CHARLOTTE, NC – Elevation Church, which has grown from no facility five years ago to four technology-linked campuses and upwards of 8,000 attendees, recently had Audio Ethics equip their new Elevation Blakeney campus, a performance theatre that doubles as a rental facility for local performances and events, with a Sennheiser wireless infrastructure.
Like Elevation's other campuses, Elevation Blakeney uses Sennheiser wireless microphone technology throughout, including point-to-point (P2P) technology so the church can connect large screen visuals and audio at multiple campuses so each location can worship as a larger, consolidated group.
Following the wireless installation, Sennheiser's Kent Margraves supervised spectrum analysis and frequency coordination using Sennheiser's WSM software.
"We knew we were going to get outstanding performance from Sennheiser because we were already using a large amount of G3 wireless systems, 900 series capsules and other items at our other campuses," said Trey Blair, FOH mixer at Elevation Blakeney.
"The driving decision to go with Sennheiser was the outstanding quality of the microphone capsules, particularly the e 965," Blair added. "We run upwards of 105 dB frequently and this capsule handles it just fine and with much more control over sibilance. More importantly, we get the fine audio detail and tonal definition that we need in the mix.
"We also appreciate Sennheiser's networkability and integrated antenna distribution, which is included in the 2000 series receivers," Blair continued. "This can be very helpful for monitoring and control, and is not a feature you can find on competitor's models."
Audio Ethics provided 28 channels of wireless at Elevation Blakeney, using 10 Sennheiser SKM 2000 transmitters and six SK 2000 bodypacks. For Pastor Steven Furtick, the team specified a Sennheiser EM 3732 receiver outputting AES digital audio, combined with a Sennheiser HSP2 headworn microphone. For his handheld microphone, the team chose a Sennheiser SKM 5200 transmitter coupled with a Neumann 105 capsule.
So far, Blair is pleased with the overall performance of the microphones and the wireless system: "The RF performance is fantastic and everything is spot on. The artists love singing on the e 965 capsules, and we are simply blown away by the HSP 2 headworn microphone that our pastor is using. From a FOH perspective, the Sennheiser gear makes my life a lot easier by keeping my Worship Leaders happy."
The Sennheiser components include:
4 channels of SKM 2000 transmitters coupled with e 965 capsules
6 channels of SKM 2000 transmitters coupled with e 945 capsules
6 channels of SK 2000 bodypacks
1 HSP 2 headworn mic
8 dual channel EM 2050 receivers
1 EM 3732 U
1 SKM 5200 transmitter, coupled with a Neumann KK105S capsule
10 ew 300 IEM G3 in ear monitor systems
1 AC 3200 IEM antenna combiner
1 AC 3 antenna combiner
2 A 5000 CP antenna transmitter
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