Opera to Broadway, orchestra pits to hydraulic bleachers. Theatres demand vocal clarity at whisper levels and impact at full tilt. Robotic articulation tunes coverage to the room’s geometry, not the other way around.
Outlander in Concert premiered at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall with the score performed live to picture. Sonalyst flew 12 T8 per side for the balconies, columns of four T8 for the main floor, Tx26 lip fills and flown Tx14s for the outer upper balcony — optimized in PK .dynamics and fine-tuned onsite with the MOVE app.
“Every element remained detailed and intelligible regardless of seat location,” reports FOH engineer Erik Bik.
Calgary’s Palace Theatre is a National Historic Site of Canada — structural alterations are off the table. 11 T8 per side flanked by flown T18 subwoofers shape coverage mechanically to the room instead, with Tx26 lip and under-balcony fills finishing the floor.
“We now have the capability to adjust the curvature of the PA and the horn flare angles on any given day, based on the needs of the application,” says Head of Audio Dexter Bruneau.
Jerome B. Wheeler’s 1889 opera house is downtown Aspen’s crown jewel, and the city required its new house system to vanish into it. A T8 robotic line source package is discreetly deployed so nothing intrudes on the Victorian sightlines.
“A modern solution that gives the best possible quality and coverage while minimizing the obstruction and maintaining the room’s flexibility and charm,” says Executive Director Mike Harrington.
When Hamilton went on the road, Tony-winning sound designer Nevin Steinberg wanted low end that could live on a truck without giving anything up. PK’s G30 subwoofer debuted on the U.S. national tour — sized for the tight real estate of a different theatre every few weeks — with additional units specified for the West End production.
“On a tour, agility and adaptability are paramount,” says Steinberg. “I like how compact the subs are, and how the package just covers our needs without additional equipment.”
“Hamilton produces an atypical amount of low-frequency information for a theatre event — everything from cannon fire to deep dance floor sweeps, to drum machine kick drums. PK delivers everything cleanly and effortlessly, from the transients down through the extreme low-end treats.”
PK Sound's robotic line source technology delivered precisely tailored coverage for the global premiere of Outlander in Concert: Echoes Through the…
Aspen's 1889 landmark is replacing its twenty-year-old house system with a T8 robotic line source package deployed from the opera boxes and under the stage, so nothing intrudes on the Victorian sightlines.
Unlimited Video Staging deployed a T8 robotic system with T18 subwoofers and Tx Series fills to capture every nuance of the Calgary Philharmonic…
Four rooms, two continents — Calgary, Buggenhout, Barcelona, and Colchester. Bring your drawings.
