Nickelodeon's SpongeBob Squarepants Live! is kicking off a UK tour at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo, with two hangs of 20 T10 cabinets apiece, configured as a conventional line array solution, complemented by 3 T-SUBs and a single B2 on each side.
The all-new UK tour of the hit musical Chicago, with sound design by Rick Clarke, opened in Bradford on 9March, with a 40-cabinet system designed to accommodate the wide cross-section of venues and requirements.
In London, the Flamenco Festival - running from 14-29 March at Sadler's Wells - is deploying a total of 16 T10 cabinets and T-SUBs, configured as a mixture of vertical point-source standalone cabinets and horizontal mini line-array groups.
Orbital Sound's MD Chris Headlam reports, "The T-Series is quite simply a revolutionary concept. It represents a single box with multiple applications, giving us an unprecedented range of options from the one system. The design pedigree is impeccable - it is an incredibly advanced system sonically, combined with a unique degree of configurability that makes it an ideal tool for a rental company looking to contain and reduce the number of items held in its inventory. We have made a significant investment in the T-Series because of this, recognising its potential for both theatre touring and conference applications.
"The Chicago tour is a great example - we are trucking 40 cabinets around the country, configuring the system on a mix-and-match basis depending on each venue's requirements. It makes it considerably more cost-effective from a production perspective, while ensuring that there are no compromises in terms of the system performance."
(Jim Evans)
