I'm revamping this post, as I wrote this when we were still worshipping in the gym. Moving into the sanctuary changed a few things.
Everything geared for the volunteer.
FOH console - Innovason SY80. www.innovason.com
Outboard gear - 2 Lexicon MPX 1
HBB Burnit CD Recorder
Tascam CD player
Raxxess Ipod Dock
Marantz Hard Disc Recorder
Clearcom MS232
FOH Line -
4 EAW Line arrays, loaded with KF730 and 730SB (subwoofers)
6 more SB600 subs.
Front fill and delay ring speakers.
Projection System -
Custom-built PC running songshowplus. Powerpoint is a "no-no" for worship. The earlier versions of Songshow had a very weak AVI playback engine, but version 7 totally revamped those problems, and we are exclusively using SSP. No more MediaShout.
Stage systems -
Aviom system
Band members use headphones.
Vocals use a vocal mix, feeding wedge line (EAW LA 212's)
Inputs -
Electric guitarists use VOX tonelab amp modelers, plus custom pedal boards.
We have a full complement of Whirlwind directors and multi-directors.
Our drummers use the in-house DW drum kit, with Paiste Signature Series cymbals.
Our "piano" is a 9' Kawai on the outside, Yamaha P200 on the inside.
We use Shure ULX pro wireless handhelds with the beta 87 capsule on them. (We also have 16 channels of Shure UHF with beltpacks and Handhelds).
I sing into a Neumann KSM105, and sit on a rock-n-sock drum throne.
For choir, we have 12 Crown 700's, 2 Neumann KSM184's (vintage).
Drums are mic'd with a Shure Beta 91 on the kick, an SM57 on the snare, and 2 AT 4051's on the overheads. The tom's are mic'd with Shure Beta 98's.
Our synth players use a Korg Triton.
Lighting System -
GrandMA Ultralight console -
ETC Dimmers,
100+ conventional ETC source 4 fixtures (19 degree lekos and par cans)
12 Martin 600NT wash fixtures.
Recording -
We multitrack our seasonal programs using (2) Mackie SDR's.
For scoring/charting, I use Finale 2009
I run a Mac Pro Tower with Protools, Finale, Final cut Pro and Logic. Protools is used for studio recording, and remixing multitrack projects. Finale for scoring, and mostly imovie for video editing (I only produce Bob's film clips. Will - my tech dir produces our videos).
The worship ministry runs with MAC's in a PC world. I use a MacBook Pro, and a Mac Pro. My Technical Director uses a Mac Pro and a MacBook Pro. My assistant uses a 20" iMac. Our School of Fine Arts also has a 20" iMac.
7 comments:
Fascinating!
i can sense your cybersarcasm
Do you like the Inovason? We have one, and can't stand it! It sits in the shop, and the PM5D goes on the road with us....
I like the innovason a lot. We need to upgrade the firmware and hardware in it to Sensoft 13 - or whatever there is now - with the onboard effects plugins . . but for a volunteer driven church, it's a great choice.
What do you guys do with your aviom system to protect your ears from feedback? I'm setting up our aviom system right now and am thinking I'm going to have to brick wall compress every mic'd channel just in case. did you run into that?
David -
Our Avioms only drive headphones, with the exception of a wedge mix that I create and use on occasion. Our praise team mic feeds are only fed to the aviom via a main mix L and R, that are on channels 15 and 16. My vocal mic tracks through the system post fader. After 5 years, we've never had a feedback problem.
Hi Jason,
One of the members of the audio crew in our church (Netherlands) found your worship blog and was triggered by the fact that you guys work with Aviom and an Innovason mixing board. Since we are heading for exactly the same setup you can imagine I am highly interested in learning more from y'alls experience. There's a zillion questions that hoover above our heads. A big one is: how have you managed feeding the instruments and vocals to the limited amount of channels (16) of the Aviomsystem? Are band has a brass section (2 tpt, alto sax, flute, violin, 2 keys, bass, guitar, percussion, drums, 3 frontvocals 12-24 BGV.
Enough for now. I'll ask more later ;-)
Greetz and blessings,
André Zijlstra,
Levensstroom - Leiderdorp, Holland.
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