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Venue Technical Specification

 

We have replaced the Martin Audio Sound System which has served us well over the last ten years with a massive new audio system concert specification C4 system from

 d&b audiotechnik

The system will provide all users of the venue with world class quality, stunning ability and the reassurance provided by one of the finest systems available.


The venue’s main room will now have installed:

4 C4Top cabinets
4 C4Sub cabinets
2 B2 sub cabinets
2 C6 front fill cabinets
(2 extra B2 sub cabinets always available for club events)
Driven by D12 amplifiers

Not forgetting the upstairs club we have upgraded the existing 3 way martin audio system to include:

8 Martin Audio W2 mid high cabinets
8 Wembley BLine sub cabinets
Driven by C Audio and QSC amplifiers

The Ground floor bar has a small distributed sound system plus wall-mounted DJ speakers.
Overall venue sound distrubution is controlled by BSS Soundweb with patching available to send all sources to any of the rooms in the venue.

DJ Equipment


Ground floor main room booth:An image

  • 2, Technics 1210 turntable's
  • 2, Pioneer CDJ 1000 CD player MK2/3
  • 1, Pioneer DJM800
  • 1, Bi amp active JBL/Machie

 

First floor booth:

  • 2 Technics 1210 turntable
  • 1, Denon twin CD player
  • 1, Formula Sound PM90 mixer
  • 2, Flown DJ Monitors

 

A third complete set of turntables, CD, mixer and monitor are available for set up in any part of the venue. A small soundsystem is in place for use with this setup.

Live Sound Equipment

F.O.H.:

  • Soundcraft Vienna 2, 40ch, 8vca, 8 aux, 8 group, 8 matrix
  • 8 gates (4 Drawmer, 4 Behringer)
  • 8 compressors (4 Drawmer, 4 Behringer)
  • Yamaha SPX990, Yamaha REV100, Alesis Midiverb 3
  • Dbx dual 31 band graphic, Denon CD

 

Monitors:

  • Soundcraft 500 Monitor, 32ch, 12 way (normally 4 wedge mixes, drum fill & listen wedge)
  • 6 bi amp (15” + 2”) wedge monitors
  • 1 passive (15” + 1”) listen wedge
  • 1 bi amp three way drum fill (1”, 15”, 2 x 18”)
  • 6 Dbx 31 band graphics
  • 36 send, 4 return multicore with stage mix breakout

Higher specification equipment can be hired at cost

Microphones:

  • 2 Shure Beta58
  • 6 Shure SM58
  • 1 Shure BetaSM57A
  • 1 Shure SM57
  • 5 Audio Technica ATM63HE (SM57 equivalent)
  • 2 AKG C418/PP clip on mics
  • 3 Sennheiser e604 clip mics
  • 2 AKG C1000S condensers
  • 1 AKG G300/CK91 condenser
  • 1 Shure 16L condenser
  • 1 Shure Beta52a kick drum mic
  • 7 EMO di boxes
  • full range of stands

 

Lighting System

Main Room:

  • 18, 10A dimming channels, on 5 six way bars, 15A out
  • 4, Martin Mac 500
  • 4, High End Technobeam
  • 4, High End Trackspot (rear-fill)
  • 24, PAR64’s
  • 6, 650w fresnels
  • 2, Thomas 4 lite blinders
  • 2, Martin Atomic 3000 strobe
  • 1, Avolities Azure control
  • Smoke machines, truss and rigging bars available.

 

Upstairs:

  • 2, High End Trackspot. Linked, sound to light.
  • 4, Martin MX1. Linked, sound to light.


Also available:

  • 2 Sony video projectors with front and rear projection screens. With BNC or phono video lines to DJ booth. DVD Players available.
  • Assorted draping
  • 2 8 by 2 DJ table decking with assorted legs

 

Power Available
2 x three phase 63A outlets (on CEE form sockets). One of these has a distribution board that has both 8 x 16A and 1 x 63A single phase outlets. Please note that the installed PA and lighting dimmers have their own separate power supply.

Staging
Main stage is approx 16’ deep, 20 - 24’ wide when levelled. The following demountable steeldeck staging is available in-house, (Note: if main stage is required most decks will be used to level it. 4 off 6’ x 4’ 4 off 4’ x 4’ 3 off 6’ x 3’ 1 off 3’ x 2’
Legs available for 18" and 3’ high.
Crowd control stage barrier to suit is available.