10 News XXXX Audio System Hits the Tour Circuit XXXX Audio prepares for a Sheryl Crow concert at the Sleep Train Pavilion in Concord, Calif. ELKHART, Ind. — Crown’s MA-12000i amps were featured in XXXX Audio System’s live applications for a number of concerts, TORONTO — Held in late summer at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Tony Robbins’ popular seminar “Unleash The Power Within” was amplified by a Martin Audio sound system. Robbins is known for his high-energy delivery. The world’s leading personal development coach led the 4,000 participants through a dynamic program designed to make positive and lasting change in their lives. Stanco Productions provided “turnkey” production as they have for the past 15 years. Owner Stan Nickens is the event producer. Curtis Kelly is the audio director and Justin Slazas is the system tech. Asked about the challenges, Slazas mentioned controlling Robbins’ tremendous from-a-whisper-to-a scream dynamic range. This is handled using a unique gain structure and insert tools. “Plus Martin Audio speakers are very natural sounding boxes and speech intelligibility is very easy to achieve given the crossover points,” Slazas adds. Stanco carries an extensive complement of Martin Audio speakers including 32 W8LCs, 12 W8LMs and four W8LMDs. As Slazas points out, “We’ve got more subs on this show than a typical rock show for 5,000 people.” Summing up, Nickens concludes, “Robbins delivery style is like a rock ‘n’ roll show. His teachings are punctuated with high-energy music and visuals. This keeps the audience International News GERMANY — Audio rental company BLL-Veranstaltungstechnik, based in the city of Krefeld, Germany, has undertaken a number of summer events with its Flex Array system complementing its large inventory of Turbosound Aspect and NuQ loudspeakers. The company provided sound reinforcement for many elements of the annual Loveparade festival, which all but consumes the city of Dortmund each year. As well as a wide array of Aspect, NuQ and TSW cabinets featuring on a range of the including KISS, Sammy Hagar, Jason Aldean, Frankie Valli, Daughtry, Lifehouse, Ne-Yo, John Michael Montgomery, Gladys Knight, energized, engaged and focused.” Tony is very astute regarding elements of production. He loves technology; however, hands down the most important of these elements is the audio.” A staff second to none coupled with the Martin product line allows Robbins to focus on “Unleashing the Power Within.” colorful (and noisy) floats that form the event’s centerpiece, the company deployed a major Flex Array rig at Circle of Love, one of the many outdoor stages. Featuring performances by Moby, Ricardo Villalobos, Richie Hawtin and other DJs, the system comprised nine flown Flex Array cabinets and 12 ground-stacked TA- 880L per side. Flex Array and Aspect systems were also used at Nature-One — one of Germany’s premier dance music events — held at Pydna, the former U.S. missile base near NOVEMBER 2008 www.fohonline.com Al Green, Sheryl Crow, Mike Ness and the Black Keys all performed with sound systems that integrated MA-12000i amps and JBL VerTec speaker systems. Doug Pumphrey, sound integrator for XXXX Audio Systems, said, “We constantly rely on the MA-12000i amps because they are built for tour sound applications. These amplifiers are made to power the larger venues we dealt with on a consistent basis this past summer. We have and will continue to utilize Crown, specifically the MA12000i for all the artists we work with.” OLD LYME, Conn. — 311 and Snoop Dogg used Sennheiser personal monitors and mics on their 30stop Unity Tour. Snoop took the stage with his wireless, gem-encrusted handheld that displayed his moniker, while 311’s vocalists opted for the Sennheiser SKM 5200 wireless handheld with Neumann KK 104 capsule. Snoop Dogg’s mic has a metal shield that spells the rapper’s name in gems wraps around Snoop’s fist when he grips the mic body, which is covered with a solid layer of bling. Hiding beneath the glitz is a Sennheiser SKM 935 G2 series wireless microphone. “It’s a little bit trickier to ring out Snoop’s mic than a stock Sennheiser wireless due to all the reflective surfaces,” said Jeff Kaplan, Snoop Dogg’s monitor engineer. “But on the upside, Snoop can’t ever cup this mic, which makes for higher fidelity and perfectly-consistent vocals.” the town of Kastellaun. With three arenas (one inside a nuclear-proof bunker) reverberating to the beat of no less than 54 Aspect and TSW cabinets between them, it was the outdoor USB-Hardtechno arena which saw 12 Flex Array and six TSW-718 bass cabinets per side. “We often work in long, narrow rooms and so the 75° coverage is perfect for many of the events we service,” said BLL- Veranstaltungstechnik owner Sascha Schmitz. Most other line array systems have 90°, 100° or 120° coverage, which Comprised of three models — the MA-5000i, MA-9000i and MA12000i — the Macro-Tech i Series builds upon its predecessor by incorporating Crown’s patented Class-I circuitry, which is designed to deliver greater power while simultaneously reducing overall amplifier weight by more than half. The new lineup is also equipped with comprehensive status, fault and load monitoring via standard Ethernet networking and Harman Professional’s HiQnet connectivity and control protocol and System Architect interface. At 28 pounds, the Macro-Tech amps are practical for portable applications. “In our work, anytime you make something lighter and increase its performance at the same time you’ve done your job. We will continue to implement additional MA-12000i amps into our inventory for concert system applications,” says Pumphrey. Tony Robbins Unleashes the Power Within Finally a Solution to Keep Rap Artists from Cupping Their Mics… Tony Robbins’ high-energy speech gets energized with Martin Audio. Snoop Dogg can’t cup his mic even if he tries… Loveparade Festival Gets Colorful Sound is simply too much for us — using those, a significant proportion of the sound would be going straight into the side walls, which can cause real problems with reflections. “However, as we proved with Loveparade and Nature-One, the coverage of Flex Array also works very well outside. It performed excellently and, although the audio quality is slightly different to Aspect, Flex Array delivers particularly good low-mids for the small size of the cabinets.
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