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Digital Audio Consoles from Our Readers’ Perspective
CPM readers cut through marketing chatter and weigh in with personal experiences from using consoles in church.
Digital audio consoles are all the rage these days. Digital console manufacturers are designing many of their products with houses of worship in mind. So there's a lot of talk from the manufacturers on how their consoles shine. But when it came time to return to this topic in the pages of Church Production Magazine, we thought we'd take a different approach. This time around, we decided to talk to some of our readers about their experiences with the digital consoles they use in their home churches.
Digico SD8: Brian Caringer, Audio Engineer, St. Matthew UMC, Belleville, IL
Yamaha M7CL: Rick Jeremiah, Technical Director, Northwoods Community Church, Peoria, IL
Midas XL8: Danny Slaughter, Technical Director, Westover Church, Greensboro, NC
Allen & Heath iLive: Patrick Gourley, Associate Pastor of Worship, Christ's Church of the Valley, San Dimas, CA
Roland M-400 V-Mixer: Greg Sisley, Executive Pastor, Faith Baptist Church, Kent, WA
Soundcraft Si3: Jeff Treubig, Audio Tech, First Assembly of God, Binghamton, NY
Innovason Sy48: Jerry Keifer, Technical Manager, Village Baptist Church, Beaverton, OR
Avid (formerly Digidesign) Venue D-Show: Eric Myers, AVL Manager, Colonial Baptist Church, Cary, NC
PreSonus StudioLive: Chad McIlvenna, Audio Director, Fusion Church, Buford, GA
What follows is a summary of the input received from these digital console users.
Complete user responses are available online at www.churchproduction.com/digitalconsoles-july2010
Fitting the Needs
All our users report that their consoles fit their needs well. The Digico SD8 was reported as enabling fast stage switch-overs between different service styles; the Yamaha M7CL, Avid Audio Venue, Allen & Heath iLive, Roland M-400 and Innovason Sy48 were considered easy for volunteers to learn. The Midas XL8 was praised for its ability to handle complex routing. The Soundcraft Si3 excelled with its ability to save and recall presets on effects and EQs, and to quickly call them back on different channels. The Innovason's configurability was praised, as it allows for the control surface to be completely reconfigured to suit the user's needs and abilities.And the PreSonus StudioLive is appreciated for its ability to work with a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) for easy multi-track recording as well as playing backing tracks in a live environment.
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Jim Kumorek is the owner of Spreading Flames Media, providing video/media production and writing services to the A/V/L, technology, architectural and hospitality industries. He has led audio, video and lighting teams in churches as both staff and a volunteer for over 10 years. He can be contacted at james@spreadingflamesmedia.com.
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