{"id":736060,"date":"2025-05-21T15:44:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/?post_type=press-release&p=736060"},"modified":"2025-05-21T15:44:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T13:44:34","slug":"watermark-community-church-brings-congregation-together-with-l-acoustics-l-isa-hyperreal-sound-and-l-series","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/fr\/press-releases\/watermark-community-church-brings-congregation-together-with-l-acoustics-l-isa-hyperreal-sound-and-l-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Watermark Community Church Brings Congregation Together with L-Acoustics L-ISA Hyperreal Sound and L Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dallas-based church enhances worship experience with updated professional audio system<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DALLAS, Texas \u2013 May 2025 \u2013<\/strong> Watermark Community Church, founded in 1999 as a nondenominational evangelical house of worship seeking to \u201cabide in Jesus, make disciples, and enjoy life together,\u201d has since launched several new campuses, today serving over 9,000 weekly attendants. The church has always understood that the clarity of its message \u2013 both literally and conceptually \u2013 relies in large part on sound quality. For years it has been an L-Acoustics user, starting with a Kudo PA system that served them well for more than a decade. This January, Watermark headed into its next chapter with the adoption of L-ISA Hyperreal Sound technology with L-Acoustics L Series loudspeakers, sold and installed by Clark, an integration company based in Alpharetta, Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWatermark is definitely unique,\u201d says Clark Business Development Executive Noah Hawley. \u201cThe moment you walk in, you are riveted by the church\u2019s nearly 100-foot-wide video wall made up of more than 1,000 half-meter-square LED tiles. And that massive scale is indicative of how they approach music and video production \u2013 there\u2019s a lot of creative horsepower at work there. But amazing visuals aside, the single most important element in a house of worship is the sound, being able to effectively communicate the message to everyone in attendance. This is why they stayed with L-Acoustics and chose L-ISA and L Series \u2013 for the exceptional coverage, consistency, and clarity that these technologies deliver.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clark recently installed an L-Acoustics L Series professional sound system paired with L-ISA technology at Dallas\u2019 Watermark Community Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Clark recently installed an L-Acoustics L Series professional sound system paired with L-ISA technology at Dallas\u2019 Watermark Community Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Clark recently installed an L-Acoustics L Series professional sound system paired with L-ISA technology at Dallas\u2019 Watermark Community Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The church\u2019s recent switch to L-ISA paired with L Series arrays has provided improved intelligibility and fidelity throughout the entire seating area. The main Scene system is comprised of five arrays of one L2<\/a> over one L2D<\/a>. Four Extension arrays to the far left and right are made up of Kiva II<\/a>, with eight enclosures per hang closer to the Scene system and seven enclosures per hang further out. Arrays of 10 Kara II<\/a> each provide out-fill, with low-end coming from a center deployment of 10 KS28<\/a> subs flown in two hangs of five KS28 in cardioid mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seventeen compact coaxial X8 <\/a>enclosures are evenly distributed across the lip of the stage for spatial front-fill, while three KS21i<\/a> subs per side are mounted into the face of the stage to supplement the room\u2019s low end. Arrays of two A15i Wide<\/a> per side provide extreme left and right over-balcony delay, while a dozen X8 serve as under-balcony delays. The entire system is powered and processed by 16 LA7.16i<\/a> amplified controllers and three LA12X<\/a>. These are driven via Milan-AVB with L-Acoustics LS10<\/a> switches, while an L-ISA Processor II with a 64-output license is driven over MADI from the church\u2019s SSL L350 Plus FOH console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The main Scene system is comprised of five arrays of one L2 over one L2D, backed by a center deployment of 10 KS28 subs flown in two hangs of five<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The central hang of L2 over one L2D is backed by a center deployment of 10 KS28 subs flown in two hangs of five<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hawley says the sanctuary\u2019s acoustics are magnificent. \u201cCoupled with the acoustics and L-ISA, for the first time everybody could see, wow, this is how the room is designed to be heard,\u201d he says. \u201cThis is what the intended experience was supposed to be. Now the room\u2019s complete, the vision\u2019s been accomplished.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile I think most people don\u2019t really understand what a spatial system does, they do know that it sounds clear and amazing, which is what we were shooting for,\u201d says Bekah Winans, Watermark Community Church\u2019s Audio Director. \u201cThey\u2019re now able to pick out distinct instruments instead of just hearing a wall of sound. For them to say that it sounds fantastic means we\u2019ve accomplished our goal to become more engaging.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She adds that the use of L-ISA technology has dramatically expanded sound coverage in the room, with at least 80 percent of the seating areas getting a fully immersive experience. \u201cOne of the main things that we kept hearing from our leadership was that they wanted consistency of the sound. They wanted the largest number of seats in the house to have the same great, immersive experience as possible,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd they do!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Arrays of 10 Kara II each provide out-fill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Four Extension arrays to the far left and right are made up of Kiva II professional sound system<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Operationally, L-ISA easily integrates into the church\u2019s workflow, and can be controlled via either an external L-ISA Controller display or directly from a touchscreen of the SSL house desk. \u201cSome of our operators prefer to use the L-ISA software interface, while others use the integrated L-ISA page on the console, so it comes down to preference, but the integration has been seamless,\u201d says Hudson Horsley, the church\u2019s Systems Engineer. \u201cAt first, I think it can be a little bit intimidating, but once people hear it and get used to working with it, it\u2019s quite easy and intuitive. It has simplified the workflow, with less effects in the chain, by using the room engine. The team has adapted to it rapidly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The greatest accomplishment has been the enhanced sense of community with L-ISA making the venue feel more intimate. \u201cWhereas a lot of other systems divert attention to the speakers, L-ISA pulls your attention to the stage, and connects the audience with the communicator. It really gives everyone a sense of being more engaged with what\u2019s happening on stage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sixteen LA7.16i and three LA12X amplified controllers drive the entire professional sound system<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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L-Acoustics LS10 switches provide the Milan-AVB networking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For more information on Watermark Community Church, visit\u00a0www.watermark.o<\/a>rg<\/a>. Clark can be found online at\u00a0www.clark.<\/a>is<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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