Alcons LR24 impresses at Hollywood’s Post 43
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Described by its veterans as “that much more showbiz” than any other American Legion post, Post 43 was an appropriate location for the LR24 event. Two years ago, the completion of a comprehensive restoration transformed it into a 500-seat movie theatre and live venue, complete with an Alcons pro-ribbon sound system. According to Levi Joos, proprietor of installer Stay On Screen, it transformed Post 43 into “one of the best-sounding rooms in town”.
The two-day LR24 event featured a system comprising eight units per side, with six BC543 very high output cardioid subwoofers, powered and controlled by AST armoured Sentinel racks, with three Alcons Sentinel10 amplified loudspeaker controllers in each.
The event was attended by some of the highest profile US Front of House engineers, some of whom had already used Alcons pro-ribbon systems and others who were mixing through Alcons technology for the first time.
“I tried a mix with tracks by an artist I’ve mixed probably 125 shows with, and the first thing that happened was I pulled everything off the vocal,” says Brad Madix (Rush, Florence & the Machine). “You do not need to be jacking around, pulling out frequencies in the top end, which really says a lot about the high-end component of the system. It’s really special.”
Robert Scovill (Rush, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) brought live multitrack recordings he’d made with Patti Labelle and was equally impressed. “This event was my first exposure to the Alcons PA system concept, while actually sitting behind a console,” he says. “What a positively beautiful sounding system! A totally engaging experience and result.”
With engineers asking for references to production companies who can supply Alcons pro-ribbon systems for upcoming events, the Post 43 WYMIWYG event succeeded in further raising their profile in the US.
“Alcons pro-ribbon systems deliver the necessary clarity and delicacy at low SPLs, but they also have the balls to deliver high SPLs, while still maintaining the fidelity to make every detail audible,” says Alcons’ Tom Back.
(Jim Evans)
