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visual entertainment. Meanwhile,
Acousti-Teq Asia Pte Ltd has
supplied a Cadac CDC four console
for the venue’s portable mixing
needs. Multi-track recording can be
performed by virtue of the MC Madi
interface, but the primary function
of the 16-fader desk is that of a
live sound console. Input channels
are increased with a MegaCOMMS
stagebox, which comes with an
additional 32 inputs and 16 outputs
on stage. ‘We originally had a J Type
console in the theatre,’ comments
Mr Shuttleworth. ‘So it’s great to
have a Cadac back at Esplanade.’
The original Stage Manager
consoles have also been replaced.
Mr Shuttleworth established a
working relationship with Matthew
Lloyd of UK manufacturer GDS
after meeting at the Frankfurt Pro
Light & Sound trade show several
years ago. Supplied by Electronics
& Engineering Pte Ltd, the custom
designed and built Stage Manager
consoles t the bespoke needs of
each theatre they serve. The screen
operations have been customised
by integrating Sierra Video software
and are further loaded with a ClearCom intercom unit, Klein & Hummel
monitors and an Ashly MX-206
stereo splitter/mixer for providing
direct microphone inputs between
the stage director, choreographer
and stage manager. In addition to a
As such, it has had to continually
work harder and smarter in order
to maintain an audience. The audio
management team headed by Mr
Shuttleworth and Simon Ng know
that they have a Formula One racing
car in their possession, but they
have to properly maintain it in order
to stay in pole position.
‘We have a super-fast vehicle and
we need to drive it correctly,’ Mr
Shuttleworth concludes. ‘All the
staff here grew up in the same play
pen together all those years ago
and have learnt so much over the
years. Collectively we share levels
of technical ability that cannot be
substituted.’
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The Esplanade’s Simon Ng and
Robin Shuttleworth together with
d&b audiotechnik’s Kenny Chng
d&b audiotechnik T10 speakers
now serve the Concourse
digital clock, humidity, temperature
and SPL calibrations can be
monitored, whilst the height of each
console can be silently adjusted
courtesy of integrated hydraulics.
‘We provided them with every
little nuance of what we required
and they have carefully crafted
these wonderful desks that even
come with iPhone chargers and a
recessed electronics panel at the
rear,’ enthused Esplanade’s systems
specialist Immanuel Poh.
Esplanade was the iconic property
on Marina Bay when it opened
its doors 12 years ago, but in the
Singapore of 2014 it has to compete
for audiences with its new and
somewhat ostentatious neighbours.
An evening performance on the Concourse
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