Besední dům (Brno)

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Besední dům is the home of the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra. Situated in the heart of the city’s old town, it is used for orchestral rehearsals, recordings and performances.

It was built in 1865-68 by the architect Teofil Hansen who also designed the great Musikverein in Vienna and it shares many of the features of that great hall including, most notably, a fabulous acoustic.

Brno is the Czech Republic’s second largest city and is easily accessible by train from Prague, Bratislava or Vienna or directly by plane to its local airport.

Click here to download a PDF of the following technical specifications.

Microphones

  • DPA 4006 (omnidirectional) x 2
  • DPA 4011 (cardiod) x 2
  • Schoeps MK2S (omnidirectional) x 2
  • Schoeps MK21 (wide cardiod) x 2
  • Schoeps MK4 (cardiod) x 2
  • all Schoeps capsules are on CMC6 bodies
  • AKG KM 184 x 8
  • AKG C480 x 2

Stands & Mounting

  • Manfrotto 004B x 4
  • K&M 21021 x 8
  • K&M ‘ordinary’ x 12
  • K&M ‘short’ x 2
  • K&M stereo bar – wide, 5 position x 3
  • K&M stereo bar – variable x 4
  • various mounting accessories (thread adaptors, spring clips, etc)

Cables

  • StarQuad microphone cable, 10m x 24
  • all microphone cable black with coloured XLR rings for identification
  • Sommer 32 / 8 multicore, 35m x 1
  • Studiospares 8-way multicore, 25m x 1

Mixing Console

  • Yamaha DM1000 with Meterbridge x 1
  • Card Slot 1: ADAT card (16 channels)
  • Card Slot 2: ADAT card (16 channels) Total – 32 channels

Monitoring

  • B&W Nautilus 805 loudspeakers x 1 pair
  • Rotel 1072 amplifier x 1
  • Sennheiser HD600 open-back headphones x 1
  • Beyer-Dynamic DT770 closed-back headphones x1

Recorders

  • Merging Technology’s Pyramix system v. 11 Native Pro
  • ProTools 12
  • RME HDSPe RayDat
  • Fostex CD-R x 1

Mic Preamps

  • RME OctaMic II x 1
  • Focusrite Scarlett18i20 2nd Gen x 1

Headphones & Headphone Amplifiers (for recording to click)

  • ART Headamp 6 Pro x 3
  • Pioneer SE-M631TV x 80

Outboard

  • TC Electronics M3000 reverb x 1
  • Sonifex Redbox HD-6 headphone amplifier
  • Talkback System x 1
  • (Monacor Paging Amplifier & passive speaker)

 

 

 

 


  • Brno’s Tuřany Airport is served by several airlines including RyanAir, WizzAir and Lufthansa

  • Regular trains run throughout the day to and from Prague, Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest.

  • Full address:
    Komenského náměstí 534/8
    602 00 Brno
    Czech Republic