UNIVERSITY CONCERT HALL Technical Specification
Auditorium Total Seating 1,039 Seating breakdown Ground Floor 795 Balconies 191 Choir Stall 53 Wheelchair lift to four disabled positions Stage Performing area 18m x 11m maple strip floor, no rake. Suitable for dance. Backstage crossover Heated Auditorium floor to deck 0.28m Height to grid 9m Hoists 7 x motorized 500kg Pros Opening 17.5m No Fly Tower Stage Extension Available through removal of Row A Wings S\L 7.6m x 4.5m S\R 7.3m x 6m
Access Flat access to the stage via scene dock S\L Outer doors 3m x 3.2m Inside Doors S/L 3m x 1.9m Dressing Rooms 5 dressing rooms, directly behind the stage platform along the backstage crossover with direct access to S\L and S\R. 3 x 7 person rooms (1 with en-suite) 2 x 10 person rooms (1 with en-suite) Overspill areas available within the building on request, for larger ensembles. Communication Cantec Audio System (6 station) single ring. Internal paging to all areas. Sennheiser, infra-red sound loop system throughout. Show relay to Control room and all dressing rooms. C.A.T.V. relay to all dressing rooms + audio and video tie lines. Projection Facilities 1 x Front projection screen 4m x 3m 2 x Overhead projectors Additional screens and projectors may be hired-in at the visiting company s expense. Please advise 3 weeks in advance if required. Internet Access High speed ether net available in dressing rooms Unprotected Wi Fi available throughout Auditorium and backstage. Incoming Equipment Restrictions No surface cables or stands allowed in Auditorium area. 2 x 10 Wavin piping for Sound + Lighting multicore under floor, from stage left to FOH mix position. 40 Channel House Multi: 32 sends & 8 returns Monitor Desks, amps, cables, trussing, etc, must be masked. All incoming equipment must be properly flight cased or protected to avoid damage to floor & surrounds.
Drapes The following drapes are currently in stock. Side drapes are flown manually and should be requested 3 weeks prior to the event. 1 x Black Wool Serge 12.19m x 1.82m 4 x Black Wool Serge 3m x 9.14m 1 x Black Wool Serge 6m x 9.14m 2 x Black Wool Serge 9.14m x 9.14m On request we can provide additional drapes at a cost to the hirer, please advise 3 weeks in advance. Flying Points Will be provided as per plan from hirer. All Flying- interfacing with house systems etc: under the supervision of UCH Technical Manager or UCH Stage manager. Fire \ Safety Certificates required for all masking drapes etc. It is the responsibility of the visiting company to supervise their own equipment. The in house fire safety announcement will be played 3 5 minutes approx. before each performance A full risk assessment should be forwarded after contract/final agreement has been confirmed
Sound and Light Operating Positions The in-house sound and lighting positions are located in the Control Room at the back of the auditorium. Alternative sound and lighting operating positions may be located in a central area within the auditorium. This requires the removal of seats and notice should be given to UCH 3 weeks prior to the event to facilitate the withdrawal of those seats from general sale. Sound Speaker System Mono Hang (Centre Cluster) 9 x EV XLD 281 2 x XCS 312 subs Stage fills 8 x EV XLD 281 2 x EV TX2181 subs 4 x FRI 2082 lip fills Choir Area 2 x EV F 1152 Balconies 2 x Dynacord TS 400 2 x EV F 1152 Stage Monitors 4 x EV fm-1202 (wedges) 5 x Dynacord CXM15 Mixing Consoles F.O.H: Midas M32 Digital Console New 2016 Midas Venice F 32 Analogue Console 40 Channel House Multi: 32 sends & 8 returns Control Room: Midas Venice 320 Additional Midas / Avid / Soundcraft consoles available to hire locally on request. Outboard Processing Yamaha SPX 2000 Professional Multi-Effects Processor Yamaha SPX 2000 Digital Reverberator Klark-Teknik DN530 Creative Quad Gate Klark-Teknik DN540 Creative Quad Comp IMG Stage Line CD-110 Klark-Teknik DN360 Graphic Equaliser Klark-Teknik Square ONE Graphic Klark-Teknik Square ONE Graphic EMO Power Distribution System
Microphones 6 x SM58 s 6 x Shure Beta 57 s 1 x AKG C 451 E condenser 2 x Rodes NT 55 2 x AKG GN 30 2 X Audix CX-111 1 x Beyerdynamic TS 800 M Microphone stands and cabling 5 x short Boom stands 10 x tall boom stands 30 x 10m XLR cables 1 x 9 way sub multi Control IRIS-Net protocol Netmax N800 System Controller Amplification 12 x EV CPS 2.12
Lighting Desk Power Signal Bars Cham Sys MagicQ 100 Pro plus wing 96 channel EC 90 MD PC patch interface DMX available from control room 4 x O\S lighting IWB; motorized (SWL 1,000kg) F.O.H. Bridge 2 x F.O.H. bridge positions Booms 2 x auditorium boom positions 1 x S\L 1 x S\R House Lights 12 presets with variable time options. Master override in Control room. 65 individually controllable RGB LED spots (Philips) 4 dimmable rows of DALI strip lighting *Dependent on channels available on lighting desk Circuits FOH 1 Circ 1-16 (16) 87 + 88 (20A) + ND 1 FOH 2 Circ 17-32 (16) 89 + 90 (20A) + ND 2 Boom A Circ 38-42 (5) Boom B Circ 33-37 (5) LX 1 Circ 43-52 (10) N.D 3 + 16A Supply LX 3 Circ 53-62 (10) 91 + 92 (20A)+ N.D 4 + Ind 16A Lx 6 Circ 63-72 (10) 93 + 94 (20A) + N.D 5 + Ind 16A LX 9 Circ 73-78 (6) + Ind 16A supply
Dips S\R Circ 82-86 (5) ND 8 + Ind 16A Dips S\L Circ 79-83 (5) ND 6 + Ind 16A Dips USR Circ 84-86 (3) 95-96 (20A) ND 9 16A Dips USL Circ 79-81 (3) 95 + 96 (20A) ND 7 Ind 16A Non Dim Circuits: There are 9 ND circuits laced throughout. These are rocker switch controlled from beside desk. Independents located throughout. Focusing FOH Bridges: Access from grid. On stage bars: Bounce focus only Luminaires 12 x 1.2K variable beam 18\32 28 x 1.2K Cantata fresnels with B\D 28 x 1K Par-cans 18 x ProLights StudioCob LED PAR-cans 8 x Source 4 15-30 Degree Zoom 6 x Source 4 25 50 Degree Zoom 8 x Source 4 Fresnel New 2016 House Dimmer number in Blue. Total number of circuits on bar in Red FOH 1 Circ 1 to 16 and 87 + 88 (18) FOH 2 Circ 17 to 32 and 89 + 90 (18) Boom A Circ 38-42 (5) Boom B Circ 33-37 (5) LX 1 Circ 43-52 (10) LX 2 Circ 53-62 and 91 + 92 (12) LX 3 Circ 63-72 and 93 + 94 (12) LX 4 Circ 73-78 (6) Dips S\R Circ 82-86 (5) Dips S\L Circ 79-83 (5) Dips USR Circ 84-86 and 95 + 96 (5) Dips USL Circ 79-81 and 95 + 96 (5) Additional Lanterns Extra lant erns, moving heads, hazers and equipment may be hired-in at the visiting company s expense. Please advise 3 weeks in advance if required.
Additional Equipment Steinway Piano 1 x concert D Music Stands x 10 Chairs x 80 Risers x 12 *There are two height and tilt adjustable acoustic baffles above the performance area. Bars 4 & 5. Bars 7 & 8 For further technical queries please contact Seán Harrold - Technical Manager Email sean.harrold@uch.ie Landline 061-213308 Mobile 087-133 2247 For more general enquiries please contact the Box Office Landline 061-331549