MUSU has also opened a fourth live music venue, the Club Academy, in the newly-renovated cellar beneath the MU Student Union. For the 600-capacity space, Adlib has designed and installed a comprehensive sound reinforcement system, built around the Soundcraft MH4 FOH console which was requested by the University's own engineers, John Lyd and Tony Small. Powered entirely by Crown amplification, the system also features dbx processing, and a full dbx DriveRack remote control system.
Although still a relatively new name on the national touring circuit, Liverpool Academy 2 is fast becoming one of the busiest. A traditional 1930s theatre, with a capacity of over 400 people, the Academy 2 has a unique removeable ceiling which reveals a balcony (used on very busy nights), and now boasts a first-class sound reinforcement spec. The system includes a 40-channel Soundcraft MH3 console at front-of-house, and 24-channel MH2 console in support, designed by Adlib and provided to the University on a long-term hire. All system processing is BSS, and amplification is by Crown.
(Lee Baldock)
