Altman Lighting creates studio silence for VPR
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The network required a lighting design that could operate within its strict ambient noise guidelines and appointed Dark Star Lighting and Production to provide a complete LED solution with Altman Lighting PHX 150W Profile and Spectra Star Par luminaires.
Wolf Wallace, general manager, Dark Star Lighting and Production, explains: “This was a new studio space for both live performances and web streams, so they needed a new lighting system, but they were very sensitive about the sound levels in the studio environment. After they brought in an acoustic company to ensure the room was as purely contained for sound as possible, we knew we needed quiet LED luminaires in the lighting design for sound minimalization. Needing a fanless profile and wash option, I spoke with Altman Lighting about the PHX 150W and Spectra Star Par LED luminaires, and they are working great in the new studio.”
Wallace adds: “I had worked with Spectra Star Par fixtures before, but I had never seen the PHX 150W LED luminaire. Knowing the quality of the Altman Lighting products, the PHX 150W gave me the silent performance that we desperately needed, and we ended up placing them all across the front truss for our spot fixtures, using the 19-degree lens for the ideal beam spread.
“With the Spectra Star Par luminaires, we installed them across both the front and downstage truss for our primary wash fixtures,” added Wallace. “Once they were in place, we did a rough focus for the studio technicians and since the Spectra Star Par fixtures cover the space so well, I really doubt they’ll ever need to touch the lights again.”
Wallace concludes: “When we completed the design, the client was extremely happy because there was absolutely no ambient lighting noise. As we ran though the controls, they were amazed at how consistent all the fixtures were across the colour spectrum and how easy it was to create the looks needed.”
(Jim Evans)
