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Out of the ashes
Some years ago, the Church of St John the Baptist in Royston (Parish Church) was hit by a devasting
fire which destroyed much of the internal structure and roof of the building.
As part of the major refurbishment, Creative AudioVisual Solutions where commissioned to design and install
a completely new audio-visual system to blend with the
new décor whilst providing the latest technology for
modern Worship.
The audio system is designed to provide building-wide
coverage for all sources from full range live Worship and
video/music playback to intelligible speech via fixed and
radio microphones (Sennheiser EW with remote antenna
distribution). JBL Control-series speakers with discreet
subwoofers, driven via a Dynacord MXE-5 Dante audio
processor and matching DSP-amplification (within a
seperate vestry rack), are tuned specifically to the
Church’s acoustics and optimised in stereo for maximum
clarity when amplifying music and speech which is highly
compromised within a monaural system. A new induction
loop is installed with choir and congregation ambient
microphones for both the loop and streaming systems.
The visual system comprises of two winched projection
screens (within the main nave and south aisle) – driven
via 7,000 and 5,000 lumen Epson laser projectors. These
provide exceptional image quality in daylight conditions.
Pillar-mounted LED displays provide coverage for the
north aisle, choir and as confidence monitors for service
leaders and musicians on the dais and within the Chancel.
CAVS designed and fabricated custom pillar brackets to
avoid fixing to stonework below the pillar capitals. A
Kramer dual-output switching-scaler system feeds the
entire visual system with a main signal and preview image
onto a local console monitor (allowing any source to be
cued and reviewed before committing them to the
displays). Flexible HDMi connectivity is provided in
numerous positions for input (laptop/camera etc) and
output (additional monitors) as required.
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An Allen & Heath QU-PAC iPAD-controller audio
mixing system provides full input and output control (via
local connectivity and a specific worship band/event digital stagebox for larger requirements). The system is ideal
for varied levels operator – from simple preset optimisation (service settings accessed via single buttons through
to full manual control via the iPAD. A dedicated Engenius AV cloud-managed wired/wireless network provides
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