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Academy2
perfect for national breakthrough bands or a mid-weight DJ-led periphery loudspeakers are Adlib proprietary brand, developed
evening. Academy3 is an even smaller equivalent; where size is for O2 Academy Birmingham’s requirements.
reduced, thought, detail and technological proﬁciency is not. Two Soundcraft Vi6’s and two Digidesign Mixracks have been
Academy2 comprises a Turbosound installation, with four ﬂown speciﬁed by AMG to take care of mixing duties. Both types of
Turbosound TFL-760 cabinets. The stage is designed to house six desk have the capacity to service FOH and monitor requirements
TSW 718 sub cabinets, while TCS 59’s are used for delays and as necessary on the 3,000 capacity main stage, 600 capacity O2
inﬁlls. Academy3 has a Turbosound system and utilises two TFL- Academy2 and O2 Academy3 which holds 250.
760 enclosures per side and two THL-828.2 subs each side. All the AMG has previously installed multiples of Soundcraft’s premier
Turbosound ﬁxtures are powered by MC2 ampliﬁcation. digital desks in its most recent venues, O2 Academy Leeds and
There are an additional 10 x Martin Audio LE 1500 wedges split O2 Academy Shefﬁeld. The brace of Vi6’s in Birmingham will move
over these rooms, six in O2 Academy2 and four in O2 Academy3. easily and quickly around the expansive 45,000sq ft venue, as part
These can also be moved between rooms and are powered via of the standard ﬂight-cased touring package.
Crown ampliﬁcation with BSS processing. Commenting on the purchase, AMG’s Group Technical Manager,
Ed Jackson says, “The V3.0 software upgrade has taken the desk
General to a new level and this is largely the reason we are specifying these
Overall system control between the three rooms, peripheral at our venue. The new snapshot saving function is very important
levels and EQ are provided by BSS Soundweb London units. The and there are other exceptional features.” Jackson also notes the
ﬂexible routing of these units permits any source from any room channel extensions offered in the software are a further bonus,
to be played in any other room at the technician’s discretion. BSS giving the Vi6 96-input capacity potential.
BLU-10 remotes simplify system control for technicians and venue Other features in V3.0 include ﬁner adjustment of input and
managers and are installed at convenient locations throughout the output delay trims, enhanced metering on the master bay which
venue for local operation. The site-wide BSS network provides includes Gain Reduction, import and export of channel labels
12-inputs and 36-outputs all utilised to the maximum potential. All to and from spreadsheet ﬁles using USB, ganging of GEQs on
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