Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Now on to some modern big rigs. Don't let the size fool you. The arrays are very efficient working more like one source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 JBL Vertec. One of the most popular these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Metallica Tour 1998 with dB Sound EV MT4 System. 1600 Watts per high pack! I am not familiar with this particular concert setup but it looks like they were playing in the round, since there are speakers back to back and skewed concave instead of convex. Somewhere in that array there was a big null in the bass. Presumably on each side at +/-90 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 This is the 2009 AC/DC Black Ice concerts with EV X Array. BTW... According to to this article the "Monsters of Rock" had a 1 Mega Watt touring system with EV: http://www.prosoundweb.com/article/inside_story_sound_reinforcement_for_ac_dcs_ongoing_black_ice_tour/ Harry Witz of Clair International (formerly of dB Sound) designed this system according to the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Midas XL4 Console for FOH...Correction...That is a Pro 40 analog console because AC/DC said so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Pab Boothroyd mixing FOH for AC/DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 The main event... Lead singer Brian Johnson and guitarist Angus Young in mid-concert form on the current Black Ice tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Lead singer Brian Johnson and guitarist Angus Young in mid-concert form on the current Black Ice tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Metallica Tour - System Perspective A perspective of the current Metallica World Magnetic concert tour in the round, as they’ve done for live performances for almost 20 years. The main loudspeaker set consists of 8 equally spaced line arrays, each containing 12 Meyer Sound MILO, and 4 Meyer Sound MICA self-powered line array loudspeakers. The centrally flown array of subwoofers contains four hangs of 10 Meyer Sound 700-HP loudspeakers. The entire system as well as support for the tour is being supplied by Thunder Audio of Taylor, Michigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Metallica Tour - Closer System Perspective Credit: Photo by Jeff MacKay A clearer view of the stage and loudspeaker set serving the current Metallica tour, in the calm before showtime. The Meyer Sound MILO line arrays surround a novel subwoofer array approach above center stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Metallica Tour - Loudspeaker Set Credit: Photo by Jeff MacKay Yet even closer and clearer on the loudspeaker set for Metallica on tour, each line array modules (8 total are deployed) are made up of 12 Meyer Sound MILO modules above 4 Meyer MICA modules. All are self-powered, as are the 40 Meyer 700-HP subwoofers (four hangs of 10 each) make up the unique that TM Array, named for Meyer Sound’s Meyer Sound’s Thomas Mundorf. Digital processing on the ground is supplied by Meyer Galileo units Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Metallica Tour - Big Mick Hughes Credit: Photo by Jeff MacKay Front of House Engineer “Big Mick” Hughes has been a mainstay of the tour for more than 20 years, and this time out, he chose a Midas XL8 digital console for his mixing. Read More: Sound In The Round On Metallica’s Death Magnetic World Tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Metallica Tour - Lots Of Monitors Credit: Photo by Jeff MacKay Mixes are distributed to 24 Meyer Sound MJF212A stage monitors surrounding the stage as well as Sennheiser IEM packs for each of the four members of Metallica. Here, the hard-working crew is deploying some of those monitor wedges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Metallica Tour - James Hetfield Credit: Photo by Jeff MacKay Metallica lead singer James Hetfield in mid-concert form at a tour stop at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Metallica Tour - Big Mick, Paul & The Crew Credit: Photo by Jeff MacKay The hard-working sound crew working in support of the latest Metallica tour, surrounding Big Mick Hughes and Paul Owen prior to a show at front of house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Metallica Tour - Kirk Hammett Credit: Photo by Jeff MacKay Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett in performance at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Here he’s using an Audio-Technica AE5400 cardioid condenser handheld microphone for vocals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Metallica Tour - Another Monitor View An artistic view of a few of the many (24) Meyer MJF212A stage monitors that surround the stage on the current tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Metallica Tour - TM Array Subwoofers The 40 Meyer Sound 700-HP subwoofers flown in 4 x 10 above a central point, providing very high yet even low-end output, very well suiting the in-the-round coverage requirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Metallica Tour - TM Array MAPP Section View Section view: How the performance of the TM Array of subwoofers looks in Meyer MAPP acoustical prediction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Thump Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Metallica Tour - Robert Trujillo Credit: Photo by Jeff MacKay Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo providing the driving urgency, outfitted with a Sennheiser 3000 Series in-ear system like his bandmates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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