IDR MOVES INTO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Auckland’s latest music bar has opened its doors, and features an audio system based around an Allen & Heath audio distribution system comprising an iDR-4 digital mixing processor with PL controllers for easy system control, and a Mark Audio speaker system. Located in Auckland’s popular Kingsland suburb, Neighbourhood is owned by New Zealand brewers, Macs. Installed by Jansen Professional Audio & Lighting, iDR manages audio distribution to various areas in the bar as well as to an outdoor area. The bar mainly plays mp3 music during the weekdays but on the weekend a DJ plugs into a custom-designed outlet plate connected to the iDR, which is configured with different EQ settings for the DJ, and parameters for hard-limiting and compression on each speaker feed. Jansen used a custom serial data string function on the iDR to control video switching for the DJ’s accompanying visual footage via a Creator AV0808 matrix switcher.

The PL10 8-rotary control remote panel manages both source selection and output levels in all zones, and also controls the level of each of the sub speakers, whilst the PL-4 wall plate provides localised control of source selection and output level in the immediate bar area. “The bar owners are very happy with the audio system as it gives them plenty of flexibility at levels that don’t drive the neighbours crazy, which is handy as the bar is called Neighbourhood!” comments Jansen Director, Simon Adams.