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"Helping You Sound Your Best"

Mt. PISGAH BAPTIST CHURCH

Normal,  Illinois

This long established congregation is now enjoying a new home.  Designed by AR&D architects and built by P. J. Hoerr contractors.   There is a lot of building squeezed into the modest lot on Market street.   

The growing congregation enjoys and energized style of worship.   The mass choir will fill the 160 seat choir loft.   The room will seat over 700 on the main floor and balcony. Note the yet unfinished control booth at the front of the balcony.   A Soundcraft  32 input console is the heart of the system.  Other support equipment will set next to the console.

The negative space ceiling above the main floor and platform allow the stage lights,  speakers and acoustic panels to hide above the house lighting.  The main and monitor speakers are all from Community.  (Although it makes it hard to take a picture. Can you find the main cluster and the choir monitors?)

The amplifier/processing rack is located in it's own closet, beneath the choir loft.  These pictures show the rack during our inspection and calibration.   The sound contractor, Bennett Electronics,  added side panels and blank panels after we left.   They did an excellent job building this system.

The sub woofers are not in the most ideal position,  but the compromise should work out well.   The subs are custom built units from Concert Systems LLC.  Hidden behind the grills on either side of the room are single 800 watt 15" subs.

The sub woofer grills use the same fabric as the acoustic panels on the side walls and front railing of the balcony.   The acoustic treatment is just enough to minimize flutter echoes in the room,  but not enough to "deaden" the room so that you can always enjoy the congregational singing.

Leon volunteered to help test out the system.  He has a very smooth voice.