For the MTV-BAM stage (larger of the two), production sound company Barcelona-based Focus supplied an EAW speaker system comprising 12 KF760 Long-Throw Line Array Modules, four KF730 Compact Line Array Modules and eight SB730 Compact Line Array Subwoofers per side, all under the control of UX8800 Digital Signal Processors.
Due to the large listening area that had to be covered, Focus designed the system to project the low frequencies, taking advantage of the omni-directional pattern of the KF760 below 150 Hz to provide additional coverage control. Alignment of the system was simplified by keeping the distance between the KF760/KF730 modules and the subs to just six feet.
Additional ground-stacked EAW subs boosted the low end. "It was a pop rock festival, so we designed a cardioid configuration with a 'double line arc' with 16 SB1000z, which delivered an incredible punch in the central area, where most of the audience was located," said Pepe Ferrer of Focus. The system also included an in-fill of KF750 High Output Array Loudspeakers in a left-right configuration with four KF730 modules for mono voice front-fill.
The entire EAW system was powered by Lab.gruppen's FP+ Series and fP Series amplifiers. Twelve FP 10000Q and pair of FP 13000, along with several racks each of FP 4000 and fP 3400, provided over 80 channels of sound for the main FOH system, including the additional ground stacked subs. Additional racks containing a mix of FP+ and smaller fP Series models handled the in-fill and side-fill arrays and mono voice front-fill with ease.
Elsewhere, Focus deployed EAW's new KF740 3-Way Full-Range Loudspeakers on the Electro BAM Festival stage. The main FOH system was powered by a mix of Lab.gruppen fP Series and FP+ Series including eight fP 6400 and two FP 13000, alongside four racks of other fP Series (fP 3400 and fP 2600). The out-fill and front-fill KF730 elements were all powered by an additional 3 FP 13000.
(Jim Evans)
