PHOTO : JOSHUA HIND
Sound Gear in the Young People ’ s Theatre available here and , again , have more flexibility .”
That flexibility is also baked into the venue by way of their new distributed sound , video , and communications system . “ Before , all of our program sound was run off of …” Hind pauses , “ I don ’ t even know what … A prayer , I think .” Not so with their new infrastructure – a QSC-based system comprised of a Q-SYS Core Nano , AD-S4T 4-inch and AD-S6 6-inch loudspeakers , GX Series amps , and a variety of touch panels for control . The system covers the entire venue – from the theatre and public spaces to the green room and shop areas .
“ The audio playback system we did ourselves ,” Hind adds . “ It was easy to replace , and we ’ ve done that with M1 Mac Mini computers and a new QLab 5 license . The only things we don ’ t have yet are our QLab Remote Go Buttons . Because of supply chain issues , you can ’ t find one for love or money these days .”
Renzella adds : “ Our lead integrator on the project , James Craig , and I have done a lot of installations in many different spaces , and the QSC DSP line has served us well . From a program audio standpoint , Josh wasn ’ t specific about a product . We know what the QSC system can do and how we can integrate it well . And they ’ re just scratching the surface of what it can do with their current usage .”
In every case , the overarching plan was to ensure that YPT remains a cutting-edge space well into the future to serve both up-and-coming production staff and the roughly 150,000 patrons who attend YPT productions annually .
That was a focus right from the start , Hind asserts . “ Literally , in the first paragraph of the RFP documents – and this is a direct quote – it says : “ The overall watchword should be ease of use . YPT is informally known as a training house where stagehands spend the early years of their career building skills as technicians and heads of department before moving to larger houses . To support this reality , YPT is willing , broadly speaking , to trade some technical sophistication for greater reliability and a lower barrier to learning .”
“ Creating better professionals is something we should all be working towards ,” Miller concludes , as is creating excitement for a whole new audience . “ The students that come here are the future of theatre audiences . So , this is how we all keep working ; this is how we open up ways for young people to learn something about themselves and others to start conversations . If we don ’ t do that with youth , we ’ re not going to have an audience later .”
PHOTO : JOSHUA HIND
• PA : Meyer Sound Ultra-X40 for L / R , UPQ-D3 for centre channel , with three 750-LFC subs in a cardioid array hung in behind the centre channel .
• UP-4slim units were used for fill / underbalcony , with four in total — two for expanded accessible seating and two for wing areas .
• Galaxy processing
• A number of ‘ hotspot monitors ’ that can be used for foldback or effects speakers Meyer X-20s and X-22s will be used to support the studio space and potential programming in lobby spaces .
• Console : DiGiCo Quantum 338 console with Dante-based I / O racks ( one central and two smaller floaters ).
• Lectrosonics wireless systems
• Monitoring : KLANG : vokal immersive IEM mix system that integrates seamlessly with the Q338 ; 8x KLANG : kontroller remote units for users to customize and control their own mix .
• Intercom : Wired : Clear-Com HelixNet digital partyline was installed with 18x wired BPs
• Wireless : FreeSpeak EDGE digital wireless system with 6x BPs was deployed .
• DPA : 12x 4061s ( the de facto miniature lavalier mic for theatre )
• 10x 4099 instrument mics with variety of clips
• 16x 4080 cardioid lavs
• QSC Core Nano and QSC AD-S loudspeakers for distributed audio
• Audio playback system : M1 Mac Minicomputers and QLab
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