Having worked together previously for their Pool Room bar, the Emerald Hill Group, approached D.A.S. again with a new. Audio and street art were to be the main priorities of the new Dbl O.
Emerald Hill group director, Arden Peddell comments, "The club was designed as a multi-purpose venue, so we needed the capability of easily unrigging and moving the system around should the need arise." The issue of noise pollution was also present, due to the other establishments in the area which include a hotel. D.A.S. Audio was given the task of designing a venue that would provide pristine audio quality without disturbing the other businesses around the premises.
With EASE 4.2 simulations done by D.A.S. engineers, they opted for the Variant Installation Array to provide the sound reinforcement. With hanging points installed all over the venue, the ease of installation of the Variant arrays would allow the club's technical crew to rearrange the systems within the venue with as little effort as possible.
Nine powered Variant 112A installation arrays were flown in three clusters of three each. Low frequency reproduction was handled by a pair of two-unit clusters of the Variant 18A powered subwoofer systems. Loudspeaker management for the system was provided by a D.A.S. DSP-2060 digital signal processor.
D.A.S.'s Ron Koh comments, "With this configuration we were able to achieve a very even coverage with a decreasing SPL from the centre of the venue towards the spots we wanted to be quieter. Having the speakers emit audio from one designated spot also decreases the chances of cancellations, improving the sound in general."
(Jim Evans)
