Main Auditorium Sound Specification

Should you require any further information, please contact the technical department.

Desk

Midas Siena 40 mono input channel mixer with 16 mix buses, 4 swept frequency EQ Bands (Lo, Lo-Mid, High-Mid and High) per channel.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS DESK IS SITUATED IN A SOUND BOOTH WITH A REMOVABLE WINDOW. IT CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THIS BOOTH.
Behringer X32 digital desk with 32 mono inputs with programmable midas preamps, 6 inputs, with 16 XLR outputs and 6 line outputs. Main LCR, 6 matrix buses and 16 mix buses each featuring inserts, 6-band parametric EQ's and full dynamics processing, plus 8 DCA and 6 mute groups. Virtual FX rack featuring 8 true-stereo FX slots. For more information, please visit Behringer.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS DESK IS NORMALLY POSITIONED AT THE BACK OF THE STALLS AND WOULD REQUIRE A MIX POSITION HOLD.

System

The main auditorium is covered by the following:

A central line array cluster comprising of 3 x D&B Qi Subs, 6 x D&B Qi1s and 1 x D&B Qi10
There are also 4 x D&B Qi 7s (2 per side) at an 80 degree angle to the main array.
2 x D&B Qi 7s (1 per side) attached to the wall at stalls level.
2 x D & B ci80s and 1 x D&B Qi10, attached to the main grid covering Tiers 4, 5 and 6 (Note: Main grid must be at optimal 30 foot level) 6 x D&B E3s on movable stands at the front of stage for stalls fill.

All these are powered by a mixture of D&B D12 and D&B Epac Amplifiers.

The entire system is controlled via a PC/Cat 5 link using D & B R10 Software. This controls delay and EQ settings for each amplifier. The PC controlling this system is situated in the sound room and is accessed by St David's Hall staff only.

Monitors

8 Monitor sends from the main desk to D&B Epac Amplifiers. Each Monitor send has BSS FCS 966 30 Band Graphic EQ in line With 8 x D&B Max - 2 way 15"\2" Floor Monitors and 2 x D & B Max 12 - 2 way 12”\2” Floor Monitors available.

Sources

2 x Tascam CD-01U CD Player **
1 x Mac Mini Qlab 4 software

Effects (Sound Control Room)

1 x YAMAHA SPX 990 effects unit ** 1 x DRAWMER DL441 Quad Compressor/Limiter ** **Situated in fixed rack in sound booth and cannot be removed

Mics

8 x Shure SM58
7 x Shure SM57
1 x AKG D112
1 x AKG D12 E
4 x Calrec
6 x Shure Microflex
4 x Se4400a
6 x Se1a
3 x Shure SM58 Beta
2 x Rode NTG-1
4 x crown PCC 160
6 x LD/06 Active DI
3 x EMO Single DI
1 x EMO Dual DI Box
4 x BSS AR-133 DI

A wide variety of stands are available, as are cables.

8 x Shure Radio channels, 8 x handheld (8x beta 87A or 2 x SM58 mic capsules), 7 x lavalier or 8 x headset (an extra charge is made for these please enquire for more details).
There is a maximum number of 8 radio channels available.

The standard hire charge includes up to six wired microphones. Additional equipment is available by negotiation with the technical stage manger.

There is a 24 way stagebox which runs to stage and there are around 30 microphone points around the auditorium, all return to the sound room and are easily patchable to the desk via a bantam (GPO) patch bay.

Updated September 2019