Bournemouth International Centre
Opened in 1984
From November 1985 Lighting & Sound International:
Following a BIC management decision to install a more powerful and flexible P.A. system, PAK Audio recently refitted the main 4000-seat Windsor Hall in the Centre with a "hybrid" that was described to L+SI as "an excellent full-range system, with fine music handling" by the venue's technical manager Peter Knight. The new system in the year-old complex comprises of a rack of 10 PX amplifiers manufactured by Citronic connected to 8 Sherman Audio "Commando" full-range 2-way cabinets loaded with Sonaudax drive units, with a Soundcraft 500 24:8:2 audio mixer via an Ashley SC88 4-way crossover. "We designed the system ourselves in conjunction with Ken Hughes of PAK Audio," Knight explained to L+Sl. Other equipment such as cabling and boxes were purchased direct by the Centre, and further equipment includes a Court G60 graphic equaliser and a Roland SDE 1000 digital delay unit. Microphones are AKG C45 1EB's. Since its commissioning on July 3rd the new system has had to cater for events as diverse as the Russ Abbot Show which ran through the summer to September 3rd, and the recent Labour Party Conference. According to reports, technical staff at the BIC are now happy that they can comfortably cope with any event promoted within the multi-purpose main auditorium. A further improvement is that the mixing desk can be placed in any of three different positions in the auditorium in addition to its base home in the control room at the back of the hall.