Located in the heart of Seoul, the iconic Dongshin Presbyterian Church has installed Allen & Heath’s dLive digital mixing system as part of its move towards a fully digital A/V system.
Comprising a S5000 Control Surface and a DM48 MixRack, the new system replaces the incumbent GL3800 analogue mixer.
‘The relationship between A&H and Dongshin Church started with the GL3800, and we also installed a Qu-32 in the Education Centre last year,’ says Seongyeon Won, who is in charge of A/V system at the church. ‘Migrating from analogue to digital is a big step but we knew we could trust A&H products. We did evaluate other brands for the main FOH console, but dLive won hands-down on product specifications, such as the dual 12-inch touchscreen, easy navigation and expandability options.’
The dLive surface and Mixrack are installed in the A/V control room, with a DX32 I/O expansion rack installed at the front corner of the chapel.
‘Previously, it was too complex and intrusive to change an I/O patch on the analogue system but with dLive we can do it simply with less cables. Also, we now save space in our control room with the small footprint of the dLive surface compared to the analogue mixer,’ Won says. ‘The mixer is the first upgrade to our A/V system but it has made a striking difference to the Church’s sound quality – which is now very sharp and clean. In video terms, it’s like a sudden change from standard to HD resolution.’
In addition, the church records live worship services to multitrack via dLive’s Dante connection, and the individual scene list allows volunteers to manage basic controls without having a dedicated engineer present.
‘It has been two months since we installed dLive and I am very satisfied with it. I can strongly recommend dLive to anyone who is considering to invest their money in a new digital console,’ concludes Won.
Dongshin Church marked its 60th anniversary in 2016, and the building was named as a Seoul Legacy for the Future by the city in 2014.
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