The following is a list of technical requirements for Sound
equipment for Advent Lutheran Church:
High quality main speaker system capable of reproducing both
speech and music with a high degree of clarity at volume
levels sufficient for both Traditional and Contemporary
Christian worship services
Main speaker system should be a central cluster, tri-amped
Sufficient monitor speakers to cover:
Choir seating area
Contemporary Music Director area
Organist
Musician areas (guitar, drum, keyboard, piano, and horn
players)
Front step area for adult or children's choirs
Convenient jacks should be provided to plug in monitor
speakers
Auxiliary speakers for Narthex and cry room (with local volume
controls)
Power amplifiers appropriate for all speakers
31 band Graphic Equalizers for:
Main speakers
Each monitor system
Pastor's FMs (for feedback control)
Note: Equalizers should have feedback indicator lights above
each slider to make it easier to determine feedback frequency
Effects processor
Tape deck with variable speed playback (for accompaniment
tapes)
Tape deck for recording sermon / program
Multiple additional tape decks for making several copies of
sermon tape simultaneously
CD player
Intercom system with jacks at sound mixer, light control,
Narthex, left and right of front platform, and Sacristy
Mike / monitor speaker jack locations:
16 mike jacks, 4 return jacks, and 2 monitor speaker jacks in
jack panel behind small door on left side of platform
16 mike jacks, 4 return jacks, and 2 monitor speaker jacks in
jack panel behind small door on right side of platform
16 mike jacks, 4 return jacks, and 2 monitor speaker jacks in
jack panel behind beside organ console
16 mike jacks, 4 return jacks, and 2 monitor speaker jacks in
jack panel behind beside in choir area
6 mike jacks and 2 monitor speaker jacks under front left
row of pews
6 mike jacks and 2 monitor speaker jacks under front right
row of pews
2 mike jacks and 2 monitor speaker jacks in floor pocket
under Pulpit
2 mike jacks and 2 monitor speaker jacks in floor pocket
under Lectern
2 mike jacks high on left and right wall of Sanctuary for
ambiance mikes
Clear-com jacks in sound booth, Narthex, Sacristy, and Organ
area
Two 24 channel, 8 sub-group, 4 monitor mix, 2 effects
sends Mixers ganged together (to provide a 48 channel main house
mixer)
3 FM Laveler mikes (true diversity)
4 FM hand held mikes (true diversity)
Microphones and appropriate stands for Pulpit, Lectern, and
Alter (possibly PZM for Alter)
Microphones suspended from ceiling for traditional choir
Microphone(s) and stand/holder for piano
Microphones and stands for drums
4 Direct boxes for Keyboard, Guitar, etc.
Power sequencer controlled by a single button to turn the
entire sound system on or off (Note: Mixer and other sound
equipment in loft come on first and power amps in closet behind
Sacristy come on last. When turning off system, power amps go off
first and mixer goes off last.)
For a simple program, it should not be necessary to have an
operator at the sound console. A particular set of channels
should be left on whenever the system is shut down. A power
switch in the Narthex should turn the system on with these
channels active.
