USA - The new campus of Orlando's Faith Assembly of God Church was a huge project. In addition to the 3,000-seat, stadium-style sanctuary, the campus also needed sound systems for three kids theatres, a wedding chapel, choir room, and atrium. Primary AV contractor Encore Broadcast Solutions decided to leave nothing to chance, partnering with Atlantic Professional Audio (APA) as audio sub-contractor for the design and installation.
"Even though it was new construction, we were actually the second contractor on the job, so we had to design the sound system around conduit and fly points that were already in place," explains Jeff Cameron of Encore's Winter Springs, FL office. "It was a big challenge. We've partnered successfully with Atlantic Pro Audio on several other projects, and brought them in to provide a turnkey solution. They put together a shootout for the church to decide on the best sound system, which turned out to be a Turbosound Flex array. It was a perfect fit."
The speaker hangs consist of two six-speaker Flex arrays, augmented by a pair of four-box delay arrays. "Ideally, we would have covered the entire room with just two longer arrays, but it was critical that the loudspeakers not interfere with line of sight for the video system," explains Craig Beyrooti, CEO of Atlantic Professional Audio, located in Altamonte Springs. "Fortunately, the Flex system lives up to its name, so we were able to meet the church's requirements. I've also always loved the way TURBOSOUND keeps the vocals sounding natural, which is a really important benefit in contemporary worship."
Media director Jonathan Perez of Faith Assembly agrees: "We wanted our system to sound great with music, but also for voice. The goal was to sound just as great in quiet moments as it does in concert. In the demo, when they raised that fader up, there was no coloration from the quietest moments to the loudest. That was what we loved about Turbosound. There's consistency and clarity between how it sounds at low volume and up high."
All the sanctuary arrays consist of Turbosound's TCS-1061 three-way loudspeakers, with the 75-degree dispersion version occupying the bottom two slots in each array, and 100-degree models above them. The TCS-1061 is switchable between bi-amp and tri-amp deployment, and houses two 10-inch low-mid drivers, one 6.5-inch high-mid, and a one-inch high frequency compression driver on a Dendritic horn.
