CHICAGO – The Navy Pier Ballroom, home to corporate events, trade shows and other large events, has purchased an APB-Dynasonics Spectra T console to handle sound mixing duties.
The 48-input analog board, which came recommended by Jeff Cech of TC Furlong, Inc., will handle FOH and monitor duties and offers VCA control on inputs and outputs, mono/stereo/3-speaker LCR monitoring, 10 aux sends, and output and matrixing capabilities. Each of the four bands on the EQ section is sweepable.
The ballroom is a 20,000 square foot domed building with a 90-foot-high ceiling at the top of the dome. Due to extreme weather conditions inside – the room temperatures when not in use is only 10 to 15 degrees F different that temperatures outside – ruggedness was a prime consideration.
Jorge Mazzarri, director of event management at the Navy Pier, noted that the purchase was prompted when the original console at Navy Pier had come to the end of its life cycle, which prompted the purchase.
Mazzarri added that the board's ability to withstand changing conditions was a hot button for the purchase decision. "I can't overemphasize the importance of reliability to us in somewhat unusual conditions. Our electricians, who usually operate the board, love it and it sounds great.
Cech, at TC, recommended the Spectra T console because "their needs were relatively simple – the original console was being replaced, space was tight and the APB fit in that space. We use APB's in our rental stock and love the performance, so this was a natural choice. "
Carl Schwartz, whose company, Loft/AV, reps APB in Chicago, was able to put a sale together via Clair Brothers Chicago office.
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