Showcase Rehearsal Studio
Available at: Bristol Studio 15, Salford Studio 11
A bigger, brighter space built for performance prep, with stage mounted gear, extra lighting, and usually a big mirror so you can practice with a live room feel. Fits up to 14 people.
Same gear as a Rehearsal PRO room (full list on book.pirate.com), just with a bigger mixer, the Alto 2404. Guitar and bass amps are plug and play, no routing needed.
Setup is basically the same as a standard room with an Alto 1202 (guide here). Quick rundown below:
Setting up a mic/instrument on the Alto 2404 mixer
- To connect a mic or instrument in a Showcase room, plug the mic cable into a channel (eg. Channel 1) on the mixer.
Turn all knobs on that channel to 12 o' clock, aside from the four green knobs (more on them below). - Turn up the gain knob at the top up to about 12 o' clock.
- Press down the MAIN L-R button at the bottom of the channel to send audio to the speakers.
- Turn up the MAIN volume fader at the end of the mixer.
Adding FX
- On the mic or instrument channel, turn up the 4th green knob labelled DFX. This controls how much effect is applied to that channel.
- On the right side of the mixer, turn up the DFX OUT knob. Then find the AUX 4 knob below it, press the SOLO button next to it, and turn up the DFX2RTN knob. These steps send the effect through to the speakers.
- Choose your effect on the screen. The first digit is the effect type, the second is the intensity. For example, 45 means Chorus (4) at intensity 5 out of 10.
Sending Signals to Wedge Monitors on Stage
- There are 3 monitors (wedges) on stage, labelled AUX 1, AUX 2 and AUX 3.
- To send audio to a monitor, say AUX 2, turn up the matching green knob (AUX 2) on the mic channel, and make sure the button next to it is pressed down (POST). This controls how much of that mic's signal goes to that monitor.
- On the right side of the mixer, turn up all the AUX sends (1 to 4) and make sure all SOLO buttons are pressed down. These control the overall signal going to the monitors.
Connecting a Laptop/Phone to the Mixer
- To connect your laptop or phone to the mixer in a Showcase room, plug the aux (3.5mm jack) cable into your laptop/phone. This cable should already be plugged into the last channel on the desk.
- On this last channel, set all knobs to 12 o clock, including the green ones if you need to send this signal to the on-stage monitors.
- Play something on your device and turn the volume fader up on the last channel and on the MAIN volume fader on the desk.