Founded by David Yonggi Cho in 1958 and presently led by Young Hoon Lee, the Yoido Full Gospel Church is located on Yoi, an island in the middle of Seoul’s Han River. Its main building was inaugurated in 1973 and it now has nearly 500,000 members making it the largest Pentecostal Christian congregation in South Korea.
Recently, the church looked to DPA Microphones to ensure that its congregation can clearly hear the pastors, as well as the choir and musicians that regularly accompany it services. ‘The main reason for choosing DPA was the solid yet clean tone its microphones deliver,’ says church Sound Director, Kim Jung. ‘Other brands also have various adaptors and options, but for us DPA microphones were the best.’
In total, the church has invested in eight d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones, one d:fine 4088 Cardioid Headset Microphone, four d:dicate 4011 Cardioid Recording Microphones and two d:facto Vocal Microphones.
‘I have previously used DPA for live events and in other churches, so I was aware of the quality of the brand,’ Kim says. ‘When the time came to upgrade our microphones, I chose DPA because they deliver great results and offer the reliability we need in terms of installation, microphone characteristics and minimal interference between microphones that are being used near to each other.’
For the main part of the church where most services take place, Yoido has chosen the DPA 4011F d:dicate gooseneck microphone solution, which features the versatile MMC4011 cardioid capsule. The 4011F has been installed via a DPA TSM4001 table shockmount – a configuration suited to use by the pastors because of its speech intelligibility and linear on-and off-axis response.
Pastors and visiting lecturers also have the option of using the d:fine Headset Microphone, which gives them freedom of movement. Yoido’s selection of d:vote Instrument Microphones are used by the orchestra to amplify piano, string and brass instruments, while the church’s choir is amplified with d:dicate 4011A Cardioid Microphones.
‘We also use our d:vote Instrument Microphones for bands and for other purposes, depending on the occasion,’ Kim adds. ‘We are now looking to replace the microphones we use for satellite broadcasting and radio production and once again DPA will be our first choice.’
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