February 27, 2008

PAVI AEP Students Tour Historic Commodore Ballroom

PAVI AEP Students currently taking the ‘Live Sound’ course, part of the Audio Engineering & Production program, were treated to a full technical tour of the historic Commodore ballroom by assistant technical director Carita Sword.

The Commodore Ballroom is a 990 person capacity ballroom modeled after the English ballrooms of the 1920’s. It is located on the second floor, with a mezzanine level opposite the stage, and features a 2500 sq.’ sprung dance floor. The Commodore has been Canada’s premiere concert venue for over 75 years featuring hundreds of artist from the Clash, Dire Straits and the Police to BB King, Tina Turner and Buddy Rich Big Band.

Front of House
• FOH Console: Midas Heritage 2000 56/4/TP, 52 mono/4 stereo. FOH is house right.
• FOH EQ: BSS FCS-960 Dual & BSS FCS 930 mono
• FOH Drive: (3) XTA DP-266
Commodore Ballroom Production Specifications 06/07 2
• FOH Processing:
(1) TC Electronics M3000
(1) TC Electronics M2000
(1) TC Electronics 2290
(1) Yamaha SPX 990
• FOH comps/gates:
(4) Drawmer 241 Dual Comps (8 channels)
(8) DBX 904 gate modules & (3) DBX 903 comp modules w/DBX 900 rack & FS900
• Playback/Record: Denon DN-C550R Dual CD Recorder
• Main Speakers: (8) V-DOSC Line Array 3-way cabinets
• Main Subs: (6) V-DOSC SB-218
• Centre Fill: (1) dV-DOSC Line Array 2-way cabinet
• Main Amps: (12) Crown MA 5000 VZ

Monitors
• Console: Midas XL250 48/0/TP, 48 mono. Monitor position is stage left
• EQ: Ashly Protea 4.24G Digital (8 mixes & listen)
• Monitor Drive: (3) Meyer B-2A, (2) Meyer M-3, (2) BSS FDS318 Crossover
• Processing: TC Electronics M3000
• Comps/gates: (5) DBX 904 gate & (4) DBX 903 comp modules w/DBX 900 rack
• Wedges: (9) JSI J17 2x12