LIVE SOUND LIGHTING RECORDING INSTALLATION A/V BROADCAST POSTPRODUCTION November–December 2017

EVERYTHING UNDER ONE ROOF

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THE NEW KILO LOUNGE

CREATING AUTOTUNE STUDIOS SNL PRO IN PROFILE

ENABLING DISCUSSION AT BRICS

THE REVESBY WORKERS’ CLUB IN SYDNEY REMAINS A central part of community life, providing entertainment and relaxation for its members. Established some 50 years ago by a group of local men who simply wanted to socialise with their wives, Revesby Workers’ Club is unique in Australian licensed club history. Located in the south-western suburbs of Sydney,

that hosts a variety of entertainment for its members. As a stronghold for a handful of audio brands over several decades, the continued loyalty and faith placed in them demonstrates that proven products and services ensure continued business.

From the various points of arrival to multiple venues deep within its labyrinth, the building is dominated by Bosch and Electro-Voice. The car park is adorned with Bosch LBC3430/03 12W sound projectors chosen for their voice evacuation and paging characteristics, yet also providing bidirectional BGM from IP55 aluminium extrusions. ‘They’re stylish, provide good coverage and are quite economical for a large-scale project such as this,’ explains project manager Scott Masters from systems integrator, Saltec Group.

Once inside, the reception area and corridors welcome members with full range music provided by Electro-Voice C8.1

combine EV C10.1 and C8.2 speakers, as does the Function Centre with a combination of rooms that can be divided or

thousands of Evid ceiling speakers over the years on account

of their amazing audio quality, ease of installation features and

The entire venue including the car parks is divided into 15 audio zones managed by a MediaMatrix Nion processor and Crestron control via TSW-750 touchscreens. Working directly with its client, Saltec Group has continually designed and installed its turnkey solutions into the club. ‘Revesby Workers’ Club is a long-term client and, as the club has grown organically, it’s proven more challenging to get from A to B in terms of audio distribution. Understandably, the club now

infrastructure, so we have provided new loudspeakers, Cat-7 and power cabling throughout the existing and new conduits. We’ve installed a system with plenty of bandwidth, which

quantum shift in IT developments.’With government-enforced changes to the wireless frequency

spectrum, the venue naturally entrusted EV to supply a distributed wireless REL system. ‘This is a very large facility, so ensuring coverage throughout was no easy task,’ explains Mr Masters. Simultaneously, Evid surface mount and ceiling speakers were rolled out across the club, including the president’s lounge and sports’ club adjacent to the main club. ‘The design of the surface mount models is legendary as they’re architecturally unique, yet provide great coverage.’

are exclusively EV. ‘When we’ve needed to install a 4-channel

years,’ furthers Mr Masters. ‘Once again, in terms of price performance features they’re excellent, but above all they’re reliable and have so far proven indestructible. For our two-channel needs, the Dynacord models are our main preference on account of their value and reliability.’

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A social club in Sydney continues to provide entertainment for its members with a steady programme of updates. Richard Lawn reports from Revesby

Working classThe Workers’ Club entrance Eighties acts still headlining in Revesby

The club is served by a network of Evid ceiling speakers

A High End Hog4 lighting control surface at FOH

Electro-Voice mics are used for most performances

In his prime, Tom Jones played the Silver Spade in Sydney. However, as attendances declined over the 1970s, suburban social clubs such as Revesby, whose ageing audiences demanded nostalgia, welcomed such artists. If you ever wondered where icons such as Belinda Carlisle, Bonnie Tyler and Sheena Easton have disappeared to, Revesby has hosted them recently. The Whitlam Theatre is the jewel in the venue’s crown and can cater for audiences ranging from 860 for table shows to 1,400 in theatre-style seats for a sell-out concert.

Crucially, the house PA needed to be rider-friendly. ‘The club doesn’t want to hire in equipment and deal with load-ins and load-outs,’ explains Mr Masters. ‘Therefore, we provided a loudspeaker system that could handle high SPLs and could perform well for a multitude of requirements, from live rock and roll to comedy to announcements during weddings, corporate

events and such like. The EV Xlc line array was by far the best all-rounder. With the EV Xlc127DVX 3-way system, the Revesby Workers’ Club can continue to attract high-calibre performers with its top theatre spec.’

An L-R system consisting of six 90° horizontal dispersion cabinets and two 120° wide dispersion models at the base are augmented by four X-Subs, and the entire system is powered

when mounted onto the lip of the stage. Audio distribution from the theatre to other zones is provided over an Iris-Net network via the Cat-7 cabling infrastructure.

Like the mature artists on stage, many aspects of Revesby’s setup continue to show no signs of ageing. Receiving its microphone inputs from a Midas DL251 stage box backstage, a Midas Pro2 console serves as the FOH and monitor console from the central balcony production area as it has done since 2012. EV REV wireless channels complete with a wide selection of ND and RE models including the RE 510 ‘Swiss army knife’ have served the artists for many years. On stage, up to 10 EV T221 speakers have been employed as stage monitors since 2002, relying on Klark Teknik DN360 graphic equalisers to provide clarity for artists.

The gymnasiums were given their own workout recently, with EV ZX1 cabinets now providing a greater punch with the higher

we have received just one service call,’ says Mr Masters. ‘The gym instructors generally push them as far as they will go, but they’re rock steady.’

The continued development of such establishments ensures consistent, steady business for systems integrators who fully understand the concept of the long-term business plan. With a little help from its friends at Bosch and EV, the Saltec Group can tune its clients’ A/V requirements and budgets into a real-world solution.

‘Revesby represents continued business for us as we know the venue inside and out and fully appreciate our clients’ needs,’ Mr Masters concludes. ‘With the EV products that we’ve continued to install over the years, Saltec has provided

within budgets.’

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The gymnasiums are outfitted with ZX1 cabinets

The Whitlam Theatre was upgraded with an EV Xlc127DVX system

The Infinity, Crystal and Sports Bars combine EV C10.1 and C8.2 speakers

A Midas Pro2 console has been in operation since 2012