Austin City Limits shows claim ACL Live at the Moody Theatre for 45 days a year, with acts ranging from Janet Jackson and Steve Miller to Tony Bennett and Willie Nelson. "The consensus is that we have a great sounding room," says ACL Live's general manager, Tim Neece, after the first weeks of shows. "Overall, the response from both patrons and artists has been extremely positive. We haven't had anybody who wanted to fly their own system, even when it was right outside on the truck."
To satisfy the extraordinary audio demands, in addition to arrays of eight-each Mica loudspeakers, the Meyer Sound complement includes six 600-HP subwoofers along with six UPJ-1P VariO loudspeakers, six UPJunior VariO loudspeakers, four UPQ-1P loudspeakers, and 21 UP-4XP loudspeakers for fills and delays. An integrated Galileo loudspeaker management system employs one Galileo 616 and one Galileo 408 processor. Since accurate sound on stage is critical for the tapings, the foldback system offers 12 MJF-212A stage monitors.
The acoustician and sound system designer was Steven Durr of Nashville-based Steven Durr Associates, who consulted with long-time Meyer Sound associate Bob McCarthy. The system was installed by Austin's Big House Sound.
(Jim Evans)
