To reproduce the rich variety of instrument textures and voices both subtly and powerfully, FLO Service GmbH or Mainz - the company responsible for the sound reinforcement for the entire event - opted for a generously dimensioned Electro-Voice XLC line array system on account of its compactness, the quality of its sound, its outstanding versatility and its easy and unproblematic handling. The EV XLC system realized the sound design of Tonmeister Holger Schwark and system operator Stefan Holz perfectly.
Commented Tim Sandrock, the technical director of the Mainz-based sound company: "The decision to use an EV XLC system was absolutely the right one. To create the effect of envelopment for those on the stage as well as in the auditorium, we decided to use four system units each comprising eight XLC127+ enclosures." Adds Oliver Kornisch, FLO Service's system operator: "We also flew a central cluster of Electro-Voice XLC 118 cabinets. The large number of EV XLC 127+ enclosures we were using made it possible to achieve ideal coverage of the hall with minimal interference." FLO Service acquired their first EV XLC system last year. Already they have used it for a very wide variety of events, ranging, according to Sandrock: "from Rock 'n' Roll to industry jobs." As a result of the uniformly excellent experiences they have had using the system, FLO Service GmbH recently expanded considerably their stock of XLC enclosures.
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
