MEZHDURECHENSK, RUSSIA — Work began a few months ago in Siberia on a total re-build of the Raspadskij Palace of Arts, which included the replacement of the entire technical set-up: audio, lighting, stage mechanism and other apparatus. The tender for the design of the systems and supply of sound and light rigs went to Sound Design, a firm from Novokuznetsk. Moscow's Studitech, Outline's distributor for several years, took part as sub-contractor for the design, supply and installation of the sound system. The client's brief was to provide a sound reinforcement system able to ensure the flexibility to adapt to the requirements of different types of events (concerts by pro and amateur singers and groups, choirs, conferences, meetings and much more).
The FOH system's installation features sixteen Butterfly CDH 483 hi-packs, eight Butterfly CDL 1815 lo-packs (in a single array with the hi-packs) and four floor-stacked Victor Live subwoofers. All are controlled and powered by two DSP Genius 26, twelve T6.5 and two T4.5 digital power amplifiers, respectively.
Onstage, preference went to four HARD 212 SP and four HARD 115 SP monitors (all self-powered), while two Outline Kanguro 1215 A speakers were installed on side-fill duty. Two Micra II SP enclosures are used as FOH monitors.
The FOH desk is an Audient Aztec AZ-40, and the microphones on the installation are of various brands: Beyerdynamic, DPA, Shure, Audio Technica and Schoeps.
Alexander Klinushkin, Outline's representative in Russia and head engineer with Moscow's Studitech, comments: "This wasn't my first experience with using the Butterfly system for theatres and concert halls."
Bokov Alexey, director in charge of "Sound Design" of Novokuznetsk, comments: "We've used Outline systems in various installation and tours since 1994. Last summer, in collaboration with Moscow's Studitech, we carried out another project with a Butterfly rig. It was my first experience with one of the very latest Outline products."
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