I'm advising a church on a system upgrade mostly on the lighting side. They asked me what I think about going Aviom vs. Traditional Monitors. The church has a constantly rotating group of musicians made up of 3 drummers, 6 rhythm guitar players, 3 lead guitar players, 2 bass players, 4 keyboard players, and a dozen lead singers... plus once a month they have an orchestra play.
I've never used an Aviom system. My feeling is in a situation where so many different amateurs would be using the same gear it makes more sense to stay with a traditional monitor system. There are far less people to train and far less opportunities to screw up the system if the sound op is in control.
Avioms are cool but it adds a level of complication to the system that isn't worth it. Am I just out of date and old fashioned or is this a logical conclusion?
I've never used an Aviom system. My feeling is in a situation where so many different amateurs would be using the same gear it makes more sense to stay with a traditional monitor system. There are far less people to train and far less opportunities to screw up the system if the sound op is in control.
Avioms are cool but it adds a level of complication to the system that isn't worth it. Am I just out of date and old fashioned or is this a logical conclusion?