Located close to the centre of the city, the Moorings Bar has a capacity of just 200. However, its owners Craig and Laura Adams have shown commitment to providing the best sound quality for its audience.
Installed by Stonehaven-based Taylored Sound, the all-digital audio system features a Funktion One PA system (complete with delays), controlled by a pair of XTA DP448 processors, fed from a rackmount Yamaha mixing console and all controlled via a PC.
"We have used XTA for the last six years on our rental systems, including DP448s on our own Funktion One PA," says Taylored Sound's Nick Taylor. "The sound quality is always the first thing we look for, then it's build quality followed by ease of use. The XTA units tick all our boxes. We only recommend things to customers that we have tried and tested ourselves and for us there is no better sounding unit."
With the compact nature of the Moorings Bar, there is no space for a conventional FOH console, hence the decision to go for an all-rackmount system with control via software. This was also something that had to be borne in mind when specifying the new crossovers.
"The ability to control them via software was very important," says Craig Adams. "Because we don't have a great deal of room, all the audio equipment is in a rack and the DP448s are not within easy reach. But the AudioCore software makes control very straightforward."
(Jim Evans)
