Having completed construction of its 1,850 capacity main chapel, the Holy Flames Methodist Church in Pangyo city, South Korea, is set to hold a diverse worship programme – a musical Friday evening service and three services on Sundays ranging from traditional, involving a 60-strong choir with piano and organ accompaniment, to a youth service with 12 singers and a band, comprising saxophone, guitar, bass, drums and two keyboards.
Essential to the ability of its sound system to accommodate this variety of music requirements is Allen & Heath’s dLive digital mixing system at FOH. ‘We wanted a digital mixer but I had my reservations about digital preamplifier performance,’ explains Pastor Yoonha Kim. ‘However, at a demo of the dLive system, I was very impressed by its preamp quality and intuitive user interface. Also, we can enjoy the benefits of future firmware updates.’
Supplied by Samasound, the system comprises an S3000 Surface with DM48 MixRack. ‘dLive is transparent and can cover a wide range of sound colouration, from soft and warm to thick and powerful,’ says Pastor Kim. ‘On the surface, you can see all functions at a glance, and wrap-around rotaries make control easy. There are also various view modes, which can be customised. I can use up to 26 user-defined SoftKeys to recall specific scenes and mute groups, and a huge bonus is dLive’s channel ganging option, which is very easy to configure.’
