A&H iLive drives FOH at new Chinese outdoor theatre

An Allen & Heath iLive digital system has been installed at FOH in the central theatre of the New Yuanming Palace of Zhuhai in Beijing, China.

A reproduction of the Old Summer Palace in the Chinese capital, which was destroyed in 1860, the tourist attraction covers an area of 1.39 km² and includes an imperial garden, lake, pagodas and a new central outdoor theatre to stage theatrical performances.

The theatre is a multi-functional venue with a 10,000m² seating area that can accommodate 6,000 people, and hosts regular cultural performances and festival events. The FOH system comprises an iLive-T112 Control Surface with iDR-48 MixRack; The console is fitted with an M-DANTE network card to support 64 channels of multi-track for live recording and playback.

“iLive provides flexible control and extensive operational capabilities, including live recording, which means our sound system can easily manage the varied and diverse programme of activities,” commented Mr Huang, project manager at the New Yuanming Palace’s theatre. “The sound quality of the system is extremely high, making every performance very special.”

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