Expansive Area
Once the main showroom audio systems were installed, attention turned to other areas of the complex, starting with the main lobby.
Called the Gallery, this expansive area not only serves as the main walk-up bar for the concert venue itself, but also as a stand-alone reception hall for private cocktail parties and dinner meetings.
“We often rent out the Gallery to clients for private functions and parties where entertainment is brought in to augment the event,” Dorsey says.
“And as this space is quite wide with a very high ceiling, it was decided to add a stereo ILA (Installation Line Array) system flown just above the bar. It’s great for both stand-alone events and closed-circuit playback of broadcast events, as well as overflow from the main showroom.”
Specifically, coverage here is supplied by dual four-box QSC WL2082-i arrays, each suspended from a companion WL118 single-18 subwoofer, powered by a bridged PL230 for the subs and three PL236s retained from the previous installation, and processed with another SC28.
Another space, the Terra Rosa Room, where VIPs hang out in a more comfortable atmosphere with big cushy couches and a private bar, receives video feeds from the main showroom on large plasma screens.
This is accompanied by audio delivered by four mounted, distributed QSC K8 compact, active self-powered loudspeakers, joined by a pair of KSubs.
Sonic Excitement
At the mix position, a QSC RAVE 522 offers control, monitoring and processing for the main system as well as the remote systems, also delivering audio via CobraNet.
In addition, RAVE interfaces via WiFi with a PC tablet for portable control throughout the venue, and it also allows remote system monitoring over the Internet.
“Having the entire system under networked control not only provides us convenience and confidence,” Dorsey points out, “but it also gives us 24-hour system support.
If anything goes wrong, the software immediately notifies QSC via e-mail to log into the system (from anywhere in the world) and check out what is happening at that moment.
It also keeps a running log of all events such as errors, amplifier clipping, and more. This really is state of the art.”
“These new sound systems in all our public areas have really brought a new level of sonic excitement throughout the property and many of our guests have noticed and commented on the improvement,” adds Adam Millar, General Manager for The Grove.
“All of these systems really speak for themselves when it comes to how great they sound, but what I am really impressed with is the company (QSC). Their people fully get it and actually care about our success, and we couldn’t be happier about it.”