102 VENUE
BAROKE Located within the Krishna Palace Hotel in south Mumbai, Baroke exudes all the elements expected from a venue, which takes it name from the early 17th Century period. Baroke aims to transport its guests into a world of elaborate and exaggerated style, which in turn produceS an effect of drama, exuberance and grandeur through the medium of furnishings, music and atmosphere. As Baroke is located within a hotel building - that is also home to commercial tenants - and resides in a fairly residential area, the biggest task was to design the venue as a shell that would contain the sound yet not compromise on the experience. In light of this, it might have been expected to opt for more of a lounge-style, however, the young, entrepreneurial owner, Saurabh Shetty was adamant he wanted a high-energy nightclub. Milind Raorane of Soundframe was brought in to complete the sound design and installation. He said: “Firstly, I conducted an analysis of the structure and assessed the behaviour of the sound leakage, this enabled me to design the entire shell, which included floating wall and floating floors.” Once the soundproofing was in position, Milind turned his attention to the sound system. He took Saurabh to other nightclubs in the area to get an idea of the kind of system he wanted. This established, Milind then organised a shootout and d&b audiotechnik was chosen as the preferred system. “The White range had just launched so I specified it for Baroke. Everything in the design was bought and installed, which is quite unusual as often audio is not always considerED top priority but it was here,” said Milind. The d&b audiotechnik kit was supplied by the manufacturer’s Indian distributor, Digital Advantage. On the dancefloor four d&b audiotechnik 12S-TOP two-way loudspeakers have been installed alongside three d&b audiotechnik 27S-SUB cardioid subwoofers,
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one of which is reverse mounted on the ceiling. The system is extended into the peripheral areas through the use of another two d&b audiotechnik 12S-TOP passive loudspeakers and two d&b audiotechnik B4-SUB actively driven powered subwoofers, which again are ceiling mounted. And for the VIP area, Milind opted for six d&b audiotechnik 5S coaxial loudspeakers supplemented by another d&b audiotechnik B4-SUB subwoofer. As is usual with all d&b audiotechnik systems, it is powered and controlled by the company’s D6 amplifiers, eight of them in total. DJ equipment at Baroke adheres to rider favourite, Pioneer, the venue is equipped with one Pioneer CDJ-2000 CD player and one Pioneer DJM-900 mixer, both of which were supplied by Rivera International. Audio is important to the owner because, “he doesn’t have another parameter, the interiors are great but in a dark club, there’s only really one thing that’s going to stand out and that’s the audio,” commented Milind. That said, the brief about sound leakage was met, so much so that the club can stay open into the early hours of the morning yet remain unnoticed.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION SOUND
6 x d&b audiotechnik 12S-TOP loudspeaker; 6 x d&b audiotechnik 5S loudspeaker; 3 x d&b audiotechnik 27S-SUB subwoofer; 3 x d&b audiotechnik B4-SUB subwoofer; 1 x Pioneer CDJ-2000 CD player; 1 x Pioneer DJM-900 mixer
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