The xS Series of d&b stars in the new sound system of the historic Theater du Rideau Vert

With a capacity of only four hundred and twenty-six seats, Theater du Rideau Vert may be small, but it is a cornerstone of the cultural life of the Canadian city of Montreal and the oldest in the country, founded in 1948 by actress Yvette Brind’Amour, who just remodeled and changed their sound system to adapt to the new times with solutions from d&b audiotechnik.

To adapt it to the new times, Theater du Rideau Vert has carried out a profound aesthetic and technical resources renovation, in which the replacement of the entire sound system has played a fundamental role.

This is how his technical director explains it, Guy-Alexander Morand: “as a theater we knew that the time had come to enter the 21st century and expand our technical horizons. With the adoption of new technology we have discovered ways to use audio almost as another set in our shows.. For example, we can realistically simulate a car in motion or even obtain the pure silence that a specific scene requires. It is a priority to satisfy the imagination and enhance the overall theatrical experience of performers., team and public.

With those specific theatrical requirements, those responsible for the Theatre of the Vert Rideau contacted Mathieu Guilbault, from the company specializing in advice and solutions for theaters and shows Trizart Alliance, to design the new sound system.

The objective of Guilbaut's project was that “sound emerged from everywhere, like a home theater system but in a real theater space and just as easy to use. Many audio companies have well-defined and limited rigging options. Since we needed custom made brackets and flexibility to hang the speakers, the systems of d&b audiotechnik “They were the best choice for this design”.

The new sound system at the Theater du Rideau Vert, integrated by the company Le Diplomate, It is made up of boxes from the xS Series of the White range that d&b offers for permanent installations, that are controlled from a table Yamaha CL3. Although it is a compact enclosure, each show requires multiple audio inputs, so it was equipped with a combination of 10S speakers, 10S-D, 12S-D y 5S, which provide precise control of the pattern for that space.

Custom set is completed with 18S-SUB, multiple amplification channels, Separate control systems for amphitheater speakers and peripheral sound, as well as numerous rigging accessories.

As Gilles Cote explains, vice president of the systems integrator company Le Diplomate, “We only had ten days to install, finish the wiring, adjust the system, train theater staff and launch the system. With the help of François Corbin, general director of d&b Canada, and the rest of the team from this manufacturer we were able to do everything with relative ease and take full advantage of the system's potential. The sound quality is incredible and we are convinced that d&b has been the best investment for the Theater du Rideau Vert”.