Sanctuary audio visual upgrades have begun

Our audio/visual consultant for the Sanctuary system has completed the first half of the repairs and upgrades to the Sanctuary audio system. For quite some time we have been dealing with some broken equipment in the Sanctuary system that was affecting our stage monitor system. We also have had some more recent damage that affected the main speakers. Some of the items that have been broken were items that were not upgraded during the last upgrades to the Sanctuary sound system.

The scope of the repairs and upgrades are as follows

1. Replace the broken amplifiers for the monitor subsystem


2. Install new digital signal processors for the main/monitor speaker systems. This should dramatically improve the quality of our sound over previous weeks. The monitor system has been running without a functioning EQ for quite some time.


3. Convert the speaker cluster to a Left-Center-Right channel configuration. This upgrade configure our speaker cluster to enable stereo separation of the sound. For example when we have music and vocals we can pan te music to the left and right speakers and place the vocals in the center channel. The stereo separation of the signal into three channels will greatly improve the quality of the sound. Previously all sound in our speaker cluster had been mono.

We have some items remaining to do when additional equipment arrives.

1. We will install a one-button power on/power off capability that control all of the components in the sound booth and A/V closet. This will enable us to safely turn the system on/off with a single button. Powering the system down when it is not in use will safe power, increase the life of the equipment, and help protect it from damage.


2. We will upgrade our recording capability by recording in digital form on compact flash media. This will greatly simplify our podcast process.


3. We will add a audience response microphone which will greatly improve the quality of our recordings


4. We have a repair to our mixing board on one of the monitor channels.


5. We will relocate some equipment from the back A/V closet to the sound booth on new racks.


6. We have some repairs that are needed on the hanging choir microphones.

Here is a photo of our new amps and DSPs