![]() "So Troy was able to save us some money there," he says.įrom the monitor desk, continues Alvarez, "We send MADI out to another system that we upgraded through GC Pro, an Allen & Heath ME-U, the brains of the personal monitor mix system." The ME-U feeds eight ME-1 Personal Mixers for the praise band. The alternative to the setup would have been to install a second Stage Rack and an analog splitter system. The D-Show is also fitted with a Pro Tools HDX card, enabling him to do virtual soundchecks. From a single Avid Stage Rack, 80 inputs feed the D-Showfront-of-house console, which has been fitted with a MADI option card, allowing Alvarez to select 48 inputs plus 16 other channels to send via an RME MADI Bridge to the new Profile monitor board. The 86-acre campus, constructed in 2004, includes a gymnasium, classrooms, and other amenities with a worship center accommodating 10,000 people.Īlvarez switched out the Avid SC48 monitor desk for a new 64-input Profile, taking out the old fiber-optic snake and replacing it with MADI distribution. Most recently, the church underwent a significant upgrade at its main Houston campus, replacing the monitor console and audio distribution system and also outfitting a studio through GC Pro. "Not to mention, a lot of people reach out to Melqui from other ministries." We're always working on some kind of a project together," says Hanchett. "We see each other two or three times a week. While the focus is on Grace Community Church, which also has its Woodlands campus to the north of Houston plus two near San Diego, in Oceanside and San Marcos, California, they also work with other churches. The pair were working together even before Alvarez joined the staff fulltime at the church's main campus in southeast Houston about six years ago. We're a church, a non-profit, so we don't have all the funds in the world. ![]() "He sets aside the time so we can make the wiser choices for our facility and for our organization. "Troy and I sit down and we talk," says Alvarez, who has also been in charge of the church's technical department since January 2015. ![]() Melqui Alvarez, audio director for Grace Community Church, has been working with Troy Hanchett, GC Pro account manager at the division's Houston, Texas location, since 2006. For Grace Community Church, with campuses in Texas and California, a nearly 10-year relationship with Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users, works within their budget and makes it stretch, with the right AV solutions for the present, and also through thoughtful planning for the future. Melqui Alvarez, audio director for Grace Community Church, which recently underwent a significant AV upgrade at its main Houston campus, with the help of Guitar Center Professional.Įverybody likes a great deal, but non-profit organizations, especially, really have to make every dollar stretch. Grace Community Church Gets the Right Audio Components for Its Campuses with Guitar Center Pro
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