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[[File:Venue 1.png|thumbnail]]Venue 1 is the main venue of the students union. It is designed to be a multipurpose venue, and as such can hold bops, theatre productions, Live TV sports screenings, boxing, and debates.
{{About|old Venue 1|Venue 1 after redevelopment|StAge|and|Club 601}}
[[File:Venue 1.png|thumbnail]]Venue 1 was the main venue of the students union prior to redevelopment. It was designed to be a multipurpose venue, and as such could hold bops, theatre productions, Live TV sports screenings, boxing, and debates.
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==Location==
==Location==
The venue is on the ground floor of the union.
The venue was on the ground floor of the union.
It serves as home to the [[Beer Bar]] and [[Poison Bar]], the [[Raised Seating Area]] and [[Seating Block]], and the [[Stage]].
It served as home to the [[Beer Bar]] and [[Poison Bar]], the [[Raised Seating Area]] and [[Seating Block]], and the [[Stage]].


Attached to the venue are the [[Ents Cupboard]] and [[Green Room]], whilst the [[Projection Box]] looks out over the floor.
Attached to the venue was the [[Ents Cupboard]] and [[Green Room]], whilst the [[Projection Box]] looked out over the floor.


A map of the venue can be found [http://entscrew.net/venue1 here]


==Lighting==
==Lighting==
Venue 1 has three main rigging areas: the [[Octagon]], the [[Stage#Stage Rig|Stage Rig]] and the {{abbr|LX|Lighting}} Bars, numbered LX1 (nearest the stage), LX2 and LX3 (farthest from stage) as well as "Left" and "Right". At times, the [[space frame]] above the front of the octagon is used for rigging lights; this is referred to as LX2.5.
Venue 1 had three main rigging areas: the [[Octagon]], the [[Stage#Stage Rig|Stage Rig]] and the {{abbr|LX|Lighting}} Bars, numbered LX1 (nearest the stage), LX2 and LX3 (farthest from stage) as well as "Left" and "Right". At times, the [[space frame]] above the front of the octagon was used for rigging lights; this was referred to as LX2.5.


There are also 2 side projectors mounted on the octagon, pointing at screens above the speaker stacks on either side of stage, and a [[Optomo EX538 DLP|projector]] pointing at a roll-down screen which fills the entire proscenium arch. These are all linked to [[Entsputer]], while the latter is also linked to a [[Wikipedia:Freeview|Freeview]] tuner.
There were also 2 side projectors mounted on the octagon, pointing at screens above the speaker stacks on either side of stage, and a [[Optoma EX538 DLP|projector]] pointing at a roll-down screen which filled the entire proscenium arch. These were all linked to [[Entsputer]], while the latter was also linked to a [[Wikipedia:Freeview|Freeview]] tuner.


Equipment-wise, the venue has
Equipment-wise, the venue had
* Jands [[Dimmers]]
* [[Dimmers/Jands Rack|Jands]] [[Dimmers]]
* [[Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 300]]s, [[Clay Paky Alpha Spot 300]]s and [[Clay Paky Alpha Wash 300]]s
* [[Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 300]]s, [[Clay Paky Alpha Spot 300]]s and [[Clay Paky Alpha Wash 300]]s
* [[Coemar ProSpot 250 LX]]s and [[Coemar ProWash 250 LX]]s
* [[Coemar ProSpot 250 LX]]s and [[Coemar ProWash 250 LX]]s
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==Sound==
==Sound==
The {{abbr|FOH|Front of House}} speaker stacks in the venue consist of (on each side)
The {{abbr|FOH|Front of House}} sound system in the venue was a Martin Audio Wavefront series system. The two stacks of speakers, one on either side of the stage, each comprised:
* 2x [[Martin Audio W8C]] full-range
* 3x [[Martin Audio WSX]] sub


Total power handling is ~5.6kW AES @ 4 ohms, ~22.4kW peak @ 4 ohms.
* 2x [[Martin Audio W8C]] three-way horn-loaded mid-high cabinets
* 3x [[Martin Audio WSX]] front loaded folded horn subwoofer cabinets


The venue amp stack consists of
Total power handling of the speakers was ~5.6kW AES, ~22.5kW peak.
* [[Crest Audio VS1500]] (High Freq, W8C Compression Driver)
* [[C-Audio RA4001]] (High-Mid Freq, W8C 6.5" horn)
* [[Crown XTi 4002]] (Low-Mid Freq, WSX 12" horn)
* [[JBL MPX1200]] (Low Freq, WSX 18" horn)


There is also a process rack on top of the amp stack, consisting of
Notes;
* The subs were the original WSX model with the original RCF L18P300 drivers rated (by Martin) at 600W AES/2.4kW peak. They were NOT the current WSX'''a''' model offered by Martin, which have newer drivers rated at 1kW AES.
* Front-loaded horn subwoofers were a poor choice for indoor use, for use in stacks of less than 4x & for use with an audience closer than 12 feet. Thus sub coverage in the venue was poor, whilst sound pollution outside the venue was high.
* In order to properly cover the width of the venue with mid-high, especially for audience members close to the stage, the W8C cabinets needed to be positioned & splayed correctly. Each W8C cabinet had a 55° horizontal coverage. A 40° splay between 2x W8C cabinets (26cm/10" between cabinet front covers) provided a flat 95° horizontal coverage, which was sufficient to cover the width of the venue when the cabinets were positioned correctly. A smaller splay would not only reduce the horizontal coverage, but also boost the forward output levels - the result being that the centre of the venue was too quiet whilst the areas in front of the speakers was too loud. Essentially, the inner W8C on top of each stack of subs should have been rotated 62.5° inwards (from the perpendicular pointing straight out of the subs toward the rear wall of the venue), whilst the outer W8C on top of each stack should have been rotated 12.5° outwards. However in reality the surface area of the top of the subs wasn't enough to actually rotate the W8C that much without them toppling off...
 
The venue amp rack contained:
* 2x [[Martin MX5]] [[System Controller]]s
* 1x [[Crest Audio VS1500]] (W8C compression drivers)
* 1x [[C-Audio RA4001]] (W8C 6.5" mid drivers)
* 1x [[Crown XTi 4002]] (W8C 12" low drivers)
* 2x [[JBL MPX1200]] (WSX)
 
The MX5 units were responsible for taking a full range line-level signal (such as that from a DJ mixer or sound desk) & splitting it into 4x frequency bands (sub, low, mid, high) each of which was output to the respective amp. The MX5's also apply the necessary delays (due to different horn lengths of the different drivers) & had (internally set) limiters to ensure that (even when the AVC2 was bypassed) the speakers could not be damaged by excessive power. The MX5's were mono units, hence why there are 2x of them - one handled the left channel, the other handled the right channel.
 
The Crest, C-Audio & Crown amps all ran in a stero configuration (eg the Crest powered the left stack's W8C compression drivers from one of its channels & the right stack's W8C compression drivers from its other channel). However the JBL amps each powered one stack's WSX subwoofers - the top unit powered the left stack's subs whilst the bottom unit powered the right stack's subs. On both units channel 1 powered the top sub in its respective stack, whilst channel 2 powered the bottom 2 subs in its respective stack.
 
The processing rack on top of the amp rack contained:
* Furman power conditioner
* [[Formula Sound AVC2]] volume limiter
* [[Formula Sound AVC2]] volume limiter
* [[BSS FCS-966]] [[Graphic EQ|graphic equaliser]]
* [[BSS FCS-966]] 2x31 [[Graphic EQ|graphic equaliser]]
* (?) [[Crossover]]
 


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Latest revision as of 23:07, 7 March 2016

This article is about old Venue 1. For Venue 1 after redevelopment, see StAge and Club 601.

Venue 1 was the main venue of the students union prior to redevelopment. It was designed to be a multipurpose venue, and as such could hold bops, theatre productions, Live TV sports screenings, boxing, and debates.

Location

The venue was on the ground floor of the union. It served as home to the Beer Bar and Poison Bar, the Raised Seating Area and Seating Block, and the Stage.

Attached to the venue was the Ents Cupboard and Green Room, whilst the Projection Box looked out over the floor.

A map of the venue can be found here

Lighting

Venue 1 had three main rigging areas: the Octagon, the Stage Rig and the LX Bars, numbered LX1 (nearest the stage), LX2 and LX3 (farthest from stage) as well as "Left" and "Right". At times, the space frame above the front of the octagon was used for rigging lights; this was referred to as LX2.5.

There were also 2 side projectors mounted on the octagon, pointing at screens above the speaker stacks on either side of stage, and a projector pointing at a roll-down screen which filled the entire proscenium arch. These were all linked to Entsputer, while the latter was also linked to a Freeview tuner.

Equipment-wise, the venue had

Sound

The FOH sound system in the venue was a Martin Audio Wavefront series system. The two stacks of speakers, one on either side of the stage, each comprised:

Total power handling of the speakers was ~5.6kW AES, ~22.5kW peak.

Notes;

  • The subs were the original WSX model with the original RCF L18P300 drivers rated (by Martin) at 600W AES/2.4kW peak. They were NOT the current WSXa model offered by Martin, which have newer drivers rated at 1kW AES.
  • Front-loaded horn subwoofers were a poor choice for indoor use, for use in stacks of less than 4x & for use with an audience closer than 12 feet. Thus sub coverage in the venue was poor, whilst sound pollution outside the venue was high.
  • In order to properly cover the width of the venue with mid-high, especially for audience members close to the stage, the W8C cabinets needed to be positioned & splayed correctly. Each W8C cabinet had a 55° horizontal coverage. A 40° splay between 2x W8C cabinets (26cm/10" between cabinet front covers) provided a flat 95° horizontal coverage, which was sufficient to cover the width of the venue when the cabinets were positioned correctly. A smaller splay would not only reduce the horizontal coverage, but also boost the forward output levels - the result being that the centre of the venue was too quiet whilst the areas in front of the speakers was too loud. Essentially, the inner W8C on top of each stack of subs should have been rotated 62.5° inwards (from the perpendicular pointing straight out of the subs toward the rear wall of the venue), whilst the outer W8C on top of each stack should have been rotated 12.5° outwards. However in reality the surface area of the top of the subs wasn't enough to actually rotate the W8C that much without them toppling off...

The venue amp rack contained:

The MX5 units were responsible for taking a full range line-level signal (such as that from a DJ mixer or sound desk) & splitting it into 4x frequency bands (sub, low, mid, high) each of which was output to the respective amp. The MX5's also apply the necessary delays (due to different horn lengths of the different drivers) & had (internally set) limiters to ensure that (even when the AVC2 was bypassed) the speakers could not be damaged by excessive power. The MX5's were mono units, hence why there are 2x of them - one handled the left channel, the other handled the right channel.

The Crest, C-Audio & Crown amps all ran in a stero configuration (eg the Crest powered the left stack's W8C compression drivers from one of its channels & the right stack's W8C compression drivers from its other channel). However the JBL amps each powered one stack's WSX subwoofers - the top unit powered the left stack's subs whilst the bottom unit powered the right stack's subs. On both units channel 1 powered the top sub in its respective stack, whilst channel 2 powered the bottom 2 subs in its respective stack.

The processing rack on top of the amp rack contained:

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