Re: When setup is important?
Having been in the room several times, including one unfortunate Sunday that I brought my 83 year old mother into the venue for a Sunday afternoon dinner during setup for the School of Rock festivities, I think that you should consider the following:
1. Rehang the 212's sideways, focus 2 of them on the dance floor directly in front of the stage, and focus the other two slightly further out toward where the tables begin. Your point about not needing "full frontal assault" all the way to the pool room (or into the bar area off stage right) is well taken and lowering the level in the area of the server station between the table area and the pool room will be most appreciated by the servers. The delay speakers in the rear portion of the table room and the pool room could then be used to "fill in the cracks" as it were. I've been directly in front of the stage during an "all processors" band set, and there is a distinct hole in the house system coverage there, and with no stage amps or monitors the sound is nearly all drums.
2. It's a shame that you're hampered with the FOH gear being installed in what appears to have been the video closet in the earlier incarnations of the building. It would be great if you could either get it relocated or obtain a console with remote capabilities. With the existing setup I'd rather have FOH in the "DJ" booth adjacent to the stage than where it is now.
Just my $.02!
Gary.
