Intec looks to Dante for flexible worship installations
Published: WORSHIP
NEW ZEALAND: Recent installations conducted by Auckland-based Intec Systems have seen equipment from Yamaha installed at two houses of worship in New Zealand. The projects at Holy Trinity Cathedral and City Impact Church North Shore in Auckland both called for systems that could be easily reconfigured to cater for different types of services, with Intec selecting Dante as the solution.
Intec opted for a Yamaha QL1 mixing console with Rio1608-D I/O racks to provide main mixing duties along with an extensive MTX and XMW system configured for signal processing. An MTX5-D processor with EX18 expansion rack provides the Cathedral’s technicians with simple configuration and control of both audio and lighting, while a custom-designed tablet application permits remote control of the system. Power is provided by multiple XMV-series multichannel amplifiers, connected and controlled over Dante by the MXT5-D.
‘One of our challenges was creating a system that caters for basic, small services that require automated operation while maintaining the flexibility required for the many high-profile events held in the Cathedral,’ explained Mike Hughes, director of Intec Systems. ‘The Yamaha MTX5-D has proven excellent for the job, seamlessly integrating Dante digital audio and analogue inputs and outputs.’
In contrast with the Cathedral, the nearby City Impact Church North Shore opts for a more modern service style, with high importance given to providing immersive worship productions. A fleet of CL5, CL3, CL1, and QL5 consoles, along with Rio3224-D and Rio1608-D stageracks provide the necessary mixing requirements whilst MTX5-D again provides system processing made possible via Dante.