DiGiCo Brings Audio Flexibility to AT Performing Arts Center&T

This Dallas Campus (Us.) It houses three different scenic spaces, for which a combination of two consoles has been specified DiGiCo Quantum338, an SD11 desktop, a 4REA4 processing engine and different rack types to respond to any event.

The so-called At&T Performing Arts Center (AT Performing Arts Center&T), a non-profit organization located in Dallas, will celebrate its 15th anniversary next year. the Five performance halls of your campus: the Margot Opera and Bill Winspear, with the capacity to 2.200 people; Dee and Charles Wyly, for 547 people; the theatre and open-air performance space, Annette Strauss Square, that you can host 2.200 people, and two black box theatre areas.

All these spaces have been renovated with a New sound system and a variety of DiGiCo to improve their sound capabilities for the anniversary celebration and to host any events and performances that take place in each of them.

The new systems, including a new PA of D&b audiotechnik, They were primarily designed for use in Margaret McDermott Hall, located inside the Winspear Opera House and home to the Dallas Opera and Texas Ballet Theatre. However, all DiGiCo systems will be available for use at any of the locations as needed.

specifically, It's all about two consoles Quantum3; A Compact Desk SD11; A processing engine 4REA4; A converter Purple Box CAT5/MADI A Optical; four SD-MiNi Racks; two SD-Nano Racks and a couple of SD-Racks equipped with microphone/line cards Stadius of 32 Bit.

In addition, have been specified DMI-Dante cards For Consoles, as well as connectivity Optocore, as well as a double-redundant Dante computer network that was deployed to connect the system's powerlines and control the new PA.

"DiGiCo systems are primarily for opera, but they can be moved and used throughout the AT Performing Arts Center&T as needed," explains his audio manager, Jace Hershberger-. Flexibility was the main feature we were looking for.".

The design and integration of the audio system of the entire installation has been the responsibility of the local specialist Spectrum Sound. As your sales manager points out, Ken DeBelius, "the Quantum338 consoles and the SD11 desktop, along with the stage backstage, are basically set up as portable floating consoles for making FOH or monitor applications where needed between the three locations".

The two Quantum338 consoles and the "stage racks" are completely portable and can be used freely in any of the three main spaces.. The 4REA4 motor is permanently installed in the amplifier frame and is processing/routing the system's powerlines in Winspear, and use SD11 for simple events in their smaller spaces, like the Wyly Studio Theatre".

DeBelius notes that Spectrum had worked with the AT Performing Arts Center&Over the past eight years, T has been able to upgrade several of its portable audio systems, as well as to install a new home speaker system for the black box theatre.

"This latest project was a long-overdue major renovation for Winspear's audio system. It was basically from scratch, including a New Fiber Optic Infrastructure to support the DiGiCo transport network – Optocore, which gives them the necessary flexibility to meet the varied demands of all types of shows that pass through the Performing Arts Center".

Precisely, The system's ability to address the needs of a wide variety of venues under one roof was the key criterion for its choice. "That Really big flexibility, combined with DiGiCo's sonic capabilities and wide acceptability by users made it the obvious choice.", assures the head of audio of the center.

specifically, "Spice Rack It's definitely useful for the processing of our main spaces, such as compression and multibus equalizer -he points out-. We don't rely on any external or third-party processing for that.".

the wide range of DiGiCo racks it also contributes to that flexibility. "Basically,, Anything that comes along can work however we want it to. We have enormous flexibility that allows us to configure the system as we need it on a day-to-day basis. We're very happy with how it works and integrates everything.", Concludes.

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