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Behind Bars at Holloway

Royal Holloway College, Egham, Surrey have installed a completely new audio/visual system in their union building.  Flexibility, reliability and sonic quality was the design brief, with a complex audio/visual routing system included. Two separate bar areas needed to be covered, plus another bar area upstairs and a variety of audio sends around the building.

The system, designed and commissioned by Mike Wheeler of Instigate Media, includes Bittner Audio amplification, and Biamp Audia™ SOLO 8x8 matrix, driven by the CUE™ system, all distributed by beyerdynamic GB.

Mike told us, "These core elements gave me the flexibility I needed to allow complete independent control over the two bar areas. From the CUE touchscreen, they can adjust audio source, video source and volume levels at the press of a button.

'Multiple plasma displays are individually controlled from CUE, allowing any combination of MTV,  VHS-based playback or Playstation games, all in the same bar".

Student's Union Events Manager Mark Austin told us, "This system is exactly what we needed to bring the venue bang up to date. It can do everything we need it to, and is capable of much more. Its user interface is simple which allows everyone to get to grips with it very quickly, and the audio and video quality is second to none. I can have DJ's running in here and get a clean, clear sound all night, every night, without having to worry."

For more information contact beyerdynamic on
01444 258258.