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CP Sound at Waxy O’Connor’s Birmingham
This follows the original audio design and installation that was completed by CP Sound in 2002, including JBL speakers, a Rolec computer music system and RSE amplification. The most recent additions were impelled by Waxy’s incredible popularity – and also reflect the growing importance of colour and mood changing lighting fixtures for modern socialising environments.
The entrance area has been jazzed up with the addition of five MADColor MBI 150 colour changing fixtures, used to draw attention to what’s happening inside. These are controlled by a Raving MAD DMX controller, specified for its simplicity and easy of operation. Push button control offers a pre-selection of different lighting modes – ‘mood’, ‘chill’, ‘dance’ and ‘mad’.
Further inside the entrance, CP’s Colin Pattenden recommended the addition of a JBL sub bass speaker to boost sound ‘feel’ inside this area, and also to reduce the impact noise spillage coming from the venue next door.
Downstairs in Waxy’s main Church Bar, Pattenden and his team added four HTI 150 Arc discharge Power Flower lighting effects. These produce multi fingers of light reminiscent of the original rave lighting effect, the Stobeflower. However, these have a 2,000 hour lamp life, making them ideal of this type of installation. They are controlled via a new MAD remote controller with a simple up/down button.
The original installation contains speakers from the JBL Control series - 28s, 25s, 25Ts, 24CTs in the ceiling and five SB2 subs. The venue is split into eight sound zones controlled via a Cloud Z8 zoner. CP Sound also specified and installed the DJ booth, which includes a flight-cased Citronic 10:4 mixer, a Denon twin CD player.
6th September 2004
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