Accepting the challenge at All Saints, Ockham

When ChurchPA.co.uk were approached by Martin Heijne of bch architects to help with a problematic church, they were glad to accept the challenge.

The problem was that All Saints at Ockham is an 11th century parish church, grade one listed, that needed its first sound system installation.

The brief was for a simple voice reinforcement system, with two tie clip microphones, a fixed lectern microphone plus MP3 record and replay facilities, and the ability to raise the volume of the small choir from the chancel area.

They were able to help with an exceptionally discreet system, where all the speakers are hidden at high level, black speakers on dark timber woodwork, and by using radio microphones and a fantastic wireless remote controlled mixer, they didn’t need to take any cables into the nave area.

The dual power amplifiers allowed a separate mix to go to the nave and chancel areas, allowing the choir to be “lifted” in the nave, without causing feedback from the chancel monitor speaker. The radio remote mixer is the hub of the system, giving 8 inputs, with remote bass treble and volume controls for each input, and individual mute controls.

Regrettably Martin Heijne did not live to see the completed installation, but the client is extremely happy with an effective, yet extremely discreet, system that saved considerably on the costs of alternatives, without needing any cables down to the rear of the church.

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