics & Engineering (E&E) has supplied and installed sound, video and lighting systems which were designed by CCW Associates.
In a 16 month project, E&E supplied audio, video and lighting solutions to the main sanctuary, where the church holds its weekend services. It also supplied an AVL solution to the fifth floor chapel and an A/V system to the class room and multi-purpose hall on the fourth and fifth floors of the new building. The systems were selected following a demonstration by E&E.
The sanctuary has seen the largest volume of equipment installed. The main system consists of an EAW MK5396 and MK5364 with an LA128z subwoofer handling the low frequencies hung left and right. The subs are powered by a Powersoft K3 while two of the manufacturer’s M30D amps take care of the main speakers. In the upper balcony, eight EAW MK2396s are powered by two Powersoft M30Ds, while the lower balcony is covered by four EAW MK8126i speakers with power from a Powersoft M14D. Sound in the control room is via two Mackie MR5mk2s and the cryroom is covered by four Yamaha MS101 III speakers.
A 48-channel audio mixer Yamaha M7CL-48ES is used for mixing at front of house while a Shure eight-channel SCM810 automixer is also in use. Shure also provides the wireless microphone setup for the sanctuary, and a Symetrix 8x8 DSP handles the audio processing. Playback is via a Denon DCM-390P and recording is through a Tascam HS-2. Power sequencing for the system is courtesy of a Furman PS-PRO E III.
A personal monitoring solution that can be used anywhere in the venue is based around eight myMix personal monitor mixers. Also included in the setup is the manufacturer’s IEX-16L 16-channel mic input module and a Klark-Technik SQ1S microphone splitter.
The video system in the sanctuary is based around products from Kramer and BlackMagic Design. Kramer’s WP-121, WP-561, TP-122, PT-562 and VP-434 are all put to use, while BlackMagic’s Smart Videohub, HDLink Pro DVI, DVI extender and Mini Converter Analogue to SDI are also major components. Screens from LG and Panasonic and a Philips Blu-ray player complete the system.
In the chapel, an L-R system of EAW MK5396 provide the reinforcement, supplemented by a pair of EAW MK2396s for delays and the manufacturer’s LA128z for low end. Power for the sub is via a Powersoft K3 while the rest of the system is handled by two Powersoft M20Ds. A pair of Mackie MR5mk2s provide audio in the control room, while two Yamaha MS101 III speakers cover the cryroom.
Completing the audio setup in this section of the church is a Yamaha 32-channel analogue mixing console, a Symetrix Jupiter 8 audio processor, a Denon CD player and wireless mic packages from Shure and a Furman PS-PRO E II power sequencer.
The A/V solution handling the multi-purpose hall calls on EAW again for four VR21 speakers powered by two Yamaha P3500S amplifiers. For video E&E installed two Kramer VP-26 presentation matrix switchers and a pair of WP-500 controllers. Two Samsung DVD players and a pair of Remaco screens complete this section of the installation. Lighting systems throughout the church are a combination of DMX, TheaterLight and Zero88.
The church reports it is ‘happy’ with the new system. ‘Our congregation is really enjoying the new level of sound quality,’ said Andre Choo, member of the A/V committee from Singapore Life Church.