074 VENUE
PACHA mallorca, spain EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA
When considering the Pacha brand and its status within the clubbing world today it’s not diffi cult to comprehend that the fi rst venue to bare the name was over 40 years ago. However, put that into context and acknowledge the longevity this iconic nightclub has achieved, it really is quite a statement.
With franchises on every continent - many of which attract world class DJ residencies - it’s no wonder the sound systems are constantly up- graded to keep each and every venue on top of its game. The owners of Pacha in Mallorca recently instigated an audio system overhaul to inject the venue with a new lease of life.
A new room - owned by Grupo Cursach Ocio, a major business group which owns a number of entertainment venues in Mallorca - was in- corporated during the renovation. The new Funky Room and the Main Room were redesigned with the aim of achieving a high quality sound system that would provide ample coverage throughout the venue. Barcelona-based Media-Sys was appointed to design and install the new audio system having worked with Grupo Cursach Ocio on previ- ous occasions. A number of elements had to be considered during the design process, mainly due to the unusual architecture of the building.
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Media-Sys CEO, José Maria Foguet explained further: “We generated a 3D model, which highlighted some dispersion and structural prob- lems that would occur when applying high levels of SPL in the room, so we tried to fi nd a solution that would be in keeping with the aes- thetics.” After accessing various systems, locations, sound-absorbing materials and frequency responses using EASE acoustic modelling software, José and his team - lead by Media-Sys Project Engineer, Héctor Cabot - found the perfect model.
Each room has an individual sound system - although they do share audio processing - which is divided into different areas. On the dance- fl oor in the Main Room, José and Héctor specifi ed six Kling & Freitag Sequenza 10W line array cabinets and four Kling & Freitag Sequenza 10B subwoofers for low-frequency extension. The DJ monitoring sys- tem comprises two Kling & Freitag CA 1515-9 two-way loudspeakers and a Kling & Freitag SWi 118E subwoofer, while 10 Kling & Freitag CA 1215-9 cabinets are spread across the rest of the space to give smooth coverage throughout. Two Kling & Freitag CD 44 digital controllers provide loudspeaker management for the Main Room, while a series of
Lab.gruppen units provide power, one
Lab.gruppen FP 10000Q four-channel amplifi er with a regulated switch mode power supply, one
Lab.gruppen C 48:4 high output amplifi er and fi ve
Lab.gruppen fP3400 Class-TD amplifi - ers were specifi ed.
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