Hello again. We finally bought 5 L1 sytem II for our church. The venue is very wide. How to place the 5 L1 for optimum quality and how to dispatch the band members? We have some issues with our covering... For example, drums in L1 N°1 : on the People left side hear very well, people on the right side don't... Stage is depth : 4m and width : 12m) 5 vocals and a choir of 8 people... the feedbacks are difficult to deal with. We are planning to buy 3 L1 for a 680 seats auditorium. Please see the plan. How would you place the 5 L1 sytem II and how who would u connect where?? We have one Roland TD 12 drums, 1 guitar accoustic, 1 electric with Pod, 1 keyboard, one sax and 1 violon.. 4 lead singers Any advices? suggestions?thanks a mil

Hello brunopicard,

Given that you have a very wide and symmetrical venue, and also that you have a large number of mics and instruments, I think your best approach would be to get the sound dispersed and spread out as evenly as possible.

So the best way to position the L1s would be to angle them symmetrically to cover the whole venue in a fan-like pattern. I see the placement on your diagram of the 5 yellow circles --that looks good. The middle system you can aim straight toward the center of the audience; systems 2 and 4 angled out just slightly; and systems 1 and 5 angled a little more sharply -- sharply enough so that people on the outer edges of those two outer sections can hear.

As far as coverage goes, you would want to make sure everyone can hear all of the instruments - particularly lead vocals and drums. So in my opinion your best solution would be to use a mixing board with enough inputs to cover all your mics and instruments (at least 12 channels by my count of your description) and you can use the outputs of the mixing board to feed your L1 systems. since the venue is so wide, I would recommend running the mixing board in mono (or everything panned dead center). With that type of set up, everyone should be able to hear everything.

Regarding feedback, with that many microphones and that much volume, you will have to pay careful attention to the gain/trim levels of these microphones as well as their placement. Here is a link to a comprehensive article about this type of issue:
Microphone Feedback

Please let us know if you have any further questions, and thank you for your post!