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that the line array didn’t have to be so long<br />
to get low mid control,” Lawler explains. “We<br />
are actually doing it as a three-box system<br />
so you can high pass the line array higher<br />
and not have it go backwards on to the<br />
stage.” There will also be distributed sound,<br />
he adds, to cover the wide balcony.<br />
A console for <strong>FOH</strong> has yet to be selected,<br />
but Lawler points out that they are<br />
always thinking of ease of use when choosing<br />
gear. In fact, it’s rare that the two will<br />
spec in a piece of gear that they haven’t<br />
used before. “We don’t change our brands<br />
much, unless there is a compelling reason<br />
to do so,” he says. “We don’t change because<br />
there’s a sale on something. We are<br />
always open to new ideas, mind you, because<br />
things are changing, but I like working<br />
with stable companies, and equipment<br />
is there for a reason.”<br />
For the most part, he adds, their systems<br />
feature a short signal path that runs<br />
from Sennheiser and Neumann microphones<br />
to a console through either BSS<br />
Sound Web or Meyer Galileo via Rapco wiring<br />
to Meyer powered speakers. “There are<br />
not many devices in the signal path,” Lawler<br />
says. “That has been reliable and the results<br />
have been very predictable for us.”<br />
Doubet concurs and adds: “We try to<br />
make all of our installs rider-friendly, so<br />
we’re going to use the same stuff that people<br />
want to use on the road. The only difference<br />
is that instead of chain motors, perhaps<br />
there is a winch or a permanent hang. Even<br />
then, all of our installs are done so they can<br />
be taken out very easily and put back in.”<br />
The key to their success so far, both<br />
agree, is the combination of road experience<br />
and technical knowledge. “On tour,<br />
we get to use and (Meyer) SIM all brands<br />
of consoles, processors and speaker systems,”<br />
Lawler reports. “That helps us, too,<br />
to keep abreast of what everybody else’s<br />
progress is as well. We’re not just going to<br />
trade shows looking at it, but we’re using it.<br />
I think that helps us when we are advising<br />
people about why they should use something<br />
or not, because we’ve done it.”<br />
Beth A. Pinney<br />
Laguna Presbyterian Church<br />
(L to R): Eric Laliberte and Dave Lawler in front of a Soundcraft Vi6 console. Architectural drawing of the new Laguna Presbyterian Church sanctuary layout.<br />
thirtieth Street ArchitectS PrinciPle John loomiS.
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