Adlib provided all the sound equipment for both FoH and monitor systems based around an L'Acoustics K1 PA system. Adlib also supplied seven LM 26 digital audio loudspeaker processors from Lake for FoH and monitor system processing, along with a number of Lab.gruppen PLM 10000Q Powered Loudspeaker Management systems to drive the wedges on stage.
Adlib's Tony Szabo, who acted as system tech for the UK/Ireland leg of the tour, explains that the LM 26s were used for FoH EQ and time alignment. "We had three devices at FoH for general EQ and four at stage next to the amp racks to handle system zoning. We ran TAC4 fibre optic cable from FoH to stage, which we used with Cisco network switches in order to have a solid network with complete redundancy. As is our usual practice at Adlib, we ran AES into the Lake units with analogue backup. The automatic switchover to the analogue backup is a godsend - it's one less thing to worry about. The input matrix section makes it easy to reconfigure sends on the fly."
Regarding the LM 26's Dante capabilities, Szabo adds, "There is no doubt that having Dante built in to the LM 26 makes it an even more attractive proposition than it already is. We've not implemented it fully yet, but are really looking forward to the moment when that will happen - in all likelihood over the summer."
(Jim Evans)
