Turbosound installations

Level 3

Venue: Level 3
Location: Atlanta, USA
Venue-type: Nightclub
Loudspeaker systems:
Floodlight series
TSW series
QLight™ series
HiLight series
TCS series

The layout of Level 3, the latest addition to downtown Atlanta's vibrant dance club scene, might have presented a challenge to many sound contractors, but Dwayne Walters knew exactly where to turn for performance gear.
Having already installed powerful Turbosound systems in the city's top clubs, including the Velvet Room, Nomenclature, Lava Lounge, Karma and Globe Theatre, Walters carefully selected a variety of the company's loudspeakers to deliver targeted SPLs to several different areas throughout Level 3.

Level 3, which occupies 22,000-sq. ft. in a former Planet Hollywood on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, sprawls across three floors and features a large dance floor, a VIP area and balcony seating. The club offers patrons five bars, two downstairs, two upstairs and one on an exclusive third level, the source of the club's name. With top local DJs spinning records in a highly visible DJ booth situated above the dance floor, the club is quickly gaining a reputation as THE hot nightspot for downtown regulars, tourists and convention-goers.

Walters says that he specified Turbosound speakers believing they deliver the greatest "bang" for the buck of any product on the market. "The sound systems in these clubs will seriously move you."

For the main level, Walters specified four custom-built Turbosound TFL-768 Floodlight-Series speakers, comprising a TFL-760 with a TSW-718 built onto the bottom. "They're Floodlights with an 18-inch subwoofer folded in, and they sit on top of four TSW-721 speakers," he explains. The TSW-721s are a concert touring-quality bass enclosure containing a single 21-inch low frequency driver on a TurboBass device.

On the club's mezzanine area overlooking the main dance floor, four TCS-40 passive two-way speakers fitted with two 8-inch LF drivers and a one-inch HF compression driver entice the crowd to party-on. Walters positioned the speakers at the rear of the mezzanine, where champagne-guzzling VIP guests can "feel the music."

In the VIP champagne room, Walters installed two TCS-59 passive full-range, two-way enclosures consisting of a 12-inch LF driver and a 1-inch HF compression driver. Complementing those units is a single TCS-215 front-loaded subwoofer using two high-efficiency, three-inch voice coil, 15-inch low frequency drivers. The speakers, which are ideal for smaller spaces, allow the club's special guests to enjoy "dedicated sound with lots of low end," says Walters.

Rounding out the system are two TQ-315 monitors for the DJ area. The TQ-315s are trapezoidal, switchable bi-amped/passive two-way speakers with a 15-inch LF driver and a three-inch diaphragm HF driver on a rotatable 80 degree by 50 degree Converging Elliptical Waveguide.

Crest CA amplifiers power the system while four Turbosound LMS-D6 digital controllers handle the crossover, delay, parametric EQ and limiter functions. In Walters' configuration, two serve the speakers on the main level while one handles the DJ monitors and one handles speakers in the dance floor/bar area.

Walters acknowledges that the layout of the sound system in Level 3 was more complex than at The Velvet Room, a 7,000-sq.-ft. venue owned by the same partners. The Velvet Room, as its name suggests, features a red velvet décor punctuated by couches in hidden-away niches, gilt-edged mirrors, heavy drapes and chandeliers.

Walters outfitted the Velvet Room with a main set of four Turbosound THL-811 Skeletons, mid-high speakers with a ten-inch mid-frequency driver on a TurboMid device and a one-inch HF compression driver. Flown over the main dance floor, the boxless speakers were suspended on trusses with fly bars designed by Walters.

For the club's dance floor and bar areas, Walters installed four THL-828 subwoofer cabinets and, for fills, TCS-59s, a passive full-range enclosure with a 12-inch LF drive and a one-inch HF compression driver. In a VIP lounge overlooking the dance floor, a TCS-40 and two TCS-56 full-range speakers handle the ambiance while in the DJ Booth, two TCS-59s and a TCS-215 subwoofer were installed.

"The system at the Velvet Room was all about coverage," he says. "What I appreciate in addition to performance is the veracity in Turbo's specs - they're spot-on. You hang these boxes, put power to them and they'll do exactly what they're supposed to."

	Level 3

	Venue: Level 3 Location: Atlanta, USA Venue-type: Nightclub Loudspeaker systems: Floodlight series TSW series QLight™ series HiLight series TCS series

	The layout of Level 3, the latest addition to downtown Atlanta's vibrant dance club scene, might have presented a challenge to many sound contractors, but Dwayne Walters knew exactly where to turn for performance gear. Having already installed powerful Turbosound systems in the city's top clubs, including the Velvet Room, Nomenclature, Lava Lounge, Karma and Globe Theatre, Walters carefully selected a variety of the company's loudspeakers to deliver targeted SPLs to several different areas throughout Level 3. Level 3, which occupies 22,000-sq. ft. in a former Planet Hollywood on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, sprawls across three floors and features a large dance floor, a VIP area and balcony seating. The club offers patrons five bars, two downstairs, two upstairs and one on an exclusive third level, the source of the club's name. With top local DJs spinning records in a highly visible DJ booth situated above the dance floor, the club is quickly gaining a reputation as THE hot nightspot for downtown regulars, tourists and convention-goers. Walters says that he specified Turbosound speakers believing they deliver the greatest "bang" for the buck of any product on the market. "The sound systems in these clubs will seriously move you." For the main level, Walters specified four custom-built Turbosound TFL-768 Floodlight-Series speakers, comprising a TFL-760 with a TSW-718 built onto the bottom. "They're Floodlights with an 18-inch subwoofer folded in, and they sit on top of four TSW-721 speakers," he explains. The TSW-721s are a concert touring-quality bass enclosure containing a single 21-inch low frequency driver on a TurboBass device. On the club's mezzanine area overlooking the main dance floor, four TCS-40 passive two-way speakers fitted with two 8-inch LF drivers and a one-inch HF compression driver entice the crowd to party-on. Walters positioned the speakers at the rear of the mezzanine, where champagne-guzzling VIP guests can "feel the music." In the VIP champagne room, Walters installed two TCS-59 passive full-range, two-way enclosures consisting of a 12-inch LF driver and a 1-inch HF compression driver. Complementing those units is a single TCS-215 front-loaded subwoofer using two high-efficiency, three-inch voice coil, 15-inch low frequency drivers. The speakers, which are ideal for smaller spaces, allow the club's special guests to enjoy "dedicated sound with lots of low end," says Walters. Rounding out the system are two TQ-315 monitors for the DJ area. The TQ-315s are trapezoidal, switchable bi-amped/passive two-way speakers with a 15-inch LF driver and a three-inch diaphragm HF driver on a rotatable 80 degree by 50 degree Converging Elliptical Waveguide. Crest CA amplifiers power the system while four Turbosound LMS-D6 digital controllers handle the crossover, delay, parametric EQ and limiter functions. In Walters' configuration, two serve the speakers on the main level while one handles the DJ monitors and one handles speakers in the dance floor/bar area. Walters acknowledges that the layout of the sound system in Level 3 was more complex than at The Velvet Room, a 7,000-sq.-ft. venue owned by the same partners. The Velvet Room, as its name suggests, features a red velvet décor punctuated by couches in hidden-away niches, gilt-edged mirrors, heavy drapes and chandeliers. Walters outfitted the Velvet Room with a main set of four Turbosound THL-811 Skeletons, mid-high speakers with a ten-inch mid-frequency driver on a TurboMid device and a one-inch HF compression driver. Flown over the main dance floor, the boxless speakers were suspended on trusses with fly bars designed by Walters. For the club's dance floor and bar areas, Walters installed four THL-828 subwoofer cabinets and, for fills, TCS-59s, a passive full-range enclosure with a 12-inch LF drive and a one-inch HF compression driver. In a VIP lounge overlooking the dance floor, a TCS-40 and two TCS-56 full-range speakers handle the ambiance while in the DJ Booth, two TCS-59s and a TCS-215 subwoofer were installed. "The system at the Velvet Room was all about coverage," he says. "What I appreciate in addition to performance is the veracity in Turbo's specs - they're spot-on. You hang these boxes, put power to them and they'll do exactly what they're supposed to."