Saltec equips Revesby Workers Club with Electro-Voice
Published: ASIA
AUSTRALIA: Saltec recently supplied and installed an Electro-Voice PA system into the Whitlam Room at Sydney’s Revesby Workers Club. The installation complements the venue’s existing Electro-Voice foldback system of T221M wedges that were purchased 10 years ago.
The club also recently invested in Electro-Voice microphones comprising Ravens, Cardinals, N/D468s, RE 510s and N/D967 vocal microphones, as well an RE 320 kick drum microphone.
‘I really like that our system has FIR filter drive and offers the ability to network the amplifiers so that they can be monitored front of house,’ said Phill Webb, A/V technician at Revesby Workers. ‘Plus of course it sounds great!’ he added.
Due to the age of the room, Mr Webb reports that it was difficult to find load-bearing points in the roof, at which point a ground support system was built for the arrays to hang off. The main PA hang comprises six XLC DVX 90-degree boxes and two XLC DVX 120-degree boxes per side, with two X-Subs mounted below the stage.
For fill, four Dynacord VL 262 boxes were selected. Two are mounted on the inside of the proscenium and a further pair utilised on the stage lip when required. Delay consists of four Electro-Voice ZX1i 90W loudspeakers which are mounted above the balcony.
Nine Dynacord H5000 amplifiers equipped with RCM 26 DSP cards power the main array. The bottom two boxes are shaded 6db to smooth out the near field, and a further two H5000s drive the subs. Meanwhile, a Dynacord H2500 amp with an RCM 26 DSP card drives the fills, whilst another drives the delays.
The first big event to utilise the system was held on New Year’s Eve with Australian Abba tribute show Abbalanche. Since then the venue has hosted the opening night of Jessica Mauboy and Stan Walker’s first national tour, and a gig from Hip Hop act 'Justice Crew'.
‘In addition we have had a seniors concert featuring Neil Hanson that drew over 1,000 people into the room,’ Mr Webb added. ‘This gig featured the club president and local federal Labour member Daryl Mellham, who talked briefly about the new sound system and how the club expected that this would lead to a greater enjoyment of the entertainment. The duty manager commented after this gig that it was the first time that she had not had one complaint from a member of the audience,’ he explained.
The club recently held two sold out shows from comedian Carl Barron with Ian 'wardie' Ward at the controls. ‘Ian loved the system and felt right at home,’ said Mr Webb. ‘His main problem was arranging his gain structure so that the system ran quiet enough to be comfortable.’
Additionally, a recent performance by Australian rock band The Angels was handled by an Electro-Voice system, which included microphones, wedges, amplifiers, processing and a FOH system.
The club also still has four S15ME foldback wedges from the early nineties in service.