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to ensure the lights stay off for most of the day. So it’s the same system, but enhanced.”
Aside from the new house lights, Hall for Cornwall has a large inventory of other lighting fixtures. The Hall makes uses of 192 ETC Sensor dimmers, supplemented by eight ETC Smartbars and control via an ETC Ion console. The profile stock is generous, comprising models from Cantata, Pani, Teatro, and Selecon. The most recent additions to the lantern stock being the latter, when Hall for Cornwall held a shootout last year. People from the lighting world were invited to visit the venue for the day, and the shootout involved a number of manufacturers and products. However, the highlight of the day was the direct comparison between two theatrical profiles. After a number of tests, Hall for Cornwall selected the new Selecon SPX lantern, and added 40 to its lighting line up. Simon said: “We went for Sele- con, and we’ve been exceedingly happy with them. We’re now using 600W lamps instead of the old 1,200W, so we’re back to energy efficiency again. One new 600W lantern is doing the job of an old 1,200W lantern with room to spare.”
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Simon went on to explain more about the control for the new lighting fixtures: “The house light system has its own integrated dimming, so our old house light dimmers became redundant because that’s all taken care of by the fittings themselves. And, equally, their data is transmitted over a wireless mesh, so every house light fitting sends and receives the control data, which works very nicely. “At the moment, control has always been through a combination of an AMX control system and being able to control it via DMX from the lighting desk. GDS have upgraded our AMX system and they’ve also added some new control points. This favours the environmental aspect by making it easier for housekeeping, for example, to access and control the light levels, and turn them off behind them. It helps
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
LIGHTING 19 x GDS 8 Cell ArcSystem 150W fitting; 12 x GDS 4 Cell ArcSystem 75W fitting; 51 x GDS 1 Cell ArcSystem 20W fitting; 1 x ETC Ion lighting console with two 2 x 20 fader wings; 172 x ETC Sensor 2.5kW 15A MCB dimmer; 20 x ETC Sensor 5kW 25A MCB dimmer; 8 x 4-way AIES power bar IGTB dimmer rated at 1.8kW: 96 x James Thomas CP62 par can; 11 x James Thomas short nose par can; 12 x James Thomas floor par can; 6 x Four cell 500W James Thomas Cyc unit; 6 x Four cell 1.2kW James Thomas Cyc unit; 20 x Selecon SPX 600W 25°/50° profile; 20 x Selecon SPX 600W 15°/35° profile; 42 x Cantata 1.2kW profile (varying degrees); 6 x Teatro 12º/22º 2.0kW profile; 30 x Teatro 1.2kW fresnel with rotating barn door; 2 x Pani 1.2kW followspot; 2 x Pani 2.5kW followspot; 3 x CCT 2.0kW fresnel with rotatable barn door; 12 x Arena 2.0kW Pc’s with rotating barn door; 12 x Rama 1.0kW Pc’s with rotating barn door
sound 4 x Opus Audio PSD800T main speaker; 4 x Opus Audio ISO-6 front fill speaker; 6 x Opus Audio PSD400 delay speaker; 2 x Opus Audio SB218 twin 18-inch sub bass cabinet; 2 x Opus MP400 wedge monitor; 2 x Community CSX 38 S2 wedge monitor; 4 x Community CSX 40 ST loudspeaker; 2 x Community SLS 920 loudspeaker; 2 x MC² Audio T1000 power amplifier; 2 x Crest VS 650 power amplifier; 1 x Crown CE1000 power amplifier; 1 x Allen & Heath iLive 144 digital desk; 1 x Allen & Heath GL3800 analogue desk; 1 x EMO rack light; 2 x Tascam 112 Mk II tape machine; 1 x Tascam CD160 Mk II CD player; 1 x Tascam MD301 Mk II mini disc recorder / player; 1 x Tascam MD350 Mk II mini disc recorder / player; 1 x Dennon C615 CD player; 1 x Yamaha SPX 990 FX processor; 1 x Symetrix 533E graphic equaliser
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The audio system at Hall for Cornwall is three years old, but it stills runs like clockwork. Opus Audio, a manufacturer based in Launces- ton - just down the road from the venue - supplied the sound system. The main PA is made up of four PSD800T speakers, six PSD400 delay speakers, four ISO 6’s for the front fills, and two SB218 sub bass cabinets. The stage monitors are a combination of Opus Audio’s MP400’s and Community’s CSX Series. The Opus speakers are driven by one HD500, seven HD1250 and one HD2500 Opus Audio amplifiers utilising three XS-134 and one XS-234 system controllers. The Community monitors, as well as four Community CSX 40 ST loudspeakers and two Community SLS 920 loudspeakers are driven by a total of five amplifiers from MC², Crest and Crown. For control, Hall for Cornwall once again didn’t venture too far, it turned to Allen & Heath, who are even closer than Opus, based in Penryn. Hall for Cornwall has an Allen & Heath iLive 144 digital desk and an Allen and Heath GL3800 analogue desk. Therefore catering for
every eventuality. The fact that the audio set up still receives a large amount of positive feedback today, proves its maturing well. Keeping the audience entertained in a theatrical environment does not just boil down to the act on stage. The way in which the performance is delivered plays a crucial part, as do the aesthetics which surround the stage area. Both of these elements rely on the technology that the venue selects. Constantly adding to, or updating the equipment, is often a winning formula as it allows the venue to deliver an up to date technology package, which only enhances each and every performance. Hall for Cornwall has put its confidence into that concept and should therefore continue to excite audiences for decades to come.
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