Linc Church

Linc Church in Salt Rock, on the coast north of Durban, is built around three values: Faith, Family and Future. Its services are mixed live, recorded and streamed from an auditorium of about 400 seats.

We have been the church’s technology partner for many years, and supplied its audio, lighting and live production control room with several partners.

As the congregation grew, so did what the room had to do. The d&b audiotechnik 10AL line array had served the church well, but coverage and clarity had to reach the whole room, the team wanted more flexibility during services, and recording and streaming needed more than the front-of-house console could give without extra equipment.

It all had to stay simple for the volunteers who run it, and quiet: this is a room for the spoken word.

We assessed the auditorium and how the church uses it, then built on what already worked rather than replacing it.

# Coverage

d&b audiotechnik 12S loudspeakers as outfills and 5S loudspeakers across the stage front now complement the existing 10AL line array. They extend and refine its coverage while keeping the sound the church already valued.

# Mixing, recording and streaming

Front of house moved from a Yamaha CL1 to a Yamaha DM7, which handles live mixing, multitrack recording and streaming from one desk.

# House lighting

Stage Plus full-colour RGBW LED house lighting, with DMX control and dimming, lets the team set the atmosphere for different worship styles, services and performances. The fixtures are convection-cooled, with no fans, so they add no noise to the room.

Sound is more even across the auditorium, with the character of the d&b system intact. The team mixes, records and streams from one desk without bringing in extra equipment, and can change the mood of the room without adding noise.

“This system gives them dependable tools that let the technology support the message, rather than compete with it,” says Kieren Hempel, Sales Manager at Stage Audio Works.