Award Winning CSC Show Control builds on success

CSC is being used by a host of productions and installation venues

Theatre sound specialist Orbital is delighted to announce that since the launch of its revolutionary CSC Audio Playback & Control system at The ABTT Theatre Show, where it scooped "Best New Sound Product", the system has made an impact being embraced by Sound Designers and Operators across a variety of productions.

Available for rental or sale, CSC delivers a software based sound playback and system control solution at an affordable price, which is ideal for amateur and professionals users alike.

By replacing all bulky ancillary equipment with an advanced software program, it offers many cost-saving benefits and augments the production process on a number of levels.

The system made its West End debut at The Playhouse Theatre where Sound Designer Rick Clarke (Pictured below) chose CSC over other alternatives for the latest adaptation of Richard O'Briens classic cult musical The Rocky Horror Show,, which starring Matthew Cole and former Hear'Say singer, Suzanne Shaw.

Rick Clarke commented:
"Once I realised how simple CSC was to use, it did everything I wanted . It'll be on my next spec.

Perfect in fixed installation applications and in reparatory theatres, it has been chosen by The Gate Theatre in Notting Hill where it has replaced ageing traditional playback equipment and delivered a host of new features and opportunities: The Gate's Technical Manager, Mark Ryan, enthused:

"CSC is being understood and implemented with great success. My crew keep coming in to voluntarily 'play' with its features. There's competition to find something that it can't do!! Previously such systems have been to expensive for us to implement permanently. CSC is so stable and accurate, which is giving sound designers the freedom to maximise its potential without worry about time pressures. Plus as CSC controls all our lighting, it streamlines operation adding flexibility and reducing costs.

Illustrating the systems' capacity to enhance design and operation of any live production, CSC has also recently been deployed with great success on The Little Britain UK Tour, specified by Glen Beckley; the Mighty Boosh UK Tour; MM Productions and Breakfast with Johnny Wilkinson at The Menier Chocolate Factory.

Glen Beckley added:
For Little Britain we were looking for a really stable system that was easy to learn and quick to use. I was persuaded to give CSC a try, and was extremely impressed. After a couple of days in production I had absolutely no qualms at all about putting the system out on such a high-profile tour. And the speed with which I was able to edit and manage music and FX cues on the fly impressed everyone in production, and made me look much better at this than I actually am!

CSC enables sound designers to work on the move from a laptop computer thereby saving time in the venue. Plus its intuitive features make designing a show much more expedient and allows the easy archiving of show material onto media such as DVD's.

The system'sintuitive and familiar control interfaces are easily recognised and allows fast access to the host of facilities available with ease.

CSC is available for purchase or hire from Orbital in both Pro and Lite versions.