The Auditorium is a multi-purpose venue, hosting meetings and presentations, theatrical productions and orchestral concerts, so the demands placed on the new sound reinforcement system were heavy. In addition, the theatre is protected under historic building regulations, so the installation of equipment had to be visually appealing.
Zap Audio proposed an all-purpose system centred on Nexo's new compact Geo S1230 two-way enclosures. Two of these modules have been flown either side of the stage, supplemented by a Nexo RS15 subwoofer and two Nexo PS8 cabinets as rear FX speakers. These loudspeakers are all driven by a pair of Nexo's NXAMP 4x1 units, powered TDControllers equipped with ES-104 EtherSound cards.
To create a complete digital audio network, stage-side, four Yamaha DME satellites handle the 24 inputs and eight outputs, and make it possible to send the signal over Ethernet to the Yamaha Matrix DME24 and the LS9-32 mixing console at front-of-house. With this dedicated set-up, the user interface - offered with scene presets - is completely transparent, yet provides a full range of control and system management options to the auditorium's sound engineers.
(Jim Evans)
