COMPLETED PROJECTS - DESERT INN
CP Sound's recent installation work includes a complete technical make-over and modernisation of the Desert Inn fun bar and disco at the Carlton Oasis Hotel in Spijkeniss, The Netherlands. The venue was originally constructed as a 'fun pub' in the mid eighties.
CP Sound's brief was to acoustically
reinvent the sound and update the lighting in the Desert Inn so it was
appropriate for late 20th Century club goers - all on the tightest of
budgets.
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Experienced in dealing with challenging situations, CP Sound put their collective sound and lighting expertise to imaginative use. CP Sound had to re-rig and re-wire the system and re-build the amp rack, adding three RSE amplifiers to the original three Citronic PPX amps. They modified the system to drive four mega-loud CP Sound CP118 bass cabinets on two RSE PFX 800CC and two PPX 900's, and the top end retained the Bose 802 cabinets on the original PPX 1200 while being enhanced with the addition of further 802's. This made a world of difference! |
The Bose 802's covering the dance podium and the new DJ monitor are now both driven by the RSE PFX800CC. The system is controlled via a Formula Sound AVC 2 limiter through a Samson dual 31 band graphic for equalisation.
Re-lighting the dingy Desert
Inn again called on CP Sound's skills of invention and ingenuity to be
put to the test. As with sound, the brief involved working with the existing
gear as well as adding new. The original installation included four Mark
1 Trackspots, generics and some superannuated disco effects which were
cleaned, repaired as necessary and revitalised. To bring further colour
and pizzazz to the proceedings, CP Sound added four MAD Scans, a TAS Syncro
and a Pulsar Masterpiece console for control. The Masterpiece was programmed
with some mind-blowing patterns and sequences. CP Sound also installed
a further 25 metres of trussing on which the additions were rigged.
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The result was an enormous improvement! Once again, time pressure was intense and proved to be the biggest challenge of the job. CP Sound provided one of their '3 day Express Services' which took exactly that time from stripping to re-rigging. The venue is open four nights a week, serving as a bar, disco and club. |
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