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Stage Electrics Carry Out First Install of RCF TTL33A Line Array in UK
The hall, built in the 1970’s, was designed and equipped for recording orchestral concert works having a technical control room, but as an acoustic concert platform had only very limited public address equipment.
The largest element of work involved sound system infrastructure and equipment. The shortcomings with the public address have now been resolved with the help of the new RCF TTL33A Line Array loudspeakers. Two arrays with five TTL33A segments in each and two TTS 18A sub bass units were floor mounted rather than flown with the arrays.
The TTL33A is a compact active box with 1250W of amplification (2 x 500W + 1 x 250W) 100º horizontal dispersion 15º max vertical (depending upon array configuration). “It’s a joy to set up,” said Stage Electrics’ project manager Tim Cullen. “Following the RCF shape design CAD, the set up of the angles and the configuration of the boxes couldn’t be simpler. And wow what an end result - a fantastic sound.”
A 144-way B gauge patch bay within the control room, provides a centralised location from where to distribute microphone / signal tie lines from eight facility panels around the hall plus another within the over stage area dedicated to two Neumann KM183 and four DPA 4006 microphones - also providing 32 tie lines to the rear auditorium mixer position. An XTA DP224 speaker management system (within the control room) provides access to the line arrays enabling them to run either full range or with sub bass in use.
“The time scale was quite tight,” commented Stage Electrics’ project manager Peter Coleman. “Six weeks in the planning and a team of six for three weeks on site, given the scale of what’s involved required a strong team, working closely together.”
Stage Electrics projects team also installed 36 channels of Zero Chilli Pro dimmer, 38 new lanterns, the complete wiring installation, a CCTV system with four monitors and link to a web cam server, side hall tracks and acoustic curtains, a multi-zone (RCF) paging system to dressing rooms and public areas and a bespoke worktop control desk at the rear of the auditorium.
Phil Price of RCF UK commented: “This will be the first TTL33 Line Array used in a fixed installation in the UK. We were pleased to have been able to help Stage Electrics and The Conservatoire with what we believe is a ground-breaking and exciting new product.”
6th September 2006
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