DYNACORD TS 400 in St omas church

DYNACORD TS 400 in St Thomas church 30 Apr 2013

The church of St Thomas in the town of Schwaig, which is near Nuremberg, is the focal point of evangelical life in the parish. Built in 1971, the church provides the setting not only for church services but also a wealth of cultural activities including concerts and theatrical presentations. In the course of recent renovations, therefore, the church elders decided to have a new sound reinforcement system put in: one that would not only do justice acoustically to the diverse program of events but also blend discretely into the surrounding architecture and be easy to operate. The task of planning and implementing the installation was entrusted to the Nuremberg installation and service provider Barowski AG.

In terms of ease of use, too, this proved the perfect solution. The sonic image delivered by the loudspeakers required no further enhancement from additional DSPs or equalizers: finding the correct angle of tilt was all that was required. We knew in advance what the system was capable of, says Barowski, so we were even able to dispense with a simulation a decision that proved justified.

Nonetheless, when they heard the system in action for the first time, the Nuremberg sound specialists were astounded, as they had originally planned to include a subwoofer, and none, they then realized, was needed. Driven with the full-range FIR preset, the TS 400 covers the entire frequency range from 74 Hz to 20 kHz at -10 dB, explains Barowski. Nothing more is needed under normal circumstances in a church of this size. The fact that the loudspeakers are also suitable for the reproduction of instruments was a further advantage. To ensure they blended discreetly into the beautiful interior of the church, Barowski and his team opted for a white custom finish.

The TS 400 loudspeakers are complemented here by S40 loudspeakers from Electro-Voice. Two and three cabinets serve the areas below and above the gallery respectively, whilst a further cabinet serves as a monitor for the organist and choir. The two TS 400 cabinets are driven by a two-channel PCL 1245 power amplifier from DYNACORD, whilst a four-channel PLC 1415 amplifies the signal to the S40s. The audio system is controlled by a DYNACORD P64 digital audio matrix manager with FIR filters that can be operated in comfort from a PWS wall panel. Control, in fact, can be switched between this and the mixing console. The system is designed in such a way that, for church services, no one ever needs access to the rack. To provide sound reinforcement for the mass, all that is required is to switch the system on from the central touch panel at the start of the service and off again at the end. In addition to this, the female pastor has a PWS of her own with which she can turn the microphone signal up or down. In fact, the whole system is so easy to operate and delivers such precise and powerful sound that she prefers now, even when listening to music for her own personal enjoyment, to hear it through the church system!

LINK:	http://www.theiabm.org/article.php?group_id=8534...
	See more stories from iabm

Most recent headlines