FOX THEATER San Bernardino, CA. Installs FBT MODUS Line Array On September 20, 1929, the Fox Theater opened on the north side of Court Street, between 'D' Street and Arrowhead Avenue in San Bernardino, CA. The somewhat flowery souvenir program for the Fox Theater had this to say: "Into the life of San Bernardino and the Orange Empire comes the Fox Theater, art institute of amusement, as an addition to the artistic pleasure-loving life of this great Empire. You enter the wide doors of this great Castle of Splendor, and behold: The silent magic of life's mirror, the screen, in creations of its finest magicians...a myriad of multicolored lights...architectural beauties...velvety wonder carpet in foyer and lounge, orchestra, loge, and balcony ... the vast magnificence of the palace of a King. Not King, nor Emperor, nor Croesus could command more!" A grand start to be sure, but as was the case with many of the thirty or so Fox Theaters, the San Bernardino venue spent its lifetime weathering ups and downs. But through it all the building stood intact and has seen a rebirth in usage, which recently called for a new permanent sound system.   And since the theater is now operated by The American Sports University and shares use with a local church (not to mention a concert promoter who books rap shows) the rig had to be versatile. Enter the FBT Modus Line Arrays. Colton, CA based Studio 33 A/V Contractors handled the sale and installation for the Fox Theater system. Company founder and owner Brian Jackson was one of a handful of early FBT users when the product line was first brought to North America and has used FBT for virtually all of his rental and contracting needs. The Fox’s main system is comprised of two FBT Modus 15 cabinet’s hung over two Modus 40 enclosures (one each per side). The Modus 40 is a curved box that essentially groups separate line array components (8x8” drivers and 8x1.7” compression drivers) into a single enclosure no bigger than one traditional two-way horn enclosure to provide 90 degree horizontal and 40 degree vertical coverage. The Modus 15 has the identical components but has 15 degrees of vertical coverage. Jackson states, “The total FBT package made sense for The Fox in several ways. First, the Modus system is sonically so adept at handling a wide variety of performances, and second, I didn’t need a lot of boxes to get the job done.   This array configuration allowed for an easy method of getting coverage to the 1200 seats on the main floor as well as the 300 seats in the balcony.” The rig is powered by Face Audio amplifiers and features a Roland digital snake, which interfaces with a Yamaha M7CL digital console.