Technical Specification
This is the full technical specification for The HUBs. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact Alan Wood (Technical Services Co-ordinator) on 0114 225 4941 or alan.wood@shu.ac.uk .
Pod A – Club Room
A Pod has an installed sound, lighting & video systems, with a fully fitted DJ box. Live music can also be accommodated.
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Sound
Top End – 4 x Turbosound TXD-151
Subs – 2 x Turbosound TXD-218
2 x MC² T2000 Amplifiers
(suitable for club music only)
Lighting
Avolites Azure Shadow
Jands HP12 Dimmer
3 x Anytronics 4-channel dimmer
8 x High End Technobeam
6 x Thomas 500W Raylight Par can
12 x Thomas 300W Par 46 cans
1x Martin Atomic 3000 Strobe
1x 400W UV Cannon
Jem ZR-12 DMX smoke machine
DJs
Allen & Heath Xone:62 Mixer
2 x Technics SL1200II with Stanton 500AL Cartridges
2 x Pioneer CDJ1000 Mk2
Shure PG58 Microphone
Monitoring: 2 x EV Sx300 Wedges
Pod B – Club Room
B Pod also has installed sound, lighting and video systems, with the DJ box available with or without equipment.
An AV system suitable for presentations is also installed in this pod.
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Sound
Top End – 4 x Turbosound TXD-151
Subs – 2 x Turbosound TXD-218
2 x MC² T2000 Amplifiers
(suitable for club music only)
Lighting
Avolites Azure Shadow
Jands HP12 Dimmer
2x 4 channel Anytronics DMX dimmer
1x 4 channel Anytronics DMX Switchpack
4x High End Technobeam
4x MAD FX QScan
6x Thomas 500W Raylight Par can
2x Martin Magicmoon
2x Martin Mania EF3
2x UV Tubes
Jem ZR-12 DMX smoke machine
DJs
Allen & Heath Xone:62 Mixer
2x Technics SL1200II with Stanton 500AL Cartridges
Denon DN-D4500 Dual CD Player
Shure PG58 Microphone
Monitoring: 2 x EV Sx300 Wedges
Pod C – Club / Live Room
C Pod is our main club room, and is designed for use as a live venue. Full sound and lighting production is available in here, with a wide range of ancilliarly equipment available.
Our 20′ wide screen also makes this room suitable for a wide range of events, including presentations, demostrations, film showings and live sport.
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Sound
System Processor: BSS Soundweb London BLU-160 DSP
FOH: MS II Four Way Speaker System :
Sub Bass : 4 x Turbosound TSW718
Low : 6 x 2 x 15″ JBL 2226
Mid : 6 x 2 x 12″ RCF
High Mid : 6 x JBL 2380 Horn/JBL 2446 Driver
High : 6 x JBL 2370 Horn/JBL 2426 Driver
Power Amplifiers:
8 x Crown MA2400
2 x Crown MA1200
4x 800W subs for rear fill available if required
63A Single Phase power available for sound systems
FOH Console:
Soundcraft K2 32/8/2 Mixer
Effects Rack containing:
BSS FCS960 EQ
Yamaha REV5
Yamaha SPX900
Yamaha SPX90II
Roland SDE-330 Digital Delay
Alesis Midiverb 4
Sony DPS-V55M
3 x Drawmer DL221 Dual Compressor
1 x Drawmer DL441 Quad Compressor
3 x Drawmer DS201 Dual Gate
1 x Drawmer DS404 Quad Gate
Minidisc playback & record
Denon Dual CD player
Stage Monitor System:
Soundcraft SM12 32 input/14 output
Wedge Monitors:
6 x 400W 2-way active (1 x 15″/1″ horn)
5 x 400W 2-way passive (1x 15″/1″ horn)
2 x 800W 15″ subs
Equalisers : 4x BSS FCS966
Crossovers : BSS FDS340s + FDS360s
Power Amplifiers : Crown, Cloud, & EV
Lighting
Avolites Pearl 2000
4 x Clay Paky Goldenscan 3 TV (1200W)
8 x Martin MAC250 Krypton
1x Martin Atomic 3000 Strobe
Dimming: 7 x Pulsar 6 x 2.5kW
Switchpacks: 2 x Pulsar 6 x 2.5kW
24 x Thomas 500W Raylight Par can
16 x Thomas 1kW CP62 Par can
8 x Thomas 500W Raylight floor can
10 x CCT 1kW fresnal
6 x ETC Source4 575W (3 x 26°, 3 x 50°)
6 x 1kW Flood
12 x CCT Minuette 650W
100A Three Phase supply in control room for dimmers and installed rig
63A Three Phase socket DSL for additional lighting power
Visuals
Sanyo PLC-XP100 Projector + 5m x 4m Electric Screen
DVD Player
Video Player
SKY Digi-box
Projector is wired to accept composite, s-video, HDMI & VGA sources.
VGA can be run from the front of stage to the projector.
2x Sanyo XW55 Projectors + 8′ x 6′ screens
DJs
Allen & Heath Xone:92 Mixer
2x Technics SL1200II with Stanton 500AL / Ortofon Concorde Cartridge
2x Pioneer CDJ1000 Mk3
SM58 Microphone
Monitoring: 2x DAS R15 15″+2″ 400W wedges
Stage
4m x 7.5m usable space
Additional staging is available to bring the stage up to 6m x 7.5m
Patching
40 Send / 8 Return audio multicore
Comprehensive video, audio, DMX & ethernet patching between stage, FOH & control room.
The EYE
The Eye has an installed PA system designed to complement the system in C Pod or stand alone.
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Sound
4x RCF A3110 speakers hung as delay of C Pod
4x Phillips LBC3100/11 speakers hung as delay of C Pod
4x Phillips LBC3811/00 speakers hung as fills
BSS Minidrive FDS-336
2 x EV P1200 Amplifier
1 x Cloud C200
Visuals
2 x 42″ Plasma TV
Lighting
2 x 50cm Mirror balls
16A Single Phase power available at each end and centre of The Eye
32A Three Phase power available at Paternoster Row end
Bar Phoenix
Bar Phoenix has installed sound, lighting and video systems to make the space flexible. A mobile DJ box is provided, and connection points for other equipment are included.
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Sound
Rane MQ302S EQ
Behringer MDX2600 Compressor
Rane AC22B Crossover
2 x EV P3000 amplifier
8 x Renkus Heinz SR8-12 350W speakers distributed round bar
2 x Renkus Heinz 800W subs
Lighting
Installed lighting bar with 4 channels of dimming and 2 channels of switchpack.
Normally 2x Martin EF3 and 2x Par 46 cans installed.
DMX patching to lighting bar.
Visuals
1x 7′x5′ motorised projection screen + projector
1x 42″ LCD TV
1x 32″ LCD TV
3x 17″ LCD TV (back bar)
8×8 video matrix
DJs
Allen & Heath Xone:62 Mixer
2x Technics SL1200 with Stanton 500AL cartridges
Denon DN-4000F Dual CD Player
SM58 microphone
All mixer inputs are available from a connection panel on the DJ console.
Other Equipment & Facilities
Stage Services owns a wide range of additional equipment, in order to support the activities of the Students Union. The majority of this equipment is able to be used to supplement the equipment in the Pods, and is often also available for hire (please contact us for infomation).
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Sound
BSS Minidrive FDS-336
Cerwin Vega Cabs
1x Crown MA2402
1x Crown MA1201
1x Crown MA600
Turbosound System
4 x Turbosound TQ-445
BSS Minidrive FDS-336
1 x MC² T500 Amplifier
1 x MC² T1000 Amplifier
JBL Eon Systems
2 x JBL Eon 15 (Self Powered)
2 x JBL Eon 15 Sub (Self Powered)
2 x JBL Eon 15 with Amplifier
2 x JBL Eon 10s with Amplifier
Renkus Heinz System
4 x Renkus Heinz SR8-12 Cabs with flying brackets with Amplifier
Sound Consoles:
Soundcraft K2 32/8/2 + Effect Rack (detailed above)
Soundcraft SM12 32/12 Monitor Console
Behringer DDX3216 16/2 Digital Sound Console
Multicores:
2 x 16/4 way multicore
1 x 12 way multicore
Staging:
3x 8′x4′ Litedeck with 1′/2′ legs
Microphones:
6 x Shure SM58
7 x Shure SM57
4 x Sennheiser MD504
4 x Sennheiser E604
2 x Sennheiser E609
3 x AKG C451
3 x Sennheiser MD421
1 x Electrovoice RE20
1 x Shure Beta91
1 x Shure Beta87
1 x Beyer M88
3 x Beyer M201
8 x BSS AR116 Active DI Box
6 x Passive DI Box
30 x various K&M / Beyer type mic. stand
Radio Microphones:
1x Sennheiser Freeport hand held.
Additional microphones can be sourced on request. Please bare in mind when hiring equipment only diversity radio mics work inside our venue.
Lighting:
Avolites Pearl 2000 (with Sept 2004 software).
Various small dimmer racks with analogue or DMX control.
Stands, trussing & rigging equipment
Power Distribution & Cabling:
Variety of 63A Three Phase and Single Phase distribution boards.
63A single phase, 32A three & single phase, 16A three & single phase, 15A, 13A and socapex cabling.
Adaptors for a wide range of plugs and sockets
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