Shoreline Christian Center
Austin, Texas
Project Type: Renovation
Seat Count: 5,000
Renovation Complete: May 2003
Client: Shoreline Christian Center
AV Installation: ASC Companies
AD Scope: Audio Renovation
Shoreline Christian Center is an interdenominational Christian church serving the Austin and central Texas area. AD was hired to renovate the sound system for their 5,000 seat worship center. They wanted a "showcase" system that would support touring artists, conventions and productions as well as their weekly contemporary worship service consisting of a praise band and choir.
AD redesigned the loudspeaker systems, which included loudspeakers, amplification and signal processing. Acoustical recommendations were also supplied, which have not been implemented yet.
Shoreline's sanctuary, which is configured in a wide fan-shape, presented a significant design challenge. The wider the room, the more difficult it is to implement a multi-channel system that provides imaging throughout most of the room.
To address this issue, AD specified a loudspeaker system flown in a left-center-right (LCR) configuration. The center cluster handles speech, and the left and right clusters are designed for music.
Additional speakers were positioned above the three main entrances to the sanctuary. During productions, these speakers can be used for special effects and voice reinforcement.
David Cherry, Shoreline's director of technical ministries, expressed the church's satisfaction with the new set-up. "Hiring Acoustic Dimensions was a good decision," he said. "The transition from the old system to this new system was seamless."
