d&b GSL delivers for Green Day in Buenos Aires
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Here, the PA was the d&b SL-Series, GSL System, the new member of the d&b large format PA family making its South American debut. BALS Buenos Aires Live Shows, one of Argentina’s largest rental firms, was the local provider for sound and lighting. Their GSL system arrived just the week before the Green Day Show – and the results were “exceptional”.
The Estadio Velez in Buenos Aires is a 45,000-capacity sports stadium, now firmly established as a leading venue for global events and tours. The BALS sound crew were more than keen to work with the new system.
"This is the best expression of live mixing I have ever encountered.” FOH engineer Kevin Lemoine commented. “Now I want to try different microphones on sources because I can actually hear the nuances of them. Different compressors, different pre-amps, and different EQs, because now they can really and honestly be heard. This is a thrilling idea really, and the thought of using the GSL on a daily basis cannot happen fast enough. From someone that is familiar with every major PA system, it’s nice to know what is really the best, and I can’t wait to hear it again.”
The system used 14 GSL8s and two GSL12s per side as the main arrays, with 16 J8s as out-fills, this was supported by 18 GSL-SUBs and eight V7P front-fills - all powered by D80 amplifiers using ArrayProcessing.
After the concert, Lemoine said: “The new d&b GSL system is by far the best PA system on the planet. It’s staggering, really, the wonderful amount of pure, clean emotion that screams out of this box. Never have I experienced such a huge amount of control and handling from a sound system. Every minute EQ sweep, every minuscule fader push, every slight bit of effect coloration; all was heard in the truest sense, and as intended with the GSL.”
(Jim Evans)
