"Because of the wireless tablet, the Lake Contour system is great because it allows us to 'walk the room' and make adjustments in real time for any location in the house," said Tim Freese, technical director. "It is a perfect match to our JBL VerTec speaker system, which is a perfect match for our facility."
One Lake Mesa Quad EQ provides individual control of the upper four and lower two cabinets in the main left / right line array. "That way, I have the flexibility to turn the bottom boxes up and down if I need to, or turn them off," explained Rance Caldwell, technical supervisor and main FOH mixer. "Those boxes point downward into the orchestra pit, so I turn them off when we have an orchestral event."
The second Lake Mesa Quad EQ handles processing for four onstage monitor mixes. The four Lake Contour processors control the high and low boxes in the centre cluster, as well as balcony fill, front fill speakers positioned along the downstage lip, deck fill (speakers covering side areas in the lower seating area), and the main and deck fill subwoofer systems.
According to Kenny Holton, founding principal of ASR ProSound, the sound consultants hired to replace the centre's 15-year-old sound system, "The centre's technical director and the theatre manager were sold on the Lake Technology equipment as well as JBL VerTec speakers and Crown amplifiers because of a show in the theatre with Alison Krauss. They saw the show and fell in love with how it sounded. The show featured audio equipment provided by Clair Brothers Audio Systems, including Lake Contour processors."
Holton continued, "The original sound system had outlived its useful life. The company was able to supply the centre with a significantly upgraded system within the available budget because of ASR's excellent relationship with the equipment manufacturers."
(Chris Henry)
