Technosound chooses Community for Bkerké church
Published: WORSHIP
LEBANON: Like many HOWs around the world, Bkerké church in Jounieh suffered with challenging acoustics. For its new sound system the church commissioned Lebanese supplier Technosound to provide a solution that would give the highest quality audio with the minimum aesthetic intrusion. A combined system was required to provide sound for both the interior of the main church and also for selected areas outside the building.
‘For the main area inside the church we chose Community’s Entasys three-way, full-range column line-array loudspeaker systems,’ said Technosound manager Pierre Fahed. ‘Their wide horizontal and very narrow vertical dispersion gives excellent coverage with minimal overspill to the reflective surfaces of the room. Entasys also provides the highest intelligibility from a very slim column, which merges well aesthetically. To minimise intrusion we painted the units locally, to match the building’s stone interior.’
For the outside areas at the front entrance and the courtyard, Technosound opted for Community R.25-94TZ two-way, full-range, all-weather systems. ‘For sound quality combined with long-term outdoor reliability, Community’s R-Series are unequalled,’ added Mr Fahed. ‘Their compact size and discrete colouring were again a big advantage in minimising visual impact.’
Technosound also supplied a range of AKG microphones, including two AKG WMS450-P wireless, four AKG CGN521E goosenecks, four AKG C5 condensers and one AKG D5S vocal mic. These are mixed via an Allen & Heath ZED22FX with an ART MX225 distribution mixer for zone control. Processing is handled by a dbx DriveRack PA+ and the loudspeakers are driven by QSC PLX3602 amplifiers. Two QSC K10 active loudspeakers provide foldback for the choir and the system is complete for recording and playback with a TEAC CDP650 CD Player and a TEAC CDRW890 CD Recorder.