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the overall blend.” The Adamson M15 system was teamed with amplifiers from the testing process, the
Lab.gruppen PLM 10000Qs. Jay continued: “As to the
Lab.gruppen it really was ease of use. The internal Lake Processing is so flexible that it replaces a ton of traditional outboard graphs and processors, plus the ability to stand beside a performer with a tablet PC and adjust the tonality of a mix is a tremendous advantage. “This means the operator is no longer saddled to the console having to make their best guess in what to adjust, they just walk on stage, listen and adjust; because our venue is an acoustically enhanced environment, a listen wedge at the console is not truly representative of what the performer is hearing. An artist’s monitoring needs changes based on how the rooms acoustic energy is perceived at their listening relative position onstage - and those needs can be quite dramatic with even just a few feet of separation between positions.” The concert hall did pose a number of challenges during the selection process. Jay described the difficulties: “It’s hard to mix, because it’s super live. It’s kind of like mixing in a stadium. One of the reasons we actually went with the
Lab.gruppen product was
Royal Bank Cinema
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because two or three times people had come through who were using the Lake Processing and it sounded spectacular – watching how fast they could use it and what they were capable of doing was one of the deciding factors when I started to do comparisons.” In addition to the Adamson wedges and the
Lab.gruppen amplifiers the Chan Centre is also equipped with an Allen & Heath 2800M monitor console, DBX 1046 compressors to satisfy the requirements for channel inserts, Shure DFR 22 signal processors, which have proven to be invaluable in the venue, a Lexicon MX400XL effects processor, a Superlogics Industrial rackmount PC with monitor, and an Acer PC Tablet and the usual wireless router. The current PA system in the Concert Hall comprises EAW KF6560 mid / high’s, EAW EB600 subwoofers and KV2 EX10 speakers for fill. The power is provided by Crown ComTech amplifiers except for the KV2’s, which are self powered. The venue’s current console is
“As to the
Lab.gruppen it really was ease of use, the internal Lake
Processing is so flexible that it replaces a ton of traditional outboard graphs and processors...”
a Crest Century VX. It was crucial that the new monitor system was compatible with the existing sound equipment, so that they are able to work hand in hand together for as long as required. Jay explained what made this upgrading project at the Chan Centre different from other projects he’s been involved with. He said: “In terms of the monitor system the biggest difference was the ability to vet a large amount of product in situ. As a venue it was felt that it was important to maximise our efforts in coming to a decision on which product would be best for us; this meant researching the various product lines and hearing them in use in other venues and situations to create a shortlist. It meant developing a testing protocol that satisfied both the analytical as well as the more subjective creative applications of the products. Being a very busy hall - we needed time commitment for access to the venue in order to fully test, contrast and compare the numerous brands, makes and models.” Of course, Jay could not have conducted such an extensive research programme and executed the installation of the
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