DiGiCo SD12 becomes the audio heart of the Alexandra Palace theater

At the new Alexandra Palace theater in London, that has just opened its doors, DiGiCo SD12 console and SD-Rack have been installed, together with an L-Acoustics Kara speaker system and Sennheiser microphones.

After 80 years of darkness the theater Alexandra Palace London reopened its doors last December. The new space has been presented with a comprehensive technical infrastructure that includes an audio system whose purity and capacity respond to all types of productions..

The heart of all this infrastructure is the mixing console DiGiCo SD12, which was supplied and installed by HD Pro Audio.

The Alexandra Theater was originally opened in 1875 and was the venue for the opera performance, drama y ballets. Later, it was used as a cinema, chapel, concert hall… and, later, as a BBC accessories store and workshop. In 2012, The decision was made to recover its former glory and, thanks to grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the London Borough of Haringey, Work began on the ambitious project to convert an almost ruined space into a theater with capacity for 900 personas.

Steve Brookes, Production director and technician at Alexandra Palace, He was in charge of getting those ruins converted into a production space, a working theater. The system to be implemented had to not only satisfy the engineers but also attract external productions that would hire the space for their events and works..

The DiGiCo SD12 console and SD-Rack, along with a Kara speaker system from L-Acoustics and the microphones Sennheiser They were part of this infrastructure.

The SD12 has been installed in the central area, where a gallery is located at the top of the auditorium, and is connected to the SD-Rack via Optocore.

Given the results obtained, The goal is to add an SD11 as a monitor desktop during the second round of procurement that, according to steve, is being chosen to implement in the existing system. Its ultra-compact size will allow it to be set up next to the stage and its portability means it can function as a satellite desk in other areas.