UK - A powerful Cerwin Vega sound reinforcement system has been installed at the Schnapps Bar in Scunthorpe, by Class-UK. The York-based suppliers recommended a combination of three-way Vision and ProStax series loudspeakers as part of a sound and lighting upgrade, as the venue - owned by Chris Mappouras - expanded its capacity and reduced its name (from the former 'Der Schnapps').

Specifying four each of Cerwin's Vision VIS-153, Vision VIS-122, ProStax PSX-122 and AB36 sub, Steve Wright, who runs Class-UK, said they were selected for their sonic ability and cost-effectiveness. A pair of Vision VIS-153s, groundstacked on a pair of AB36 18" folded 'After Burn' subs, are sited on either side of the DJ booth; and while one pair of ProStax PSX-122s acts as DJ monitors, the other operates as an infill system for the adjacent bar.

The four full-range Vision VIS-122s - are flown. One pair is mounted half way down the dancefloor and the other is at the rear of the 17m room. "As this is a long rectangle," says Wright, "everything down the hall had to be delayed to avoid echo in what is essentially a 'live' room."For his processing and equalisation he used a dbx DriveRack.

Class-UK also improved the lighting, with colour-changing LED's around the bars and a Griven centrepiece mounted on a Trilite ladder truss - chosen in view of the venue's low ceiling height."

(Lee Baldock)


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