DPA Soundco of Soborg, Denmark, once again provided concert sound services for the occasion. A total of 60 JBL VT4889 full-size line array elements were suspended using ground-support trussing structures which flanked the festival's orange tensile-membrane outdoor stage covering. Each main left/right array included 18 VT4889's, supplemented with out-fill array hangs of 12 boxes each. DPA Soundco's Paul Hammann and Claus Pedersen headed the onsite crew responsible for system deployment and operation.
"This is the first year we have deployed JBL's Vertec system for Roskilde, after using another system for many years," says Sten Jensen of DPA Soundco. "The large Vertec system went up very quickly. We relied on JBL's new V4 DSP presets and found that we did not have to use very much EQ on the system. The long-throw capabilities were as expected, so some additional delay arrays that had been provided on towers at 50m out from the stage were more to bring in some additional high-frequency energy than for providing any additional output power, as there was a constant headwind of up to 8-12m per second."
JBL VT4888 midsize line array elements were used to cover areas close to the stage. "The front- fill system that we had designed for the event worked well for the audience pits in the middle, intended for a throw out to about 25m from the stage," explains Jensen. "Each year we make gradual adjustments and improvements to the overall sound system, and we already have ideas for refining our approach for next year."
(Jim Evans)
