Gunpo Sungjang Church becomes first Korean HOW to receive A&H ME-1
Published: WORSHIP
SOUTH KOREA: Sama ProSound Co Ltd recently installed an Allen & Heath GLD-80 digital mixing system and ME-1 personal monitor mixer at the Gunpo Sungjang Church in Gunpo-si near Seoul. The HOW is the first church to install an ME-1 in Korea.
The church recently expanded, deciding to upgrade its sound system from analogue to digital. Founded in 1984, the HOW contains a 1,200 capacity main worship area with two floors, a sub-worship area and a cafeteria.
Sama ProSound’s brief was to install an easy to use and convenient digital mixer, leading the company to opt for a GLD-80 digital mixer expanded with a AR2412 and two AR84 I/O racks, with personal monitoring provided by five of the compatible ME-1 mixers.
‘I first saw ME-1 at Koba 2013, and it really impressed me,’ explained Reverend Seunglee Kim, who manages sound at the church. ‘ME-1 meets all of my expectations as it is very easy to use, not just for the sound guys but for the musicians as well. The previous stage sound environment used wedge speakers but the current set up with the ME-1 is much better.
‘ME-1 is very impressive, allowing musicians to control their monitor mix without a monitor engineer, which helps keep the sound levels on stage lower,’ he added. ‘I believe ME-1 is the perfect solution for churches that do not have a professional sound engineer. Also, the OLED screen provides a very clear display. As ME-1 is compatible with GLD without any option cards, we could make the system very simple and easy to use. Supporting up to 40 signals is the best feature of ME-1 compared to competitive personal monitor mixers.’