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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEEAW Sound Systems Are the Perfect Solutions for Arkansas Multi-Venue Worship Facility
The Fellowship Bible Church of Little Rock presented a challenging design and install project, which was solved using EAW’s extensive array of sound system products precisely tailored to the needs of each space
Whitinsville, MA, USA – February 10, 2009 – In one of the first installations of its type in the world, the Fellowship Bible Church of Little Rock, Arkansas, recently debuted a digitally connected, simultaneous multi-venue worship facility. A single pastor can reach four thematically distinct worship venues, allowing over 3,000 faithful to hear his message but also enjoy four different worship music styles. One thing these four distinct worship venues have in common is clear, articulate sound for spoken word and music, thanks to components from EAW, a world leader in sound system technology. All systems were designed by Acoustic Dimensions of Dallas, Texas, and installed by American Audio, Inc. of Ruston, Louisiana, with Mission Service of West Monroe, Louisiana, providing video integration.
Fellowship Bible Church consists of four venues: the main Worship Center, with seating of 1,400 and from which the pastor leads the service; the Warehouse venue that provides the “Edge” worship format, an alternative style of music geared toward the “young at heart”; the Chapel venue, which provides a more traditional worship setting; and the Fellowship Student Ministries, the youth worship venue designed for high-school students. In addition, eight separate spaces within the worship facility are designed as Fellowship Kids mini-venues, engaging and entertaining “themed” meeting rooms for faith education. These areas are connected within nearly 200,000 square feet of space by over 50 miles of audio wire used to connect more than 230 speaker cabinets, five large-format digital consoles and seven digital AV mixers, powered by over 165,000 Watts. Three discrete fiber optic AV networks were installed to route audio, video and control at distances approaching 1,000 feet between rooms. Not surprisingly, each of these discrete venues had very unique and specific sound requirements, and EAW had a solution for each one.
• The main Worship Center has a stereo sound system that includes 12 EAW KF730 Compact Line Array Modules, four flown EAW SB730 Compact Line Array Subwoofers and four sidefill EAW AX396 Arrayable Install Loudspeakers. A ring of delay speakers is added to fill out the upper level seats, and recessed frontfills are used to enhance the sound for the front rows. A 96-channel Digidesign Venue digital audio console was selected for control of this room.
• The Warehouse’s sound system includes 12 KF730s and three flown SB730s with two rings of delay speakers added for filling out the “shed” areas in the rear. Frontfills are recessed with the subwoofers under the stage lip for enhancement of the front seating. The church’s existing Yamaha DM2000 digital audio console is used to control over 72 inputs from the room.
• The Chapel presented unique challenges, as its audio systems needed to blend into the space’s elegant surroundings. Two front clusters of EAW MQV VA4 Three-way Full Range Array Modules and EAW MK Series Compact 2-Way Installation Modules, operated in stereo, are the primary speakers for this room. Three sets of delay speakers are added for filling out the lower ceiling areas and the rear gallery seats. Frontfills and additional subs are recessed under the stage steps for discrete use. Another of the church’s existing Yamaha DM2000 digital audio consoles was used to control over 50 inputs from the room.
• In addition to services, the Fellowship Student Ministries venue also hosts numerous traveling music artists, so a simple yet effective concert level system was required. Four front clusters of EAW MQV and MV Series Modules are operated in stereo. Six volumetrically loaded F315 subs and frontfills are recessed under the stage to provide the impact and nearfill quality desired in this venue. A Yamaha M7CL-48 digital audio console was chosen for this space.
In the various Fellowship Kids spaces, each room has its own EAW speaker system controlled by the church’s existing Sony digital AV mixers. Furthermore, all venue entry areas as well as spaces such as the bookstore, café and meeting areas are covered by discrete, remote controlled, zoned sound audio systems, allowing either facility or local music program to be broadcast.
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Caption 1 – Fellowship Bible Church’s “Chapel” facility, featuring EAW MQV VA4 Three-way Full Range Array Modules and EAW MK Series Compact 2-Way Installation Modules.Image 2 – EAW_FBC2_Student.JPG
Caption 2 – Fellowship Bible Church’s “Fellowship Student Ministries” facility, featuring EAW MQV and MV Series Modules.Image 3 – EAW_FBC3_Warehouse.JPG
Caption 3 – Fellowship Bible Church’s “Warehouse” facility, featuring EAW KF730 Compact Line Array Modules, EAW SB730 Compact Line Array Subwoofers.Image 4 – EAW_FBC4_WorshipCenter.JPG
Caption 4 – Fellowship Bible Church’s main Worship Center, featuring EAW KF730 Compact Line Array Modules, EAW SB730 Compact Line Array Subwoofers and sidefill EAW AX396 Arrayable Install Loudspeakers.
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