IndIAnA’S GRACe COMMUnITy ChURCh
GAInS InTIMACy And AdAPTABILITy ThROUGh COnSTeLLATIOn
GRACE COMMUNITY ChURCh in subur-
amplified music, but for the congregation
ban Indianapolis reveals a striking vision of
it was like singing into a pillow,” says Jeff
what worship spaces of the future might
Miller of Sound Technology Consultants
look like—and sound like. In the adapt-
(STC). “By switching on Constellation we
“WE DO EVERYThING. IN ONE
able 1,650-seat South Auditorium, a
can bring back the experience of a com-
SERVICE WE CAN hAVE A
zero-level platform, reconfigurable wrap-
munity worshipping together, while switch-
FULL-ON ROCK SET, around seating, 360-degree theatrical
ing it off provides optimum acoustics for
ThEN CLASSICAL
lighting, and Meyer Sound’s Constellation
amplified music.” Miller collaborated on
electroacoustic architecture and sound
the project with STC’s Vance Breshears,
STYLE STRINGS, AND
reinforcement system afford both flexibil-
The Spectrum Group, the church’s Senior
A ChOIR. WE GO ALL
ity and intimacy in creating harmonious
Pastor Dave Rodriguez and Senior Direc-
OVER ThE BOARD, WhICh worship experiences. tor of Production Daryl Cripe.
IS WhY WE LOVE WhAT
“Isn’t worship supposed to be participa-
Another key benefit of Constellation is the
CONSTELLATION WILL DO
tion, not merely a performance?” says
capability to tailor the room’s acoustics
FOR US.” Architect Kevin Callahan of Callahan Stu-
with multiple presets for any style of
dios in Scottsdale, Ariz. “I believe so, and
music. “We do everything,” says Cripe.
— DARYL CRIPE
SenIOR dIReCTOR OF PROdUCTIOn
that’s why I designed the architecture
“In one service we can have a full-on
GRACE COMMUNITY ChURCh here as a giant, three-dimensional hug.
rock set, then classical style strings, and
Constellation supports that effect by al-
a choir. We go all over the board, which
lowing the congregation to sense their
is why we love what Constellation will do
active participation.”
for us.”
Constellation creates acoustical ambi-
The church’s Constellation system in-
ences through balanced and selective
cludes a primary communications proces-
enhancement of early reflections and later
sor and four VRAS processors, as well
room reverberation, fostering a sense of
as the self-powered MM-4XP miniature
connectedness for houses of worship like
loudspeakers, UPM-1P loudspeakers,
Grace Community Church. “Rooms were
and UMS-1P subwoofers.
electroacoustic architecture
made dead for voice intelligibility and
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CQ-1 CQ-2 M1D-Sub UPJ-1P UPM-1P UMS-1P MM-4XP Constellation FEATURED PRODUCTS
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