Orbital Sound Ltd

Orbital augments sound potential in Theatre Royal, Nottingham

Orbital augments sound potential in Theatre Royal, Nottingham

"Orbital's experience in theatre sound coupled with their close working relationship with d&b made them our first and only choice. Most of the touring shows that we host are supplied by Orbital in the first instance, which underlines their position as the preferred choice to up-grade our sound."

It was a pleasure working with all of the staff at Nottingham they new they wanted a d&b system we just guided them in the right direction for the equipment to suit their needs. Adding a venue such as Nottingham to our client list has really helped to establish our place in the sales and installation market. We're really looking forward to working with them in the future.

Theatre Sound specialist and d&b audiotechnik partner, Orbital, recently supplied a d&b system to the Theatre Royal in Nottingham - a magnificent example of Victorian architecture, which still dominates Nottingham's city centre skyline.

Featuring as part of an on-going refurbishment scheme, the system has ensured that the Theatre Royal offers advanced audio solutions to a host of contemporary productions from drama and opera, to ballet and West End musicals.

Orbital's Sales and Installation division, headed by Tom Byrne, collaborated with the Theatre Royal's Sound Supervisor, Michael Donoghue, and Ollie Wade from the initial planning stages, supplying a system to their exacting specifications.

Comprising a fleet of d&b's new Ci installation range loudspeakers, the system was powered by d&b's innovative E-PAC amplifiers and driven by Soundcraft's 48 - channel MH3 mixing desk. To maximise flexibility, Orbital supplied BSS's Soundweb for control, which can be operated remotely from any point in the theatre via an IBM laptop. Drawmer compressors and gates were supplied for processing. A host of ancillary equipment was also provided, including Yamaha's SPX reverb/effects units, multi-core systems and a fleet of microphones from beyerdynamic, Crown and Sennheiser.

The Theatre Royal's Head of Sound Michael Donoghue commented:

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"Orbital's experience in theatre sound coupled with their close working relationship with d&b made them our first and only choice. Most of the touring shows that we host are supplied by Orbital in the first instance, which underlines their position as the preferred choice to up-grade our sound."

It was a pleasure working with all of the staff at Nottingham they new they wanted a d&b system we just guided them in the right direction for the equipment to suit their needs. Adding a venue such as Nottingham to our client list has really helped to establish our place in the sales and installation market. We're really looking forward to working with them in the future.