MONTGOMERY, NY – Boulevard Pro recently installed a NEXO GEO S12 line array system along with Yamaha LS9-32 and SB168-ES Stage Box at the Goodwill Church, based here. The installation was delayed due to funding issues, but resumed after a successful fundraising effort by church members, and by the fall of last year, work had begun.
The 700-seat contemporary church has a diverse, active congregation with 1,000 in attendance each week. A full band and six vocalists accompany the sermons.
"It was very apparent early on that a new system for Goodwill Church would not just be for spoken word," said James Cioffi, co-owner, Boulevard Pro, who had conferred with Jay Lee, the executive pastor, Joshua Stewart, the worship pastor, and head audio tech Dale Girardin. "We determined that the new space would be a perfect fit for the Nexo GEOS 12 line array system."
Boulevard project manager/designer John Orth, Cioffi, and installation techs Jamie Moran and Bryan Interino installed 10 NEXO GEOS 1210 speakers for front fills, two NEXO GEO S 1230s for down fills, a 4X4 NXAMP and two RS15 subs. Six Yamaha Club Series CM12 floor monitors on four stage mixes round out the system. The new 70V system and all video mixes are fed from a Yamaha LS9 at front of house.
In the design/budget phase, Boulevard's Orth and Cioffi went through console choices, and with the church budget a main consideration, the Yamaha LS9-32 was the logical decision.
"Dale did his research and really knows the Yamaha console inside and out," Cioffi said, noting that Girardin wanted a console with a simple learning curve and easy human interface. "The LS9-32 on-board DSP control and 16 outputs sealed the deal."
"We love our new system; it is like we were driving a golf cart and now we're driving a Ferrari," said Girardin. "The digital board has changed the way we, or anyone else who converts from analog to digital, mixes sound forever. We are able to do things with this system we never dreamed about with our old analog system."
Girardin cited the Yamaha StageMix app for the iPad as a case in point. With it, he said, "I can control our LS9-32 remotely from anywhere in the building. This has given me so much freedom; I am able to get on stage and mix the monitors while standing on the stage right next to the performers." For the church members, the key benefit is "the power and clarity of this system," Girardin added.
Cioffi also noted the church's favorable response, and the new system's reliability. "Since the system was installed, there has been nothing but rave reviews and its performance has been rock solid."
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