WARMINSTER, PA — Working with Metropolitan Acoustics, Starlite Productions upgraded the audio system at William Tennent High School’s 2,000-seat auditorium here as part of a building-wide renovation. The system was engineered to provide high-intelligibility for presentations and rich, encompassing sound for live concerts and theatrical productions. The client, the Centennial School District, also wanted to complete the project in 90 days.
The design called for a main L-C-R system consisting of six EAW KF730P line array modules with two SB1002 large-format flyable low-frequency boxes per side and a center cluster of five EAW QX 564 loudspeakers and three QX 118 companion subwoofers.
Renkus-Heinz SGX41s are used as a matrixed bridge to create a seamless front fill, and a host of speakers from dB Technologies (four F8s, four F12s) and Tannoy (four Di6Ts, 12 CVS8s, two Reveal 601a’s) rounded out the installation. Lab.gruppen CS and FP series amps power the system.
An Allen & Heath iLive digital console with Dante networking and a Crestron Digital Media control system are used for system control, along with a host of digital processing from EAW, BSS, and Lab.gruppen. The AV setup also includes a 10K lumen projector with 2K resolution.
A second iLive console was installed in a classroom setting to enable the students to get real live mixing and recording experience while learning the new technology, all without affecting the auditorium sound.
The Starlite team noted the inter-connectivity within the system, which lets those using it to send any signal to any destination (and back) digitally. “It was a unique opportunity to integrate quite a bit of cutting-edge technology in a lower school setting,” said Bill Corbett, Starlite Productions’ project manager. With the completion of the theater’s audiovisual system, the district now has the showcase system that conveys their dedication to the arts.
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Loudspeakers
12 EAW KF730P line array modules
4 EAW SB1002 subs
3 EAW QX 118 subs
6 EAW MK2399 2-way loudspeakers
5 EAW QX564 full-range loudspeakers
12 EAW CIS300 70V ceiling speakers
4 Tannoy Di6T 70V surface loudspeakers
12 Tannoy CVS8 70V ceiling loudspeakers
2 Tannoy Reveal 601A powered loudspeakers
4 dB Technologies F8 powered loudspeakers
4 dB Technologies F12 powered loudspeakers
8 Renkus-Heinz SGX41B 2-way loudspeakers
Amplification
3 Lab.gruppen CS88:4 4-ch power amplifiers
1 Lab.gruppen C68:4 4-ch power amplifiers
2 Lab.gruppen C16:4 4-ch power amplifiers
3 Lab.gruppen FP 10000Q power amplifiers
2 Lab.gruppen FP 9000 power amplifiers
Networking & Control
1 Lab.gruppen NLB 60E NomadLink Bridge & Network Controller
1 Crestron digital media control system
2 BSS Audio BLU-160 DSP processors
3 EAW UX8800 DSP processors
3 Extron Electronics DAs
1 64-channel Cisco network switch
288 Bittree patchbay channels
1 Dante-A Network Card
Consoles
2 Allen & Heath iLive T112 digital consoles
1 Allen & Heath iDR-64 MixRack
1 Allen & Heath iDR-16 MixRack
Microphones
1 16-channel Shure ULX-P wireless setup
60+ wired microphones from Shure, Countryman and AKG
1 Clear-Com 2-way intercom system
Video
1 Sanyo PLC-HF10000L projector w/lens
1 Da-Lite motorized 13.5′ x 18′ tensioned screen
1 Crestron DM-RMC scaler
1 Crestron digital media system
Miscellaneous
55 Receiver Listen Tech assisted-listening system
1 HSA custom roll-top console desk
Middle Atlantic rack equipment and power
For more information, please visit www.starlite.com.
