Hiring Factsheet - Sound System

Sound Desk

There is a 32 (plus 2 dual stereo) channel Allen & Heath ZED-436 mixer located at the rear of the auditorium, with additional equipment located in the rack by the sound desk.

The input devices for the sound desk include:-

Tascam MDCD1 Mk 2 Minidisc/CD player
Sony Minidisc player
Denon cassette tape deck

Auditorium Sound

The main auditorium is covered by 2 D&B Audiotechnik Ci90 Speakers with 4 D&B Audiotechnik E0 speakers attached to the front of the orchestra pit for front in-fill. The balcony area has 4 D&B Audiotechnik E3 speakers. The auditorium sound is driven by 5 D&B Audiotechnik E-Pac Power Amplifiers.

Fold-back Sound

2 speaker/amplifier combinations are on stage and normally used for fold-back. Additionally there are 2 more portable IS Theatre 10s speakers, driven by a Samson Servo 550 (250W) amplifier, which can placed on stage or in the orchestra pit as required.

Sound Points

There are a number of sound points around the theatre:-

Downstage left and right
Upstage (Cyclorama) left and right
Orchestra pit left and right
Projector room (rear of balcony)

Additionally other equipment can be patched in via the stage corner or cellar.

Microphones

The theatre has a total of 12 Trantec UHF radio lapel microphones; up to 4 of these microphones may be used in handheld microphone units. An additional hire fee is charged for use of the radio microphones.

Additionally there are:-

2 Sennheiser rifle microphones
2 Audio Technica Pro44 Boundary microphones
2 Shure SM58 hand-held XLR microphones with stands
1 AKG D190 hand-held XLR microphone.
1 Audio Technica ATM 61HE hand held microphone.

Musical Provision

A baby grand piano is available for use on-stage, and an electronic piano (Roland RD150) with amplifier is available for use on-stage or in the orchestra pit. If you require the piano to be tuned for the production this must be arranged with the technical director and is a chargeable service.