Meyer speakers go with the flow
Published: WORSHIP
SOUTH AFRICA: Rivers Church, a 1,100-seater church based in Sandton in the north of Johannesburg, has installed a new sound system supplied by local integrator Prosound. Prosound’s lighting division, T&A Lighting, provided a lighting system when the church was originally built three years ago, but the new audio system replaces one provided by another company following an extensive review.
Meyer Sound enclosures have been chosen, according to Rivers Church, because of their reputation for fidelity and reliability. The venue posed a few challenges in terms of where loudspeakers could be placed because of sight line issues. Meyer’s UPQ series has been selected as they have a small foot print while still providing the performance and coverage required. The venue also required a compact, high-performance front fill and the UPM range was chosen for this. Upper balcony reinforcement and a centre down fill is provided by two Meyer Sound UPJ1P loudspeakers, and there are two 700-HP dual 18-inch loudspeakers placed in cavities under the stage. System processing is taken care of by a Galileo 616 digital processor.
Prosound also provided two Yamaha M7CL consoles for FOH and a Yamaha LS9 for monitors. A number of Electro-Voice Polarchoice microphones are used for the choir, while DPA Microphones models were also supplied. The installation adds to a recently acquired Meyer Sound inventory in the newly built Kid Zone children’s church. Prosound has previously installed Meyer Sound UPA-1Ps and USW-1Ps into two different multi-purpose venues in the city.