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was used as the main cabinet in the PA
arrays. “With 15x M28 each side, we
covered an audience of 12-15,000,” explains
NEXO support engineer Val Gilbert. “This
was the biggest show I’ve ever done with
M28 as the main box, and even I was a bit
concerned when I saw how compact the
system looked. But all the engineers were
absolutely stunned, they wouldn’t believe
that it was possible to get that kind of
output from a 2x 8” cabinet!”
NEXO STM
arrays
For the third stage, the delicately named
YourMum, just 6x M46/B112 cabinets per
side were used, showing STM operating on
a much smaller scale. And on the fourth
stage, Electriq, 4 sets of STM main/bass
modules were groundstacked each side on
top of a wall of 12x S118 and 8xRS18 subs
to provide a world-class dance tent system.
“What makes the Clockenflap event so
interesting is its diversity of stage sizes
and the different styles of music,” says Val
Gilbert. “It shows how the STM concept of
scale through modularity works in practice.”
Indeed the line-up is impressively eclectic
and multi-national, embracing the finest of
British rock, Japanese psychedelia, Taiwanese
death metal, Jamaican reggae/ska,
Cantonese hip-hop, American disco-funk
and Irish balladry. Headliners included New
Order and The Libertines, although the
STM subs on Harbourflap
popular vote probably went with greatesthits
legends like Chic featuring Nile Rodgers
and Earth, Wind and Fire.
With GEO S12 PA systems on the small
Minki and Robot stages, and a PS Series rig
on the Family stage, the NEXO continuity
extended even backstage, where all the VIP
lounges and even the bands’ common rooms
were equipped with PS cabinets. Larger
systems were remote-controlled over digital
networks, using the NXES104 EtherSound
cards inside the NXAMP4x4 amplifiers,
most of which were packaged in the NUAR
(Nexo Universal Amp Rack) format.
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