Busan venue insists on JBL power and flexibility

South Korea:

With the foundation of a self-sustaining creative ecosystem, Geumjeong Arko Performing Practice Centre serves as both a practice and a showcase venue for local performing artists and cultural groups. Consisting of a grand practice room, two substantial practice rooms and two small practice rooms, the owners partnered with TechDataPS Co Ltd to create a high quality and immersive audio platform for the facility.

With a desire to maximise the design setup by offering the same space for both practice sessions and small performances, the client also specified the requirement to record and edit audio. The TechDataPS team was challenged to construct a flexible infrastructure and speaker system that would promote ease of configuration when changing the layout from horizontal to vertical when needed.

Operating within a frequency range of 42 Hz–18 kHz (-3dB), the inclusion of JBL AM7212 full-range 12-inch loudspeaker system encourages venue flexibility, for which a rotatable Progressive Transition waveguide can be orientated either vertically or horizontally. The low frequencies are extended down to 35Hz (-3dB) with the inclusion of a PRX818XLF 18-inch subwoofer system, while PRX812W enclosures serve as fills and floor monitor applications. Furthermore, the self-powered PRX cabinets are equipped with Wi-Fi control allowing remote configuration of volume levels, 8-band parametric EQ and up to 50ms of speaker delay via the PRX Connect mobile App.

Digital audio mixing is conducted on a Soundcraft VI1 console, for which the intuitive interface and presets ensure ease of use operation for the venue operators. The AM7212 cabinets are powered by Crown XTI6002 and XTI4002 amplifiers, whilst BLU-100 processors operate the setup without separate patching for seamless switchover and safe performance. The upgraded audio system reportedly provides stability, durability and ease of management for the team at Geumjeong Arko Performing Practice Centre.