Marquee Installations' Mark Brown says that all the installations include multiples of Mackie Monitor 8s and 5s, underpinned by MSW8 subs, providing the environmental sound on both the ground and first floors. "We choose these because they are compact and discreet, produce a good sound and have a wonderful tonal balance."
On the dance floor, they specify EAW speakers in the form of JF290Zs, reinforced by FR250Z subs. The four mid-highs are flown while the pair of bass bins are ground-stacked. Brown adds that correct speaker positioning is vital in achieving the transparency of sound that Six Continents' brand supremo, Doug Chadd, is seeking. "Fortunately, the space in Swindon lends itself to good distribution," he says.
Marquee Installations' other secret weapon is the BSS Soundweb, into which they load four pre-determined sound thresholds, dependent on the time of day, each with its own tailored EQ. During the daylight hours the system is fed from a 'customer-profiled' Rolec hard drive computer, and by night a DJ operates. In the DJ booth we find three Pioneer CDJ-500s CD players, and an Ecler 8-input mixer.
(Lee Baldock)
