Tin Box: The Live House, a music venue that focuses on local up-and-coming talent, opened to the public in Singapore in March 2020. In order to give audiences and performers the best possible sound quality, the venue installed d&b audiotechnik A-series augmented arrays.
Tin Box with help from concert and event management company IMC Live Global, aims to offer a performance space to the region’s artists.
IMC Captasia group director of artist management and development, Joy Yong, said: “d&b is our trusted, go-to brand for our live shows and concerts. The A-series is more suited for smaller venues such as this live house in comparison to the other models used in large arenas. The sound is in no way harsh and the audience is not subject to fatigue when there are high volumes.”
Being a basement venue, Tin Box has low ceilings and is only about 240 square metres in size. Yong admitted that the low ceiling height made it difficult to provide even and complete sound coverage. However, the installation challenges were not so much technical as they were aesthetic, with the main concern being that the sound system would block views to the stage. Fortunately, after the installation process was complete, she revealed there was no obstruction and that the audience has a very good view of the stage no matter where they are in the club.
Combining variable splay angles and acoustic optimisation in a compact format, the A-series addresses a broad range of applications where coverage flexibility is paramount. Together, the AL60/ALi60 and AL90/ALi90 modules form a d&b system that can scale from a single loudspeaker to a full sound reinforcement solution.
So far, the response has been nothing but positive. Unfortunately, the club is not able to hold any live music events currently due to Covid-19 concerns, but prior to that, Yong had praise for the results.
Yong said: “The entire show experience is of top-notch quality, not just for the audience off-stage, but for the performers on-stage. Musicians and singers are able to deliver a high standard of performance, and the audience, from right upfront to the back of the room, enjoys an equal richness of sound.”
As for now, Yong waits patiently for live events to be able to safely resume so the club can continue to provide locals with some of the region’s best new music.