The week-long installation was provided by Audio Works Productions based in Winnipeg. The set up and rehearsals took three days during which FOH sound engineer Lyle Dick was looking for "clarity and off axis rejection" - important qualities for the spoken word. Lyle Dick added: "The Adamson Y-Axis system is perfect for it and that is why I used it for years for all the film premieres in Hollywood."
The complete production provided by Audio Works included 16 Adamson Y10s, powered by Crown amplifiers, BSS Soundweb processing, and Lyle Dick mixed the shows on a Digidesign Venue Console.
The main draw was Saturday night, where Canada's very own "tell it like it is" TV personality George Stroumboulopoulos played host to comedians such as Alan Park, Lawrence Morgenstern and David Rakoff. Each night a handful of comedians took the stage in front of a live audience and rolling TV cameras. The event was recently aired on CBC across the country.
(Lee Baldock)
