Lake's SmaartLive Controller provides an interface between the Lake Controller software and SmaartLive, the professional audio industry standard for real-time sound system measurement, optimization, and control. SmaartLive spectrum, spectrograph, and transfer functions are displayed directly within the Controller graphical interface, giving engineers the power to listen to, measure, and adjust the entire sound system from anywhere within the venue on a single wireless tablet.
According to Wehrlin, Scorpio Sound has used various high-end processing solutions in the past. "But once we started using the Lake Contour we really noticed the difference. The sound is without question better. This is definitely our processor of choice." Compared to previous processors that Scorpio has used, he says, the power of Contour's DSP is also noticeable. With other systems, he observes: "They're limited in how much EQ you can use and how many filters are available. But with the Lake, we can do anything we want to. Plus, the router works great and there are no dropouts. It's just been super."
Wehrlin, who has long been the FOH mixer for Meat Loaf, is looking forward to using the Lake Contours again, when the singer hits the road later this year. "We're going to be taking them on tour in August and September in the States, with Scorpio Sound and the JBL Vertecs."
(Lee Baldock)
