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Adlib supplies L-Acoustics to new Glasgow Concert Hall venue

Following a competitive tender Adlib was appointed by Glasgow City Council to supply a new loudspeaker system to the Royal Scottish National Symphony Orchestra’s new home, the RSNO centre. The new venue forms part of the Royal Concert Hall complex in the heart of Glasgow’s city centre.

The overall complex features a 600-seater auditorium, a rehearsal space and learning centre, a recital hall and performance space that will be also used for classical and choral recording as well as for folk and other amplified music events.

Following a detailed site survey and subsequent acoustic modelling of the new room, Adlib proposed the introduction of an L-Acoustics Kiva system complimented by SB15m and SB18i low end speakers, with additional L-Acoustics XT Series speakers as infills where additional sound coverage was required. On appointment, Adlib liaised with the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall’s in-house technical managers and also with Arup.

The flown system features 11x Kiva speakers a side with two SB18i flown subs a side, plus two SB15M ultra-compact bass extensions sitting at the top each Kiva array. For stage and lip fills, four 8XTs can be deployed and two 12XTs were specified for covering the ‘platform’ area which can include additional seats in the choir stalls position behind the stage, or they can be used as general left and right stage fills.

The Kiva system is driven by a combination of LA8 and LA4X amplifiers all featuring on-board signal processing. A DiGiCo SD8/24 console is an integral part of the package along with D2 DiGiCo stage boxes. The system was completed with the addition of a BSS London Architect network which includes a Blu-160 signal processor and all necessary cabling, power distribution racks and packaging, plus a small analogue A+H MixWizard desk. This is for use as a plug-in-and-go system for presentations utilising one or two mics for commentary during smaller orchestral recitals.

The production infrastructure was designed by Arup, and all acoustic dampening and rigging solutions were supplied and installed by Centre Stage Engineering. Adlib's Roger Kirby designed the sound system and co-ordinated the installation. Adlib worked closely with Graeme Ironside and Nick Milnes from Glasgow Life, the organisation that manages all the council’s cultural and sporting related activities, and directly with Iain Stirton of Carillion Plc, the building’s appointed Construction Company.

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