Pro64 Audio Network at First Baptist Church of Cabot
Monitor Mixing | Digital Snakes
Overview
A recent update to the church's sound system included both Pro16 and Pro64 components and a Yamaha digital mixing console. Details
Key Features
- Passive splits on the input modules made creating a split to broadcast simple
- Uses both Pro16 and Pro64 I/O modules
- Easy for volunteers to set up and use
Products Used
- Pro64 Series
- 4 6416Y2 A-Net Interface Cards
- 2 6416m Mic Input Modules
- 1 ASI A-Net Systems Interface
- Pro16 Series
- 2 AN-16/o Output Modules
- 1 AN-16/i Input Module
- 2 AN-16/i-M Mic Input Modules
- 2 AN-16/o Output Modules
Easy Splits to Broadcast and Stage
Associate Pastor of Worship and Music
First Baptist Church of Cabot
When Ken Holland and his team at First Baptist Church of Cabot (AR) decided to update their front of house console to a digital mixer, they wanted to make use of their existing patchbay setup to maintain the simplicity and flexibility that it provided. Holland, the church’s associate pastor of worship and music, and Steve Stanford from Allied Sound in Nashville started the design with a new Yamaha LS9 console and added to their to their existing Aviom gear to create a complete Aviom audio network.
The audio network connects the stage inputs to FOH with a split to a second LS9 console in the broadcast booth and sends returns to stage for an Aviom personal mixing system. To make use of the existing patchbays and to increase the system’s flexibility for routing, the church selected both Pro16 and Pro64 components for this system.
From the stage, 54 mic inputs are run to patchbays, which are connected to two AN-16/i-M Pro16 Mic Input Modules and two 6416m Pro64 Mic Input Modules. The passive splits on the Pro16 input modules are connected to a second set of patchbays, which provide connection points to the analog inputs on the LS9-32 at FOH.
The A-Net Outs on the Pro16 input modules run to two AN-16/o Output Modules in the broadcast booth, where the analog outputs connect to the LS9-32 used for broadcast. The inputs connected to the 6416m modules are distributed to both consoles digitally; each console is equipped with two 6416Y2 A-Net cards.
Designed For Expansion
This system provides reliable connectivity and the flexibility Holland sought in order to support the church’s ongoing growth, while also maintaining the simplicity and ease that come with what Holland calls the “analog look and feel.” In addition, the use of Aviom delivered substantial labor savings.
“We needed to split signals and send everything in two directions,” says Holland. “That’s not what this original patchbay was built to do without doing just an enormous amount of hard wiring and soldering and running a lot of wires.”
Holland and the rest of the staff at First Baptist are pleased with the consistent performance of the Aviom system. “It works like a champ,” says Holland. “Everyone is loving it.”
