A good sound system was high on the agenda for this new project, so Marconi appointed Sydney's leading AV contractor, Total Concept Projects (TCP), to manage the audio installation. The new music venue is a dual function auditorium, which is used as a nightclub and to stage concerts for the numerous high-profile local and international artists who perform at Club Marconi. The design brief consequently specified a split system that could be used equally effectively as a front of house concert system or a high powered club system with music sources surrounding the dance floor.
The complexities of signal routing, including 16 individual output channels, plus room EQ, delays, limiting and crossovers for the two configurations, FOH and Club, are stored in an Allen & Heath iDR-8 digital processor. Staff with no audio knowledge, are now able to switch between the configurations at the push of a single button.
Exclusively powered by QSC PLX Series amplifiers, TCP selected the new Martin BlackLine H3H horizontal configuration speaker system, which puts an unprecedented amount of audio power into a satellite cabinet. "Casa Nightclub, promoted as having 'the best audio system in Sydney', opened in September to rave reviews. The FOH system has also received accolades from patrons and performers alike. To 'get right' both FOH and Club systems in a single venue is a rare trick and pays tribute to the quality of the audio components, the system design and the technical installation," commented Anthony Russo, TAG's technical director.
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
