Technical Capabilities of Towsley Auditorium updated February 2011 by WCC Media Services Overview Towsley Auditorium hosts a wide variety of live events, from simple PowerPoint presentations to complex dance, music, and theatre productions. The audio system can support events ranging from simple spoken-word presentations to large music ensembles. The lighting system can handle everything from basic stage washes to custom theatrical productions. Four-camera video shoots can be mixed live and recorded or distributed. Free wi-fi internet access is available throughout the building. The data/video projector throws a bright 10x15 image onto a motorized drop-down screen onstage. The raked house features 495 seats with perfect sightlines and two handicapped-accessible seating areas with room for 20 additional persons. Contact Warren Nelson, Coordinator of Campus Events and Media Production at Washtenaw Community College for further technical information: wenelson@wccnet.edu or (734) 477-8558. Contact Patrick Downey, Manager of Conference Services at Washtenaw Community College for booking availability and rates: pdowney@wccnet.edu or (734) 677-5033.
Microphones and Accessories
Wireless Microphones Six handheld wireless microphones (Shure UXL2B58-J1) Six bodypack wireless transmitters (Shure ULX1) Six lavaliere microphones for wireless bodypack (Shure WL183, WL93) Six earset microphones for wireless bodypack (Countryman E6i)
Wired Microphones Ten dynamic cardioid microphones (Shure SM57 [qty=4], Shure SM58 [qty=4], Audix i5 [qty=2]) Four PZM microphones (Audio-Technica PRO44) One shotgun microphone (Sennheiser MKH-416) One side-address hi-fi condenser cardioid microphone (Audio-Technica AT2050)
Four DI boxes (Radial ProAV1) Assorted microphone stands (tall-boom, tall-straight, medium-boom, desktop, gooseneck), clips and cables.
Installed Audio System One house main speaker system (Bose Panaray 502A/B), consisting of two subwoofers and two L-R pairs, approximately 500 Watts altogether, suitable for quiet-to-moderatelyloud events. Six channels of wireless microphone reception (Shure ULXP4-J1) Five hanging (choir) retractable, repositionable condenser cardioid microphones (Audio-Technica Unipoint) suspended 8 over the stage: DSR, DSC, DSL, USCR, and USCL Two stage sidefill monitors (Anchor MPA-5100) One 32-channel digital mixing console (Allen & Heath iLiveT80/iDR32) One CD player (Denon DN-C640) One CD-RW/cassette recorder (Tascam CC-222) Thirty balanced audio inputs from stage to booth Six balanced audio sends from booth to stage Eight balanced audio sends from booth to house locations, backstage, box office
Additional Audio Equipment Two house main speakers (JBL SR4735X) w/ Speakon connectors, suitable for loud events Four floor monitor wedge speakers (Yamaha SM12IV) with connectors Three power amplifiers (Mackie 1400) Four powered speakers (ElectroVoice SXA100+) Two wireless powered speakers (Anchor Liberty) with one wireless microphone Six additional channels of wireless microphone reception with assorted handheld and lavaliere microphone transmitters (note: available on the Banshee cart) One DAT recorder (Tascam DA40)
Stage Equipment Six single-muff two-way intercom sets (Clear-Com) One 9 grand piano (Steinway) Ten black aluminum stage riser platforms (4 by 8) with 8, 12, or 24 legs available One large woodgrain-finish podium with WCC seal Three small fixed-height podiums, unmarked Hundreds of armless and arm chairs Dozens of 3x5 tables with available white skirting Eighty black solid-desk music stands (Manhattan) One dark maroon manual grand curtain One white upstage cyclorama Two black leg curtains Three black manual traveler curtains Various large 10x20 Persian-style and solid-colored area rugs
Video/Data Playback Equipment One wall-mounted rear-project multimedia projector, 5000 lumens (Sharp XG-V10WU) One 15x10 tensioned rear-projection motorized drop-down screen (Stewart) One VHS/DVD playback deck One Blu-Ray player (Panasonic DMP-BD85) One multi-region DVD playback deck One Windows 7 laptop suitable for running PowerPoint presentations (Dell) Several assorted CRT and LCD television monitors on carts Several assorted multimedia projectors on carts (Epson, Sharp various models) Several assorted 6-10 front-projection portable screens on tripod stands (Da-Lite)
Video Production Equipment One HD-SDI video switcher (Panasonic AVHS400AN) Twelve coaxial video circuits from booth to various house/backstage/lobby locations One P2 recorder (Panasonic) One DVD recorder (Panasonic DMR-EZ28K) One Blu-Ray disc and HDD recorder (Panasonic SR=HD1250US) Three SD/HD-SDI videocameras (Panasonic HVX200 [qty=1], Panasonic HVX170 [qty=2]) Three tripods for videocameras (Manfrotto 503HDV/351MVB2K) One Mac Pro workstation with Blackmagic Design Deck Link SDI capture card One 37 HD-SDI monitor (Marshall VR371IMD) One 17 HD-SDI monitor (Datavideo TLM170D)

Lighting Equipment One light console (ETC Congo Jr. with sidecar, two LCD displays) 96 channels of 2K dimmers distributed over one FOH pipe, three stage electric pipes, and four floor pockets Four light trees Two followspots (Lycian SuperArc 400) Various stagepin extension cables and two-fers. Stage Lamps: Sourcedegree ellipsoidals Sourcedegree ellipsoidals Sourcedegree ellipsoidals Sourcedegree ellipsoidals Sourcedegree ellipsoidals Sourcedegree ellipsoidals Source4 parnells Altman scoops Altman 2 color cyc lights Lee Colortran fresnels
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Communications Free Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) Internet coverage of stage, house, lobby, and outdoors. Ethernet jack onstage for hardwired Internet connection Telephone jack onstage Lobby chime, controlled from Stage Managers position (DSR wing)