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Orbital’s Supplies d&b system to Watford Palace Theatre
As part of Watford Palace Theatre’s massive £8.7million refurbishment scheme, Orbital Sound supplied a d&b audiotechnik system - significantly augmenting the venue’s potential as a contemporary facility.
With generous funding from the Arts Council of England Lottery Board, Watford Borough Council and hundreds of individual donors, Watford Palace Theatre is set to re-open this Autumn and will be at the centre of cultural life in Hertfordshire. The inaugural production is a modern interpretation of William Wycherley’s – The Country Wife.
Under the direction of architects Burrell, Foley, Fischer, the Edwardian theatre has been expanded and completely re-designed to offer a state-of-the-art facility. As a repertory theatre it will produce up to 10 productions a year and will also work with local schools and amateur theatre groups.
Orbital Sound’s sales and installations manager, Tom Byrne, collaborated with sound consultant Tom Lishman and technical consultant Ian Saunders to supply a system that offers superb directional sound and enormous flexibility.
Building on the installed infrastructure designed by consultants Theatreplan, Lishman used Spectrafoo analysing software to fine-tune the design and worked alongside the in house team to complete the installation of the surround sound system. It comprises a combination of d&b audiotechnik Ci loudspeakers for the stalls, the circle and upper circle, whilst d&b E12 subs have been installed under the stage. d&b E3 cabinets were deployed for the balcony fills. Providing exceptional clarity the cabinets also blend unobtrusively into the elegantly restored Edwardian auditorium.
d&b’s innovative e-pac3 amplifiers were specified not only to power the system, but to provide the EQ and delay. A Yamaha 01V 96 digital mixing desk is at FOH position along with an Allen & Heath GL4000 24 channel mixing desk. Offering both analogue and digital alternatives enables increased flexibility. The Yamaha 01V is connected to a digital SFX playback system, which further augments the versatility of the system.
Tom Lishman, commented: “I presented the theatre staff with a number of choices of system and supplier, and was very happy when they chose Orbital because of their understanding of theatre.”
Orbital’s Tom Byrne added: “Working with Tom Lishman and the Watford team was a real pleasure – the common goal was to supply a versatile system that will give the theatre flexibility and d&b audio quality.”
4th October 2004
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