GLENDALE, CA — Featuring up to 16 vocalists, a rhythm section and student sound engineers, Glendale Community College’s vocal jazz ensemble has long faced obstacles using wired mics, which created unnecessary complications. Bryon Delto, associate professor of music at Glendale Community College, wanted the freedom of wireless without any complexities, along with a high channel count, managed frequency deployment, digital audio networking and intelligent battery operation.
“We took each of these needs into account when designing the rack, while also ensuring the unit easily paired with the Yamaha CL5 console we provided earlier,” said Brett Grossman of Hollywood Sound Systems. “The result was one of the most compact, high-channel racks Hollywood Sound has ever done. Everything packs in nicely and even better, we can deploy the 16 channels Delto requires in just an 8MHz range. A few years back, this wouldn’t have been possible at this price point.”
The school’s set-up involves four ULXD4Q Quad Channel Digital Wireless Receivers combined with 16 BETA 58A handhelds. Each of the 16 channels is operated from two single rack units, providing important space savings for Delto and the ensemble, as the gear provides the mobility to move freely from rehearsal rooms to the performance stage.
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