Box Office: 01386 555488

Auditorium Technical Specification

The technical specification of our auditorium can be found below or to download a pdf click here.

For any queries about technical facilities or equipment contact Allan Brodie on 01386 555028 / operations@number8.org

Stage

Dimensions:
Performing area: 8.5m (W) x 6.8m (D) [27’ x 22’]
Grid height: 6m [19’]
Wing width: 1.4m (SL & SR) [4 ½’]
Dock doors: 1.65m (W) x 2.07m (H) [Standard double fire door] [5’ x 6 ½’]
Orchestra Pit: 8m x 1.7m (usually covered) [26’ x 5 ½’]

Stage: Flat Floor, laminate flooring with permanent black Harlequin dance floor surface. Stage is level with first row of seating.

Crossover: Dressing room corridor at immediate rear of stage

Get in: At side of building, straight on to SR of stage

Stage Management:
2 x Dressing rooms behind stage, both with WC and one with shower
Stage and backstage areas accessible to disabled performers and staff

Prompt corner: DSL

Power:
1 x 63A 3 Phase RCD protected socket on SR wall
5 x 13A RCD protected twin sockets around perimeter of stage
6 x 16A RCD protected independent sockets at SR ends of LX bars

Equipment (including Drapery):
Rostra
:
8 2m x 1m Cameo aluminium platforms
8 sets of legs @ 570mm height for above
2 sets of treads for above

Comms:
4 x TecPro beltpack & single ear headset
1 x TecPro MS-721 master station (in control room)

Tabs:
House tabs (black velvet, full) operated from prompt corner
Mid stage tabs (black serge, flat) operated from MSL
Rear wall tabs (black serge, full) manual – primarily used for black backdrop/framing of cyc

Masking: Side black legs (serge) creating full black box

Cyc: White cyclorama available upon request

Grid:
5 x Lighting bar 500kg max load (no point loading)
1 Hemp fly bar (48mm tube) adjacent to rear wall

Sound

Operating positions:
Control Room (NB behind glass)
Auditorium right balcony

In House PA:
2 x RCF PA152 350W Full-range speakers (FOH Left & Right)
2 x DAP Audio AX-10 Speakers (Centre cluster)
2 x DAP Audio P-900 300W stereo power amplifiers
2 x DCA-1050 500W stereo power amplifiers

Desks:
Soundcraft GB4 16 channel mixing desk (balcony position)
Mackie CFX20 audio mixer (control room)

Monitors:
2 x JBL JRX112M stage monitor speakers
2 x DAP Audio AX-12M stage monitor speakers

Equipment:
1 x Yamaha Q2031B dual 31 band graphic equaliser
1 Denon DCD-685 compact disc player with pitch control
1 Sony MDS-JE480 MiniDisc player/recorder

Microphones:
2 x Beyer Dynamic TG-X48 vocal microphone
4 x Shure SM58 vocal microphone
4 x DAP PL-08 vocal microphone (SM-58 type)
4 x DAP PL-07 instrument microphone (SM-57 type)

Radio Microphones:
4 x Sennheiser EW112 G3 lapel system (radio mic + receiver)
4 x Sennheiser SKM 145 G3 handheld mics for above system
[NB 4 handheld or 4 clip-on (or combination there of) only]

Other:
6 x Behringer dual channel active DI box
10 microphone stands with boom
4 low/floor instrument microphone stands

Lighting

Control Equipment:
Strand 300 series desk (175 channels, 24 submasters)
2 Strand LD90 Dimmer Racks (48 x 2.5kW)
1 Zero 88 Betapack Dimmer (dedicated to FOH bar)
Optional ADB microrack dimmer pack (12 x 2.5kw)
[NB This uses the onstage 63A socket SR]
Lighting usually operated from control room at rear of auditorium

Grid:
48 channels spread across 5 overhead bars plus FOH side perches
6 additional channels dedicated to FOH bar at rear of auditorium
(weight restrictions apply)
Grid & Lighting plan pdf available on request

Lantern Stock:
6 x Strand SL 600W 15/32 zoom profile
[all permanently rigged on vertical FOH side perches]
6 x ADB Europe DW105 1200W 18/30 zoom profile
[4 permanently rigged on rear FOH bar]
6 x Strand SL 23/50 600W profile
6 x Strand Cantata 1200W fresnel
5 x ADB F101 1200W 15/39 fresnel
12 x Par 64 Parcan with CP62 1000W wide lamps
8 x Strand Prelude 650W fresnel
4 x Strand Quartet 650W fresnel
5 x Strand Quartet 650W PC
4 x Strand Coda 4 (4 x 500W) Cyc / floodlights

Followspots:
2 x Robert Juliat Buxie 575W 10/22 hot re-strike with Telrad sights

Accessories:
We provide colour frames and barndoors (where appropriate) for all stock lanterns
Visiting companies to provide all colour filter, gobos and gobo holders.