Allen & Heath iLive digital systems have been installed throughout the new Philharmonic Hall in the Polish city of Szczecin. The iconic, award-winning building replaces a smaller concert hall, providing a larger and more modern facility covering 12,000-sq-m over four storeys, which house a symphonic hall, a chamber hall, and several rehearsal suites.

Supplied, installed and integrated by Konsbud Audio, the venue is equipped with five A&H iLive mixing consoles: ‘iLive was chosen because of its modular structure, which presented the significant advantage of easy expansion or reconfiguration options,’ says Piotr Jankiewicz, director of the Design & Integration Department at Konsbud Audio.

Another important factor in the large project was the quality-to-price ratio. The venue was also aware that there are many examples around the world of iLive being installed and performing in large concert halls, similar to the Symphonic Hall.’

iLive modular Control Surfaces – two iLive-176s and an iLive-144 – are installed in the larger Symphonic Hall where the 176 models manage FOH and monitors, while the iLive-144 is installed in an acoustic booth. In the Chamber Hall, designed for chamber concerts and educational events, there are two iLive-T Control Surfaces – an iLive-T80 and iLive-T112 – to manage FOH and monitors.

‘iLive-T Series are smaller, lighter and more compact than the modular models, and are perfect for chamber halls where there is less space available around the engineer’s position,’ Jankiewicz says.

The MixRacks powering the surfaces – an iDR-64, iDR-32, iDR-16, plus a MADI-enabled xDR-16 expander unit – are installed in a nearby equipment room. Normally, iDR-64 is dedicated to managing audio in the Symphonic Hall, while the iDR-32 and iDR-16 are dedicated to the Chamber Hall. ‘It is also possible and very easy to reconfigure the MixRacks to feed alternative surfaces in a different venue if the need arises, it’s only a matter of changing the cables patch,’ Jankiewicz adds.

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