056 VENUE
“The PA system at Studio F surrounds the catwalk and is made up of Funktion One Resolution 3 loudspeakers and Funktion One F221 bass loudspeakers.”
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Funktion One F218 bass loudspeakers are at home along side four Funktion One Resolution 1 loudspeakers back to back on the ceiling. To take care of the VIP customers, Em-Tec specifi ed four Funktion One F101’s loudspeakers and two Funktion One MB210LP bass enclosures under the seats. Two Funktion One F1201 loudspeakers along with two Funktion One MB210LP bass enclosures cover the second bar area. While there are another two Funktion One F1201 used for DJ monitoring alongside two Pioneer DJM-900 Nexus mixers and four Pioneer CDJ-2000 multi-format players, these are split between the two DJ booths - one at the top of the catwalk and one in the VIP area. Both the Resolution 1 and Resolution 3 enclosures are required to produce a range of frequencies, with that in mind a Funktion One E100q amplifi er was placed to charge the low-end while two Funktion One E30Q amplifi ers handle the high frequencies and an E25 takes cares of the mid 10-inch on the Resolution 3. A Funktion One E90 amplifi er and a Funktion One E45 amplifi er power the system’s bass enclosures, while power handling for the VIP area is provided courtesy of a Funktion One F60Q amplifi er. A further Funktion One E30Q amplifi er has been installed to look after four Funktion One F81’s, which are positioned for the private VIP area next to the catwalk and the backstage area to get the models in the mood before their run on the catwalk. Three XTA DC1048 loudspeaker management systems are used for processing within the venue. “We chose the Resolution 1 specifi cally for the main bar
area of the lounge because they produce very narrow dispersion,” said Andy. “We wanted to try and keep the sound off the bar as much as possible so people can hear each other. Whenever we do plans for a venue we consider where people need to be heard and where the music needs to be focused.” As mentioned, before it was transformed into the high-end venue that stands before us today, the space at Jumeirah Emirates Towers was previously used as a car park and while its low ceiling gives the venue an advantage when it comes to acoustics, there were still some issues that needed to be addressed as Alex explained: “The ceilings are really low, which makes things better for us acoustically but there is also a lot of glass to contend with and there are still a few rattles and shakes because of air grills and so on, but the acoustics aren’t as bad as we thought they were going to be. “Virtually all the loudspeakers are placed where we wanted them apart from one of the Resolution 3’s which had to be moved as the client wanted to put another fresh air duct in which wasn’t on the original plans. Obviously this was a shame but there’s nothing you can do in these situations - our main focus is getting the coverage right and luckily the only area we’ve really lost coverage is near the smaller bar and the toilets, which aren’t major areas.” The intelligent lighting within the lounge is focused on the catwalk and is provided by Robe, while architectural lighting from Tryka and light boxes are used throughout the rest of the space. “We chose to use Robe because we wanted to use LEDs and
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