Linc Church strengthens Durban auditorium with d&b audiotechnik, Yamaha and Stage Plus

Linc Church has upgraded the audio and lighting infrastructure in its approximately 400-seat auditorium in Salt Rock, Durban, with an integrated solution from Stage Audio Works. The project strengthens speech intelligibility, expands creative control for worship production and supports higher-quality recording and streaming.

Built around the values of Faith, Family and Future, Linc Church has developed a growing congregation and an increasingly active production environment. As audience expectations and technology requirements evolved, the church engaged long-term technology partner Stage Audio Works to assess the auditorium’s existing systems and identify a practical path forward.

“The brief was not simply to replace equipment,” says Kieren Hempel, Sales Manager at Stage Audio Works. “Linc needed an upgrade that would improve coverage and clarity across the room, give its team more flexibility during services, and support its growing recording and streaming requirements without creating unnecessary operational complexity.”

Building on a trusted line array

The existing d&b audiotechnik 10AL installation line array system had served the venue well. Following an assessment of the space, Stage Audio Works specified d&b audiotechnik 12S loudspeakers as outfills, together with 5S loudspeakers for stage-front coverage. The additions extend and refine coverage from the main system, helping to deliver more consistent sound throughout the auditorium.

“Clear communication is central to every service,” Hempel explains. “By complementing the existing line array with the right point-source loudspeakers in the right positions, the system now provides more even coverage while retaining the character and performance Linc already valued from d&b audiotechnik.”

One desk for mixing, recording and streaming

At front of house, the church moved from its Yamaha CL1 console to a Yamaha DM7. The new desk provides a more current production platform for weekly services, while giving the team expanded capabilities for multitrack recording and online streaming.

“The DM7 gives Linc a more flexible and accessible workflow for live mixing, recording and streaming,” says Hempel. “It removes the need to bring in additional equipment for worship recording and gives the production team a stronger foundation for creating consistent experiences in the room and online.”

Silent, full-colour house lighting

Stage Audio Works also supplied a new Stage Plus house-lighting solution, using full-colour RGBW LED fixtures with DMX control and dimming. The system enables the production team to adapt the atmosphere of the auditorium for different worship styles, services and performances. Low ambient noise matters in a spoken-word environment. The convection-cooled Stage Plus fixtures operate without fans, allowing flexible colour and mood lighting without adding unwanted noise to the space.

The completed upgrade reflects Stage Audio Works’ solution-led approach to House of Worship projects: understanding how a venue is used, designing around the experience required, and supporting the client beyond installation.

“Linc Church has been a valued client for many years,” Hempel concludes. “It is rewarding to support a team that is investing in a better experience for its congregation and volunteers as it grows. This system gives them dependable tools that let the technology support the message, rather than compete with it.”