Downtown Atlanta is home has a new nightspot in WildPitch Music Hall – as an underground dance club that offers live music for special events and features established and emerging acts from across the electronic music spectrum. The club also represents the first permanent US installation of DAS Audio’s recently introduced SoundForce Series loudspeakers.
Global Audio Systems was the A/V design-build firm contracted to handle the installation of the system, with local support from Platinum Sound Atlanta. ‘The room at WildPitch is rather long and narrow, so to provide efficient coverage, we went with two flown SF-20A cabinets per side, which couple together in a short throw line array configuration,’ explains club owner, Jason Ojeda. ‘We also wanted to ensure patrons were engulfed in clean stereo sound, so we placed two SF-10 enclosures positioned left and right on the opposite side of the room to serve as a fill/delay.
‘To make certain we had enough LF support for the preferred music format, we set two SF-30A powered subwoofers, ground stacked left and right of the main dancefloor. With its 30-inch high-density polyethylene cone and supporting technology, this sub performs well at low volumes in addition to normal, or full volume. This way, the bass can be felt down the street.’
Rounding out the club’s new set-up is an SF-10A enclosure in the centre of room and one SF-1521A subwoofer along the right side in the room’s mid-point. Ojeda also has two SF-10A enclosures (flown one each per the left – right sides) plus a DAS Audio Vantec 18A powered subwoofer (on the floor) for the DJ booth. Signal processing is handled by a DAS DSP-4080 stereo/mono processor for the main system and the DJ booth with a DSP-226 stereo/mono processor for the fills.
Ojeda and his team were impressed with DAS Audio’s support services: ‘The DAS team has been great to work with,’ he reports. ‘It’s a family first type of vibe with both the headquarters in Spain as well as the Miami office. DAS was even supportive of my requests for some changes, which required shipping out additional equipment to make certain the club owners were happy with the result. I couldn’t be happier with the support we received.’
‘DAS Audio’s Business Development Manager, Darrin ‘B-SIDE’ Young, was actively involved throughout this project,’ adds WildPitch co-owner Andrea Sutherland. ‘From the start of our conversations, he was readily available and helpful. He designed a custom system well-suited to our requirements.’
‘When I was asked to be a part of this project, I was excited,’ says Ojeda. ‘Being a DJ for 25 years in NYC and knowing the ‘WildPitch’ sound, I knew this was an important install for all of us! WildPitch is bringing in some serious underground talent and they need a capable sound system to back them up. DAS really was a perfect fit for the venue and it was a pleasure working with the company.’
WildPitch owner DJ Pierre is equally enthusiastic: ‘I’m extremely pleased with the quality of sound our DAS SoundForce system provides,’ he says. ‘It sounds amazing and it looks dope! We are happy to be trailblazing the system for DAS Audio. DAS has created an environment of power and warmth in our club. We were looking for a system that would provide deep bass when the system is in prime time peak mode on the weekends, but could still provide that low rumble during the weekdays when we’re operating in ‘chill mode’. The stereo separation and sound clarity the DAS SoundForce system delivers is exceptional and I’m certain it can hold its own against any competing system on the market.’
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