The console was supplied and installed by StudiTech, InnovaSON's Russian distributor which, as well as its distribution wing, also has a thriving contracting department that offers engineering and acoustic design, installation, servicing, training and consultancy services.
The university venue is designed to be a truly multipurpose space that will stage concerts, conferences, and AV presentations as well as acting as a TV bridge for video conferencing with other university facilities in Russia. The keyword was flexibility, and that was what dictated the choice of console, explained StudiTech's Nikita Stepanov. It also explained the slightly unusual configuration of the Sy48 where StudiTech opted to house all the I/O modules in a local Mixbox rather than in the slots provided on the back of the console.
"A standard Sy48 is delivered as a stand-alone unit with all of the I/O modules plugged into the back of the console," said Stepanov. "However, in this instance we required more I/O modules than would fit into the available slots, so we simply added a local Mixbox to the package, which enabled us to increase the capacity of the console. We also supplied five custom stageboxes which are located under the stage, each of which is connected to a module in the Mixbox via a multicore.
"The desk is totally flexible, user-configurable, and we can upgrade cheaply and easily at any time. As soon as RUK is ready for EtherSound, we can have it done in moments for very little extra cost. It's the ideal solution."
(Jim Evans)
