Malaysian Holy Light Church gets Mina sound
Published: WORSHIP
MALAYSIA: A Meyer Sound Mina line array loudspeaker system was recently installed into the Holy Light Church in Malaysia. Originally founded in Johor Bahru, by Presbyterian missionaries from England, the English-speaking congregation has just celebrated its 60th anniversary with the completion of a new church building.
To find the best sound solution for the new worship space, the HOW approached Danny Kinchang of Selangor-based First Live Sound Sdn Bhd. The hall’s architecture features a high-peaked ceiling and ample windows. This design introduces reverberation for choirs in traditional worship services, though these same acoustical conditions introduce problems for both spoken word and amplified contemporary praise bands.
‘The church’s range of worship styles coupled with its reverberant hall meant that good directional control was crucial in the loudspeakers,’ said Mr Kinchang. ‘That’s one reason I chose the Mina arrays. Their compact design was a perfect fit for the room, and I knew they would deliver controlled clarity throughout the congregation seating areas.’
Covering the main hall are two main arrays comprising five Mina loudspeakers each. Two 500-HP subwoofers provide low end, while two UPM-1P loudspeakers offer front-fill. A connected low-ceilinged rear entry hall is also covered by a self-powered system, comprising two UP-4XP 48 V loudspeakers and MM-4XP self-powered loudspeakers each, in addition to two MM-10 subwoofers.
A Galileo loudspeaker management system featuring one Galileo 408 processor supplies system drive, delay and equalisation, and the Meyer Sound system is mixed on a Yamaha IM8-32 analogue console, with wireless microphone systems from Shure and JTS.
‘We very much wanted a system with clarity and good musical quality, not simply musical noise,’ added Pastor Gan. ‘I trusted Danny, and he did not disappoint us.’