PM1D SPREADS THE WORD AT CATHEDRAL OF FAITH

—2500-Seat Facility Takes Delivery of Digital System—

BUENA PARK, CA (May 30, 2003)—Cathedral of Faith, located in San Jose, CA, has taken delivery of a Yamaha PM1D Digital Audio Mixing System from Hi-Tech Audio Systems of South San Francisco. As the centerpiece of a major audio renovation at the 8000+ member church, the PM1D serves as the hub for audio signal distribution throughout the 2500-seat sanctuary, and also represents the first PM1D installation in a house of worship in California.

The new PM1D system serves as the centerpiece of a major audio renovation at the 8000+ member church, and as the hub for audio signal in the 2500-seat sanctuary and several distributed systems.

"The PM1D's quantity of outputs allows us flexibility in bringing our services to every corner of our building," explains Dan Jordan, Cathedral of Faith audio engineer. "The instant recallability is great for handling the multitude of weekly activities."

Positioned in the balcony area, the console routes audio signal to the amplifier room and then to EV X line array main speakers, sublow cabinets (located in wall spaces), front fills and under-balcony speakers. Audio signal is also routed to speakers located in the entryway, nursery and other remote locations. Plans are underway to rout monitor sends from the PM1D as 16 channel submixes to Intelex digital units that will allow each worship team member to have individual monitor-mix control.

"This is a work in progress," Jordan notes, "and the capability of the PM1D to match our ambitious plans was important. Understanding the console's capability was greatly facilitated by Louis Adamo at Hi-Tech Audio. His knowledge, combined with hands-on experience at Yamaha PM1D schools and a console trial at our facility gave us great confidence in the system. Another important factor was that our non-technical volunteers have found the console's basic operation easy to comprehend and implement."

Digital signals are sent via Yamaha PM1D DIO8 digital modules and ADAT light pipes from the console to hard disk recorders in a recording and TV/video facility.

Kurt Forman, Cathedral of Faith financial officer, worked with Jordan and Adamo to insure that the PM1D system fit within the church's budget. It became clear that the console's onboard processing and routing ability via digital snakes made the PM1D both a good budgetary and technical choice. "The system may cost more than an analog system," he explains, "but the money spent [on the PM1D system] went further, because we were able to replace much of our analog outboard gear and snakes. This is just the beginning, because our needs and the capability of the PM1D will continue to grow."

For more information, contact Yamaha Corporation of America, Commercial Audio Systems Division, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622, telephone 714-522-9011, email infostation@yamaha.com or visit www.yamaha.com/proaudio.