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The 107 Club, Crawley, Sussex, UK - Sound & Lighting Installation
When we first visited the site for the 107 Club it was simple an empty shell. It was difficult to picture how it would be transformed into a fully functioning sussex nightclub, but after three months of hard work the venue opened its doors to the public with great success.
The brief was straightforward: High quality sound and an impressive nightclub lighting show to match.
The 107 Club's Sound System
Starting with the sound system, we opted for a sound system by Funktion One. Renowned for their high quality and visually impressive systems, we felt that Funktion One would offer the most suitable system for the venue. On the dancefloor the sound system comprised of four Funktion One Res2SH speakers flown from the ceiling, with two Funktion One F221 twin 21” bass bins. The Funktion One Res2SH speakers offer a fairly narrow dispersion, which allowed us to concentrate the sound on the dancefloor area, without spilling out too much into the bar areas. The speakers were powered by two MC² amplifiers, the E25 and E45. These were in turn controlled by an XTA DP424 system processor and an XTA C2 compressor limiter, with a Formula Sound FF6000 mixer in the DJ booth.
The peripheral sound (surround in-fill system) was slightly more complex, with 7 additional separately defined areas. Firstly, there were four individual VIP rooms, each requiring its own volume control. For these a Bose system was specified, giving a high sound quality from compact enclosures. The first three rooms utilised the Bose DS100 surface mount speakers, with the last room having a Bose Freespace 3 system. Each room was also fitted with a Cloud RL1 remote volume control unit, allowing the customers to control the volume in their own room’s independently.
Next were the upstairs and downstairs bars, and the secondary dancefloor. For these areas we opted for a number of (EV) Electrovoice ZX1 speakers. Powered by QSC GX3 and GX5 amplifiers, these speakers offered a perfect solution of good quality but not overpowering sound for the peripheral areas.
The 107 Club's Nightclub Lighting System
Moving on to the lighting system, we had the challenge of creating something impressive but unique, in order to give the venue a way of standing head and shoulders above its competitors. With its fairly high roof, the 107 Club was a perfect candidate for an LED ceiling. After a few discussions and alterations, it was decided that we would construct the custom LED matrix to run the whole length of the ceiling, and down one of the walls, opposite the DJ box. Covering a total area of 90 square metres, this would provide one of the most impressive nightclub lightshows in the area.
The ceiling itself was made up of 1850 RGB LEDs, covering the 18m long and 5m wide area. Each of the LEDs is individually controllable, allowing us to create an almost infinite array of patters, graphics and effects. Within the area of the LED ceiling, we also fitted a number of conventional nightclub lighting effects to add even more impact to the lightshow. These comprised of 8 Robe ClubSpot 300 CT moving heads, and 8 Martin Atomic 3000 strobes. Also added were two custom UK built 300mW green lasers, a Martin Club Fog system and a Martin AF-1 fan to distribute the smoke. To light the stage area, two Robe ClubWash 300 CT moving heads were fitted, and two additional Robe ClubSpot 300 CTs were placed over the secondary dancefloor. Peripheral LED lighting was also added, with 48 Octostip LED battons placed in the bar area and edging the balcony.
Control for the lighting was provided by a computer based software system, eCue. This gave us the flexibility to program the entire system on the one computer, with different areas being able to be controlled separately. It also gave us the ability to run graphics and low resolution video on the LED ceiling. The DMX was outputted using seven eCue Butler devices, giving us a total of fourteen universes of DMX.
To finish off a visual system was added comprising of three LCD projectors running from a computer loaded with Arkaos Midi. Two custom screens were constructed at the edges of the dancefloor, while a third electrically controlled rear projection screen was suspended at the edge of the dancefloor. This allowed the venue to close off a section of the club by lowering the screen and using it as a divider. As a rear projection screen was used, it allowed customers both sides of the divider to see the visuals and graphics being projected.
Finally
Overall, the finished product was just as impressive as we had hoped. All elements worked together to create a complete clubbing experience, with a new high standard being set for what is expected of the late night industry.
About the Author
Jon is a technical nightclub lighting designer for Showtec Lighing & Sound and deals with most LED lighting & nightclub installation projects.
can i make an overhead projector from a slide projector?
i guess you could say its for somesort of art installation... just for myself. i want to put a bowl of water on an overhead projector and have the moving light reflected on my wall... like in a pool, i think you all know what i'm talking about. but all i have is an old slide projector, is there some way to make an overhead projector out of it? i've played around with the water and for the right effect the light needs to be under the bowl.
unless you have another idea as to how i could make this work?
There are a few flaws in your idea. First off, while there may be a way to disassemble your projector and reassemble it to make an overhead projector, unless you know quite a lit about electronics, I would recommend staying away from trying this. The process would be very rigorous.
Also, the initial idea of having a water effect on your wall sounds cool. Unfortunately, you wouldn't get that shimmering swimming pool effect for very long without using something to constantly move the water around. The smaller the body of water, the less time it takes for the water to settle. Imagine a swimming pool and then think of a glass of water. The glass of water settles within seconds after it is agitated.
But if you can spare a hundred bucks, you can get the American DJ Hydro projector.
http://store.phantomdynamics.com/amdjhywalief.html
And here is a video of what it looks like.
American DJ also makes a prjector called H2O. This projector is about $60 more than the Hydro, and the only significant difference that I see is that it changes colors. But personally I like the Hydro better, and it costs less.
There are less expensive "texture projectors" out these with a water theme, but most of them are unimpressive, like the "Eliminator E 101". It's not a very convincing water effect.
While $100 might seem a bit high for a projector, it will not only save you a lot of time trying to build one, but you also don't have to worry about the headache of using real water. It evaporates, it stagnates, and most importantly, water doesn't mix well with electronics (like projectors). This is the exact reason why you shouldn't just hair dryers in the shower. HA!!!
