RIVERVIEW, FL – Christian Sound Installations (CSI) designed and installed a new AV system for the sanctuary at River of Life Christian Center that included Danley Sound Labs loudspeakers and subwoofers.
Paul Garner, CSI principal and chief designer, used AFMG's EASE software for the diamond-shaped space, where the stage is at one end and a balcony lines the two walls opposite the stage. The goal was to replace the previous four-box system that, Garner noted, was in serious need of improvement, in terms of coverage, clarity and intelligibility.
The optimal model called for three Danley SH-100 loudspeakers in an exploded arc above the stage, equidistant from each other and the adjacent walls, and four Danley SH-Minis on a 28ms delay ring for balcony fill. Twenty one-inch sound-absorbing acoustical panels line the back wall, each composed of two 2-by-2-foot and two 2-by-4-foot panels arranged so as to form a cross in reveal.
"The clarity of the Danley sound has really won my allegiance," said Garner. "I find the easiest way to explain it is to say that Danleys are like studio reference monitors for your church. Although I do a bit of mild sculpting, they sound fantastic even with no EQ at all. In addition, Danleys sound great at high volumes, but, unlike a lot of other manufacturers, they sound great when they're quiet, too.
"As for the bass, I employed a solution that has been very successful for me in the past," Garner added. "Rather than blast everyone in the front row, I fly the subwoofers in the center of the room." Garner placed a pair of Danley TH-212 subwoofers, situated "nose to nose," in that position for River of Life.
Two QSC RMX 1450s provide power to the Danley full-range boxes, and one QSC RMX 5050 serves the subwoofers. A 32-channel Roland M-400 connects the stage to the reinforcement system.
CSI also supplied River of Life with seven M48s, Roland's fully-integrated personal monitor system. "This is the first time I have been able to really remove every noise source on stage except the drums," he said. "Everything else is either direct or mic'd off stage. Because all of the musicians have ambient mics on their Roland personal mix controllers that allow them to speak to one another, they feel connected in a way that is not possible with other personal monitoring systems."
A Danley Sound Labs DSLP48 processor provides all of the new system's input and output conditioning. "I have used the DSLP48 on a number of jobs with a range of demands and I have yet to tap it out," said Garner. "It's very easy to program, tremendously powerful, and transparent. I'm especially fond of the number of different filtering types offered and the flexibility of their implementation.
"For instance," Garner continued, "the Butterworth filter offers up to 32dB of cut. I used that to lop off potential low-end and high-end garbage at River of Life." Although it wasn't possible for this job because the church lacked a dedicated network, Garner stated that he uses the DSLP48's network-ready connection whenever possible, which allows for remote troubleshooting and tweaks.
"The new system at River of Life is incredible," Garner concluded. "I ran pink noise at 100dB and found less than 3dB difference anywhere, and the frequency response is perfectly flat. The relatively small Danley boxes are practically invisible against the black ceiling and the whole look of the sanctuary really came together nicely."
For more information, please visit www.danleysoundlabs.com and www.csifl.net.
