The 136th Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention was held in early August 2018 in Baltimore at the Baltimore Convention Center. More than 2,200 cardinals, archbishops, and bishops attended, and the agenda included daily mass, business sessions, state dinners, and an awards ceremony.
Digital audio boost
CMI AV of Rochester, N,Y., purchased Yamaha PM7, CL5 and CL1 digital audio consoles from Applied Audio and Theatre Supply of Rochester for the event . “We've had a long relationship with CMI supplying various Yamaha audio consoles and Rio boxes as their needs expand,” states Daniel V. Mckenzie, vice president of Applied Audio and Theatre Supply.
"The Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention is a very diverse production. In one day, we go from a mass service to business, and end with a dinner program. The high channel count and versatility helped streamline the workflow...." Dan Lamphier, Project Manager, CMI AV, Rochester, NY
“We chose the Yamaha Rivage PM7 because of the channel count and workflow,” states Project Manager Dan Lamphier of CMI AV. “The Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention is a very diverse production. In one day, we go from a mass service to business, and end with a dinner program. The high channel count and versatility helped streamline the workflow at front of house as well, creating a cleaner shared split with the production recording mix-down split."
Lamphier adds, "The console has a simplified set-up, and the Neve plug-ins are game changers for the quality and simplicity of our work-flow.... The PM7 system was purchased especially for this event and will be utilized on similar-sized events that CMI AV will support throughout the year.” A Dante split cascaded to the CL5 and CL1 was used for the live via satellite video broadcast to Catholic media outlets around North America and the world.
“I really like that the DSP is built into the desk,” adds John Baiocco, audio engineer at CMI AV. “It helped us achieve a simpler, cleaner front of house position without sacrificing processing. We also utilized the built-in Rupert Neve Designs RN5045 on the lectern microphones as well as the PZM microphone pair on the altar for mass, making the audio warmer and removing some of the large hall sound.”
"We also utilized the built-in Rupert Neve Designs RN5045 on the lectern microphones as well as the PZM microphone pair on the altar for mass, making the audio warmer and removing some of the large hall sound.” John Baiocco, Audio Engineer, CMI AV, Rochester, NY
Baiocco reports that they used a total of eight Rio stage boxes strategically placed around the venue (four for the stage, two for the choir/band, one at front of house, and one for the video production area). “The ability to add Dante devices makes it easier for us to adapt to changing input needs as well as minimizing the amount of cable to run.”
“The ability to add Dante devices makes it easier for us to adapt to changing input needs as well as minimizing the amount of cable to run.” John Baiocco, Audio Engineer, CMI AV, Rochester, NY
