The Sneddon has the reputation of being one of the best-sounding theatres in KwaZulu-Natal. It is equipped with a sound rig that is suitable for all theatrical productions, musicals and live bands, comprising JBL Array flown speakers and a Soundcraft Vi3000 mixing console. The sound booth and mixing position is situated in the centre back of the auditorium. The hire of the theatre does not include a sound technician but Theatre Director (and voluntary resident sound designer) Jackie Cunniffe is available to assist with any sound-related queries and will also recommend a suitable sound engineer for your production (
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Mixing Consoles
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Soundcraft Vi3000 (digital; 96 channels)
Soundcraft MH3 (analogue 48 channels)
Soundcraft FX16 (available for smaller shows)
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Amplifiers
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3 x Crest: CA 9, 12 and 18 (FOH L/R main)
1 x Crest : CA 6 (Rear/Surround)
1 x Crown XTI 2000 (FOH Cluster)
1 x Crown XTI2000 (Fills)
1 x Crown XTI4000 (Floor Subs)
1 x Crown IT-5000HD (VRX monitors)
1 x Crown Macrotech 2402 (monitors)
1 x Crown XLS 802 (monitors)
1 x Peavey 1000 (spare)
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FOH Speakers
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JBL Stereo Array system (4892) with subs (all flown)
JBL VRX central cluster
JBL Marquis rear/surround speakers
JBL VRX928 Line Array Front Fills
JBL VRX-915S Line Array Sub-Woofers
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Array system controlled by DBX-4800 drive rack speaker management system
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Monitors
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4 x JBL VRX915M series monitors
4 x Peavey Black Widow wedges
2 x EV Force wedges
2 x JBL Eons (self-powered 15") with stands
2 x JBL G2 Eons (self-powered 10")
1 x Fostex SPA 11 (self-powered)
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Playback
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Q-Lab on MacMini
1 x Tascam CD-01 UPRO (autocue)
1 x Denon CD (autocue)
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Microphones
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5 x SM 58
3 x SM 57
2 x Sennheiser E835
1 x AKG drum mic set
2 x AKG C1000S mics
6 x DI boxes
2 x Sennheiser EW 300 series Handheld Radio Microphones
6 x Samson CO2 Condensor microphones
16 x Sennhesier EW100 lavalier microphones
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The hire of the theatre includes the use of the installed sound system and 4 monitors but only one cable microphone. Any additional microphones required are available for hire.
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Microphone Stands
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15 x boom stands
4 x upright stands
7 x duck stands
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Other
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Stereo recording facility on ProTools 7.4
24 way mult. on OP side
8 way mult. on prompt side
4, 8 and 12 way stage mults.
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