GREENSBURG, PA – Stormrider Sound and Lighting Design Systems and Impact Audio designed and installed a new audio system for Word of Life Ministries using a broad range of products from QSC Audio products. The new gear – including loudspeakers, line array systems, amplifiers and controllers, has been installed within the non-denominational Christian church's main sanctuary, and also for the children's classroom, cafe and youth center.
The gear includes QSC AcousticDesign Series and K Series loudspeakers, an ILA WideLine Series Line Array with ISIS Series WL subwoofers and CX and PowerLight Series amplifiers. SC28 and QSControl.net system controllers manage DSP, control, monitoring and distribution.
For the main sanctuary, the setup includes flown left and right arrays, each with eight ILA Line Array WL2082-i enclosures, configured with two ILA Series WL118-sw subwoofers positioned behind them. Three PowerLight PL380 amplifiers power the low- and mid-frequency units, with a PL340 powering the high-frequency components. An SC28 System Controller provides system optimization. For monitors, elf-powered K10 two-way loudspeakers are included on the sanctuary's stage platform.
Finding the right line array system for the room was critical due to its asymmetrical floor plan, according to Stormrider founder Stash Roberts. "Everyone involved, including the church's main decision-makers, selected the WideLine system for its coverage of the space following an onsite evaluation. We knew that because of the wide dispersion, they'd be excellent for the room and offer more control," he said.
The Wave Walker Village, a children's classroom with bleacher seating and a village façade stage set, is outfitted with a pair of QSC AD-S82 loudspeakers located on both sides of a large screen. Three additional AD-S82s are integrated into the façade, along with an AD-S28Tw subwoofer. A second AD-S2Tw is located behind a grille in the wall, with CX Series amplifiers providing power to all the loudspeakers.
The classroom's loudspeakers and amplifiers are networked via QSControl.net and under the control of a wall-mounted QSC NAC-100 Network Audio Controller. "It's so easy to use, even the kids can handle it," Roberts said. "They can scroll through to the picture of the teacher on the touch screen, select it, and the teacher's mic is up and running."
Elsewhere on campus, the café features six AD-S82 speakers, affixed to the walls using QSC's Intellidock mounting system. CX Series amplifiers provide power. "The system is designed for acoustic music acts," said Roberts. "There are also TVs in there, and they hold conferences and so forth."
The youth center, which features a large stage flanked by two large screens, includes a pair of GP218-sw ground support subwoofers powered by PowerLight PL380 amplifiers to supplement the main speaker system. PowerLight amplifiers also power the main flown arrays, and PLX2 Series amplifiers provide power for the stage monitor speakers. Stormrider designed a custom matrix switcher to route the eight monitor channels to 16 available positions onstage.
Roberts added that he opted for QSC Audio gear in part because of the resources the company can offer its customers. "I can run plans by any of their design groups, and they always reinforce what we are doing, or suggest expandability options for our clients. I have always been able to get an answer from QSC whenever something is needed."
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