EQUIPMENT LIST
Technical Specifications
Stage Floor: 48 x 35 feet
Surface: wood
Stage Right Wingspace: 20 x 20 feet
Stage Left Wingspace: 20 x 10 feet
Grid Height: 40 feet
Risers: 6 x 4 x 8 feet
House Spots: On Demand
Front of House
1 52-channel Yamaha PM 4000
2 dbx 3231L Stereo EQ
3 Drawmer DL 441 quad compressors
3 Drawmer DS 404 quad gates
1 Yamaha SPX 1000 digital multi effect
1 Yamaha SPX 990 digital multi effect
2 TC Electronic M1 reverbs
2 TC Electronic D2 delay
1 Denon 620T CD deck
2 Dolby Lake crossovers
Stacks and Racks
12 Adamson Y- 10 line array cabinets
4 Adamson T21 subwoofers
14 QSC 2450 amplifiers
4 Lab.gruppen fp 6400
Monitor world, with its Yamaha PM 3500 console,
QSC amplification and dbx EQ’s at stage left.
Monitors
1 58-Channel Yamaha PM 3500
9 Adamson M15 bi-amped monitors
2 Adamson SX18 sidewash
5 dbx 3231L stereo 31-band graphic EQ
3 Adamson M Series processors
Microphones
8 Sennheiser 935
4 Sennheiser 604
3 Shure SM 81s
4 Shure SM-58
8 Shure SM-57
3 Shure SM-94
4 Shure SM-98
1 Shure SM-91
2 Shure Beta 52
Miscellaneous
10 ¼-inch DI cables
10 JDI direct boxes
80 microphone cables
50 assorted Atlas mic stands
5 12-pair sub snakes
1 WNSS, power distribution system
including six 20-amp stage drops
Above that, there’s a small VIP room,
formerly the old followspot position and
the only real renovation undertaken in
the theater proper. The actual purpose
of the VIP area i.e. who gets it and
why, speaks volumes about the kind of
experience the two wanted to provide
patrons. “We don’t actually sell it,” says
Prinsloo, we give it away.” Aside from
knocking out some offices adjacent to
the lobby to create a bar area, that was
all they did in terms of renos – between
the bar and lobby they have an audience
holding tank that can comfortably hold
approximately 1,000 people.
“We try to make people as happy as
possible here,” Prinsloo explains, and
not just the audience, but artists and
their crews as well. That’s refreshing.
Anybody who’s spent anytime on the
road has experienced the feeling of being
unwelcome in someone’s house. For
whatever reason, that happens more often
in theaters than in your average large bar.
You know the feeling – you load in, and
even before you start unpacking your kit,
heads start shaking. The roadblocks start
going up and the words “You see, what
we do here…” come out of someone’s
mouth. Not here.
Good vibes wouldn’t be worth much,
however, if the venue’s production wasn’t
up to snuff. “To launch a venue this size,
you have to be very good, or you’re not
going to make it. That’s why we put all
the effort into the sound and lights,”
Prinsloo explains.
Achieving Maximum Flexibility
Based on his experience at the Mod
Club, Prinsloo chose Adamson products across the board: 12 Adamson
Y- 10 Line Array Cabs, 4 Adamson
T21 Subs and 2 Metrix boxes flown in
front of the proscenium as a center fill
for Front of House; and Adamson M15
bi-amped monitors in tandem with two
SX18’s for sidewash. The amp package,
a mix of Lab.gruppen fp 6400’s and
QSC 2450’s were chosen based on both
power and price point. “The Adamson
T21 subs have two 21-inch loudspeakers. Each of those loudspeakers wants to
see 3,000 watts, and the Lab.gruppen’s
