Cole enlisted local company, Hans Beier's CAV - which he had worked with before on the Dursley venue - to design and install a sound and lighting infrastructure in the 850-capacity venue.
As the centrepiece, Beier chose the Martin Audio W8LM Mini Line Array system - after Martin Audio's Simon Bull successfully carried out a system demonstration. "Terry was already familiar with the Martin Audio pedigree," said the installer, "as we had put an EM Series system into Dursley. But because this is a 100° dispersion box we were able to demonstrate an even coverage pattern across the dancefloor as well as avoiding reflective sound down the walls."
This is achievable from a system - optimized using Martin's ViewPoint predictive software - in which two hangs of seven W8LM's are suspended from the roof structure on either side of the stage via steel-wire ropes (above three groundstacked Martin Audio horn-loaded 1000W WLX subs). Power is provided by Martin Audio MA2.8S and MA4.2S amplifiers.
Processor control is Allen & Heath and local control and source selection is provided via a wall panel in the manager's office. Peripheral areas are served by a pair of Martin Audio EM26s, in both the foyer and VIP Room, with a Martin C115 architectural speaker in each of the toilets. A pair of Blackline F8s have been provided for DJ reference monitoring up in the control booth.
Denon products also feature heavily throughout the venue. While peripheral areas are powered by a five-input (60W pc/8 ohms) Denon PMA100M amplifier, a pair of DN-S3000 table-top CD/MP3 players - complete with sampling, reverse play, 20-second shockproof memory and pitch bend facilities - take pride of place in the DJ booth. The S3000's playback function also fully supports MP3 seamless looping, scratching, hot start, ID3 tags and file search system. In addition, the tabletop device has a removable slot in drive and a unique 7" vinyl disc adapter, which grants DJs the freedom to install their favourite vinyl record on top of the platter, for the ultimate in analogue turntable emulation.
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
