MEMPHIS, TN – Dave Woolworth of Oxford, MS-based Oxford Acoustics used the Iconyx IC Live digitally steerable array from Renkus-Heinz to meet the sound design goals the auditorium at White Station High School, which has a low ceiling and parallel walls and serves 2,300 students.
The goals included "excellent speech intelligibility, consistent sound coverage and wide dynamic range" for a variety of theatrical, music, athletic and academic programs. "The system had to be versatile enough to handle anything from a single voice at a podium to a full drama production or symphony performance," Woolworth noted. "And, of course, it had to be aesthetically pleasing.
"The IC Live system is able to focus the energy so well in the vertical plane that we can cover a very wide area, and yet have very even near-to-far coverage," said systems integrator Dennis Banks of Memphis-based Audio Communications. "The result is that every seat in the house can hear each array equally. The IC Live system is able to deliver not just good sound, but a full stereo image to nearly every point in the auditorium."
The new system consists of two IC Live Dual Fixed Install Version systems and a pair of IC Live subwoofers flown overhead in the center of the room. The main speakers are mounted on the inside edge of the proscenium, backed by heavy drapes.
The system processing is handled by Biamp Nexia with both automatic mixing and manual mixing modes. The microphones are Audix and include an MG18 at the podium.
"I am quite pleased with how the IC Live system fits into the room both aesthetically and acoustically, and ACCI and Griffith Sales were very helpful in realizing the project," Woolworth concluded.
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