SAN JUAN, PR — CBS, as in Caribbean Broadcast Supply, recently installed a new Martin Audio system at the Magna Aula ("Big Hall" in Latin) Performing Arts Center at the University of Puerto Rico's Rio Piedras campus in San Juan. The university had originally envisioned a modest audio and lighting system but CBS founder Freddie Rojas and his audio engineer/installer sons, Freddie Jr. and Alex, had already created sound systems for performing arts centers in Santurce and Caguas, used by musical groups and artists from all over the world. They counseled the University to go for something more comprehensive. Alex Rojas states, "The University originally just wanted a theatre system that would be appropriate for symposiums, small productions and seminars. Because of our experience in doing larger performing arts center installations, we convinced them they needed a system with an infrastructure that would allow it to interface with touring systems so that professional bands could come in and easily make use of the facilities and interface with the house system."
Seven Martin Audio W8LCi (install) speakers with one W8LCDi downfill speaker are mounted in clusters left and right, while six W8LMis and one W8LMDi downfill speaker are mounted in the center. Six WLX subs deliver the bottom end, and eight LE12JBs handle monitoring.
Other audio system components include Camco and Leitch amplifiers, signal processing by Symetrix, Lectrosonics and Klark Teknik, microphones by Sennheiser, Shure and Audio Technica, Middle Atlantic racks and Crestron control systems.
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