St Andrew’s College is a co-residential college within the University of Sydney with a population of over 285 male and female undergraduates, resident Fellows and graduate residents.
The P.A People were selected to upgrade the old audio system in the Dining Hall and the Chapel at the College to improve user functionality and improve the quality of the audio in these spaces; Project Manager, Frank Zayzon led this task.
Dining Hall
Frank explains the process and the equipment selected: we supplied and installed two Mipro ACT312B dual-channel wireless microphone receivers, these were paired to two lapel and two handheld wireless microphones – adding to the four existing cabled microphone points available to the users. A Yamaha MTX3 digital audio mixer processor and EXI8 eight input expander are used to manage the audio signals of the system. An Australian Monitor MYMDABCD CD/MP3 player with USB & SD port and a DAB/FM tuner with Bluetooth connectivity (device) was also added to the systems functionality.
The customer’s requirement for a wireless lectern was provided in the form of a Blue Gum BGLA-TS Tutor aluminium lectern with a Shure MX418/O lectern microphone, which is fed into a Mipro TA-80 rechargeable plug-on digital microphone transmitter. The Mipro ACT818 single channel wideband digital diversity receiver, feeds audio into the room’s audio system. The lectern has an LED reading light and is mounted on castors for ease of movement to the Chapel when required.
A wireless router enables users and College representatives to wirelessly control the audio system (MTX3) with a tablet. Three Yamaha DCP4V4S four-button control panels with four rotary knobs enable local control of the MTX3 at the rack location as a back-up if the tablet is not available or has a depleted battery.
A Crown DCi2000 two-channel power amplifier drives a pair of JBL CBT70J-1’s with CBT70JE-1 extension line array column loudspeakers. A separate Australian Monitor HS120P power amplifier drives the two existing ‘foldback’ speakers either side of the stage area.
A small sleeve road-case houses a Barco CS-100 Clickshare receiver; this device permits a presenter at the lectern (for example) to wirelessly present via one of the College’s projectors. The presenter simply plugs a USB button device into their laptop and starts wirelessly presenting through the projector. The road-case also houses a Mipro MT92A wireless audio transmitter which sends a signal to a Mipro ACT 311B single-channel audio receiver mounted in the equipment rack.
The Chapel
The P.A. People offered to supply and install two Mipro ACT312B dual-channel wireless microphone receivers.
These are paired to two lapel and two handheld wireless microphones and along with the existing cabled microphone point and the music input in the Loft are patched into a Yamaha MTX3 digital audio mixer processor and EXI8 (eight input) expander.
An Australian Monitor MYMDABCD CD/MP3 player with USB & SD port and DAB/FM tuner with Bluetooth connectivity device is also provided.
The customer’s requirement for a wireless lectern was provided in the form of a Blue Gum BGLA-TS Tutor aluminium lectern with a Shure MX418/O lectern microphone, which is fed into a Mipro TA-80 rechargeable plug-on digital microphone transmitter. The Mipro ACT818 single channel wideband digital diversity receiver, feeds audio into the room’s audio system. The lectern has an LED reading light and is mounted on castors for ease of movement to the Chapel when required.
A wireless router enables users and College representatives to wirelessly control the audio system (MTX3) with a tablet. Three Yamaha DCP4V4S four-button control panels with four rotary knobs enable local control of the MTX3 at the rack location as a back-up if the tablet is not available or has a flat battery.
Three Crown XLS two-channel power amplifiers drive three pairs of JBL Control 28 8” surface-mounted loudspeakers. A small sleeve road-case houses a Barco CS-100 Clickshare receiver. This device permits a presenter at the lectern to wirelessly present via one of the College projectors. The presenter plugs a USB button device into their laptop and wirelessly presents via the projector. The road-case also houses a Mipro MT92A wireless audio transmitter which directs signal to a Mipro ACT 311B single-channel audio receiver mounted in the equipment rack.
Staff and venue users now have the availability of significantly updated systems in both locations at the College.
