Every seven years, the Real Basílica-Santuario de la Vera Cruz in Southeast Spain celebrates a Jubilee (or Holy) year – and has installed a new audio system based on Yamaha’s MTX3 matrix processor for the recent event.
Located 70km west of the city of Murcia, the Real Basílica-Santuario de la Vera Cruz was established in the 13th century ago to honour the Caravaca Cross, a relic said to be formed of three splinters from the tree where Christ died. The theme of each Holy Year is for worshippers to examine their consciences in the light of the gospel, reaffirming their lives away from negativity and towards good. Each Holy Year attracts many pilgrims, with Mass held three times Monday to Saturday and twice on Sundays and holidays. This year the ecclesiastical authorities decided to upgrade the sound in the basilica, adapting it to the modern demands of worship within a historic monument.
The venue’s prior audio system was installed several years ago by Murcia-based Auvycom. The company has recently become a dealer for Yamaha’s installed audio products and quickly realised that upgrading the system with an MTX3 matrix processor would cure prevailing problems such as unwanted microphone feedback and low intelligibility.
With the MTX3 fully solving these issues and adding flexibility to the system, the Basilica has been able to welcome pilgrims throughout 2017’s Holy Year, knowing that all will have the very best audio environment in which to celebrate Mass.
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