| The Venues ... Brierley Hill Civic
Hall Technical Information |
| Sound Equipment/Systems |
Performance System |
| Control |
Allan and
Heath GL3 18:4:2 mixer
(Operated from the control room at the rear of the balcony)
|
| Speakers |
Shermann Cub (main &
delays) 2 Pairs
Bose 101 (balcony delays) 2 Pairs
H & H (foldback) 1 Pair |
| Amplification |
Work SP950 (main) 2
Labgruppen (balcony) 1
H & H HPA300 (foldback) 1 |
| Ancillary Equipment |
Klark Teknik DN716 delay
(1)
Yamaha YDG 2030 graphic (1)
Yamaha SPX 900 effects (1)
Cassette decks (2)
Compact disc(1)
Mini disc player (1)
Yamaha 12:2 mixer (1)
Microphones - Beyer M300N (6), Shure SM58 (4) AKG SE300/CK98 (4),
Sennheiser K3u / MKE2 (6). Sennheiser handheld and TOA lavalier radio
microphones (advance notice is required for radio microphones).
D.I. box (1)
Assorted microphone stands |
| Note |
There is also an Areac custom
built sound system installed in the venue, this is completely contained
in 2 boxes which contain the mixer and all amplifier modules for the
main hall PA, foldback, show relay, paging and headset communications.
It is all hard wired. This runs all the communications (headsets,
show relay and paging) |
| Communications |
| Headset Communications |
Areac custom built system
with a master volume control, (i.e. no individual control).
Beyer DT108 and DT109 headsets |
| Show Relay |
Areac custom built system
to the dressing rooms, green room, foyer and bar areas. |
| Paging |
There is a paging system
to various parts of the building installed, the paging positions are
the box office (located in the foyer) and the control room. |
| Systems for the Hearing
Impaired |
| |
There is a Sennheiser Infra-red
system installed in the main auditorium for the hearing impaired,
we have a number of neck-loop and stetoclip receivers that are available
for loan by patrons. |
| Stage Lighting |
| Power Supply (to stage lighting) |
3 Phase 160 amps per phase |
| Dimmers |
2 Strand Permus 24 racks
(24 @2.5Kw circuits) |
| Patch |
There is a patching facility
available for some of the circuits at Brierley Hill, the two area
that can be patched are the front of house bar and the on stage bars,
the two patch bays are located in two different locations so that
cross phasing can not occur. No alteration to the patching is allowed
without prior discussion. |
| Control |
Strand MX48 (Operated from
the control room at the rear of the balcony) |
| Lanterns (These are all rigged) |
Harmony 15/28 20
Harmony 22/40 6
Harmony F 19
PAR 64 12
Coda 3 5
Patt 765 CSI followspots (1)
(This unit is now very noisy when in operation and realistically
is unusable) |
| Additional Power Supplies Available |
| |
There are three single-phase
63amp CEE Form socket outlets available on stage, (stage right, one
on each phase), in addition there is a 3 phase 63amp supply fitted
with a CEE Form 63amp socket outlet, again stage right. Note- All
supplies have 30mA RCD protection.
|
| Stage Facilities |
| Dimensions |
The stage is raked; it
is surfaced with a varnished wood block covering.
Proscenium opening - 9.57m x 4.8m,
Maximum stage depth - 7.11m
Stage height - 1.2m
Grid height - Downstage 10.76m, Upstage 10.59m
Wings maximum - 2m
|
| Drapes/Masking |
The masking legs and borders
are black. There are also a pair of black tabs just downstage of the
white cyclorama.
The house tabs (electrically operated from stage left) and house border
are wine red in colour as are the auditorium drapes. |
| Flying Facilities |
There is hemp flying from
a gallery stage left, there are a total of 12 hemp sets in place,
each has a maximum working load of 150kg each. |
