Performance Hall: Stage

Hall Access:

Performance Hall and Dance Studio are located on the 2nd floor. Loading and unloading areas are located at the rear of the building. A freight elevator is available for transporting equipment to backstage area of the performance hall.
Loading area is at ground level. (not dock height)
Roll up door: 8’5” h X 8’7” w
Freight elevator: 7’2” h X 6’10” w X 9’10” l
Stage access door: 8’ h X 8’ w
Backstage area: 45’ l X 23’ w

Stage Dimensions:

Stage: 58’ w X 28’ D X 2.5’ h
Front of stage to grand curtain: 5’
Front of stage to 1st leg: 10’6”
Front of stage to mid-stage traveler: 17’
Front of stage to rear traveler: 25’
Front of stage to cyc: 28’

Height of 1st border from stage: 13’4”
Height of 1st electric from stage: 17’
Height of 2nd border from stage: 12’9”
Height of 2nd electric from stage: 17’
Height of mid-stage border from stage: 12’9”
Height of 3rd electric from stage: 18’4”
Height of rear border from stage: 11’3”
Height of 4th (cyc) electric from stage: 13’

FOH sound and lighting control are located in an open booth located at the back of the performance hall. (46’ from front of stage to control booth)

Performance Hall Sound System:

The performance hall at Merrimack Performing Arts Center is equipped with a state of the art Meyer Sound M1D System with a Galileo Loudspeaker Management System. There are eight M1D self-powered array speakers on each side of the room, each with 500 watts total burst capability. There is also one 600HP-Sub and twoUPM-1P center fill speakers located beneath the stage. The 2-channel sub is rated for 2250 watts of continuous power (1125 each channel), and the center fills are each rated at 350 watts of continuous power.

The performance hall is also outfitted with nine JBL 29AV Control Series effects speakers: three on each side wall and three on the rear wall. Each of these speakers is rated at 300 watts of continuous power.

The front of house mixer is a Yamaha LS9-32 with expansion cards for a total of 48 ins and 32 outs.

M1D Datasheet

M1D Operation Guide

600HP Datasheet

600HP Operation Guide

700HP Datasheet

700HP Operation Guide

UPM-1P Datasheet

UPM-1P Operation Guide

Galileo User Guide

29AV Spec Sheet

LS9-32 Manual

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Performance Hall Sound System Specifications

House System:

1-Yamaha LS9-32 mixing console
16-Meyer Sound M1D self powered line array speakers (8 per side)
1-Meyer Sound 600-HP subwoofer
2-Meyer Sound UPM-1P front fill speakers
1-Meyer Sound Galileo Loudspeaker Management System
8-JBL 29AV Control Series loudspeakers (3 on each side wall, 2 on rear wall)
1-Crown XTi 2000 power amplifier (powers JBL side wall speakers)
1-Crown XTi 1000 power amplifier (powers JBL rear wall speakers)

Monitor System:

1-Yamaha LS9-32 mixing console
9-JBL SRX 712 monitor speakers
5-Crown XTi 4000 power amplifiers
*Monitor system is capable of 10 passive mixes or 5 bi-amp mixes

Microphones:

8-Shure SM57
4-Shure SM58
4-Shure Beta 58
1-Shure Beta 57A
1-Shure Beta 52A
3-Sennheiser MD421-II
1-Beyer MD88
2-Audio Technica R3100 UHF Wireless units (one handheld microphone, one belt pack                with headset microphone)
4-Shure SLX UHF wireless system with belt pack
4-Countryman E6 headset microphones
5-BBE active direct boxes

Accessories:

2-Tascam CD-01U Professional CD player
1-Tascam CD-RW750 CD recorder

48 channel Whirlwind splitter snake with 3 transformer isolated MASS outputs (main, monitor and record)

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Performance Hall Stage Wiring:

Both sides of the stage, as well as the front of the stage, are equipped with mic and data panels, each with four mic lines, one CAT-6, and one coaxial connection. The data lines all terminate in the utility room and all the mic lines terminate to a single EDAC 90-pin female connector on the master panel- stage left.

The master panel connects to the control booth via 48 mic lines and 16 monitor returns. These lines consist of individually jacketed and shielded, solid-core copper wire for maximum sonic quality and integrity. There are also 72 tie lines connecting the master panel to a similar panel located stage right. All of these lines terminate to an EDAC 90-pin female connector.

There is also a mic splitter box with 48 inputs and three sets of matching outputs: Main, Monitor, and Record. The Main output and Record output are parallel, and the Monitor output is transformer isolated. All inputs and outputs are EDAC 90-pin female connectors.

Performance Hall Clear Com System:

The performance hall is outfitted with a four channel fully assignable Clear Com communication system. Signal lines are sent to stage left, stage right, control booth, utility room, green room, loading dock (upstairs and down), spotlight & video stands, ticket booth, office, and the main facility office. Each of these lines is assignable to any individual or all of the four channels provided by the matrix switcher in the control booth. There is also a remote master unit on stage to allow directors in either location to have complete control and convenience of all lines.

2-Clear Com 4 channel main stations
6-Clear Com single channel beltpacks with single ear headsets
1-Clear Com Telephone style handset

Intercom Station Data Sheet

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Questions?

If you need more information about Merrimack Hall's technical specifications, please contact us via email or call 256-534-6455 (534-MILL).