The popular Madras Club nightspot in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has installed an extensive d&b audiotechnik loudspeaker system to enhance its live performance and DJ sound.
The team worked with local AV supplier Search Music and David Projects & Productions Solution to source the d&b system, which comprises eight d&b 10AL loudspeakers hung in line arrays above the club’s stage in a left-right formation. These are supplemented by four d&b 10S point source and three d&b 8S loudspeakers. For that all-important nightclub bass, the venue has installed d&b V-GSUB and 18S-SUB subwoofers. The entire system is driven by three d&b 30D amplifiers.
Siva Shankar, owner of Madras Club, said: “Madras is one of Malaysia’s top clubs, hosting the country’s best Indian live bands and DJs and we have daily performances. We attract clubbers from all over the country and from abroad, including from neighbouring Singapore. The venue gets fully booked in advance on every weekend and has done so from the day we started operations four years ago.
“At the end of last year, we moved to a new venue which is bigger and has a split floor. This meant that we required a top-notch system to cater for the live bands and DJs and we took advantage of the opportunity to choose a new system. We landed with d&b after some investigation, which included online research and speaking to local suppliers and installers in the industry.”
Kuala Lumpur-based David Projects & Productions Solution installed the d&b system, rigging the 10AL loudspeakers in a four-per-side line array flown above the main stage. The d&b subwoofers are positioned at floor level, in front of the stage. Daryl David from David Projects & Productions Solution noted that the venue has a split level and many hidden areas, from where neither the live band nor the DJ is not visible. But, he says, the installers configured the system and installation points to overcome this with ease.
David said: “The d&b system has enabled us to create even volume and feel throughout the club. We also find that d&b provides significant clarity and a concert feel in the venue. Our guests and customers are pleased with the sound quality we can now create.”