Myoungseong Church gets two SD7s for new sanctuary
Published: WORSHIP
SOUTH KOREA: Soundus Corp recently supplied two DiGiCo SD7 consoles for Myoungseong (Myungsung) Church’s new main sanctuary in Seoul, South Korea. Reputed to be the largest Presbyterian church in the world, Myoungseong Church is now able to host up to 7,000 worshippers at a time.
Established by pastor Kim Sam-Hwan in 1980, Myoungseong broadcasts services in real time to a number of other church buildings throughout the country, which are also broadcast on the internet, Christian radio and television stations in other territories. This means that, while around 100,000 attend the main church building annually, it is reputed to have a million followers globally.
One SD7 is located at the FOH position, whist the other resides in the building’s broadcast studio. Complementing the consoles are four DiGiRacks, all connected via Optocore, and both consoles are equipped with Waves SoundGrid and are connected to MediaMatrix DSP.
For daily morning worship, the broadcast SD7 is used, mixing the sound for both the congregation and broadcast. However, Sunday services require both; the FOH console is used to the mix the main building, while the broadcast console provides an alternate mix to send to the other church buildings and broadcast media.
‘Reliability is the most important factor, especially with the audio being transmitted to other buildings in real time,’ said Dae Wook Jung of Soundus Corp. ‘The dual engines of the SD7 gives the church that peace of mind. Other crucial features are the high input count and processing power, because the services feature a huge choir, orchestra and worship band.’
The nearby World Gloria Centre is also part of the Myoungseong Church and has used a DiGiCo D1 console for a number of years, which ensured the church’s two full-time sound engineers and two assistant engineers did not have any difficulty in transitioning to the SD7.
‘Having had long-term experience of the D1, the church trusts DiGiCo products – they really like the sonic quality, the reliability and the flexibility,’ furthered Mr Jung. ‘Stepping up to the SD7 was a logical choice and they are very satisfied with the performance of the system.’