RICHARDSON, TX – The Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and Corporate Presentations hosts hundreds of events and stages its own series of shows. The sound system at the center's Hill Performance Hall was updated recently with a Lectrosonics wireless microphone system.
Virgil Justice, assistant technical manager, opted for 10 LMa beltpack transmitters (with M152 lavaliere microphones), four UT handheld transmitters equipped with the VMS supercardioid capsule and one HM plug-on transmitter. On the receiving side, the system includes two Lectrosonics Venue Series VR Wideband mainframes. each with five VRS receiver modules. To aid reception, the system includes a Lectrosonics ALP500 LPDA antenna.
Justice credited the system's sound quality, noting that "the fact that there's no companding gives the system a ‘cabled' sound quality without the wires." He also spoke favorably of the compact nature of the system. "Each Venue receiver has the capacity for six VRS receiver modules and, since we presently have five channels in each mainframe, we can easily expand the system another two channels by simply inserting additional modules. The fact that we now have 10 channels in two rack spaces is a big plus. The two mainframes plus the antenna system all reside at FOH without taking any appreciable space to speak of."
The fact that the Lectrosonics wireless equipment can be monitored and controlled via the company's VR panel software is another big plus, Justice continued. "We now have a computer at FOH, so this capability provides us the option of moving the receivers to the stage area if we choose to do so. The prospect of remotely controlling the system via a computer is extremely appealing and useful."
The new Lectrosonics system was first used for a production of Spectacular Senior Follies earlier this year. Justice noted that that all 10 Lectrosonics LMa beltpack/lavaliere systems were used and the system "worked flawlessly for the week long run." He also spoke favorably of Lectrosonics' customer/technical support department, which helped him get the new equipment up and running.
"Karl Winkler (Lectrosonics' director of business development) helped us get a preliminary frequency coordination plot for all three of our venues. This insured all three rooms could be up and running simultaneously without us having to worry about conflicting radio frequencies."
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