Pilbeam Theatre purchases Shure UHF-R wireless mic systems
Published: ASIA
AUSTRALIA: The Rockhampton-based Pilbeam Theatre has purchased several Shure UHF-R wireless microphone systems, specifically chosen for their resistance to sweat. The theatre is renowned for staging musicals throughout the year, but the venue’s sound technicians have reported that issues with sweat on mics can be a problem.
Since the purchase, ‘the Shure UHF system has been very reliable,’ commented Holly Newcombe, senior sound technician at Pilbeam Theatre. ‘Sometimes we run up to 32 in one go and there’s never any issue. Occasionally we get a little bit of sweat on the microphones, but it’s not a big deal as I just give them a wipe with contact cleaner and they’re fine – and believe me, some of the people we get are quite sweaty!’ she laughed.
‘We also have four hand-helds,’ added Ms Newcombe. ‘We use the packs with the jack adapters for guitars and keyboards – we have a battery powered keyboard so that it can be wheeled onstage during scene changes without any cables attached, and I use two packs for my input. Also, we have 28 receivers permanently installed in the rack and four in a separate case that floats, as we do a lot of external gigs in the area that normally require a few handhelds.’