St Peters School upgrades to digital with Allen amp Heath
Published: ASIA
NEW ZEALAND: An Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system has been installed into the St Peter’s School in Cambridge. The digital system was chosen to meet the demands of the school’s 600-capacity auditorium’s annual large-scale productions.
Comprising an iDR-32 MixRack with iLive-T112 control surface, the system is an upgrade from the school’s previous analogue mixer. The school’s auditorium hosts various dance, drama and music events throughout the academic year, culminating in an ‘intensive’ performing arts fortnight, which includes two variety concerts, a rock performance, a dance showcase and various music competitions.
‘We have had a variety of A&H desks over the years and we loved our GL2800, but the complexities of the concerts we stage and the scale of our annual major production means an upgrade to digital was advantageous,’ explained St Peter’s School’s A/V manager, Bruce Richards. ‘We chose iLive because A&H has always been reliable, and I like the “analogue style” interface, rather than menus within menus,’ he concluded.
The auditorium’s audio system includes Martin F12 speakers, Lab.gruppen amplifiers, and XTA processors. The school also has two compact analogue mixers comprising a 16-channel GL2200 and a ZED-14 USB mixer, for use in its adjoining performing arts studios.
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