MLA Compact reinforces Bladerunnaz celebration
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To ensure one of the country’s premier drum & bass events made its usual impact on the dancefloor, service company and Martin Audio partner, BG Event , provided its MLA Compact PA system.
According to BG Event’s Balázs Szentiványi, the promoters opted for Martin Audio’s technology after specifying the MLA Compact on the drum & bass stage at the Balaton Sound festival, which they also promote.
Szentiványi said: “We knew that MLA Compact, accompanied by the mighty MLX subs, would unquestionably provide the ultimate gear for such a bass-heavy event. Due to MLA’s sonic capabilities over the full spectrum it was an ideal choice. We were able to use the special features of the MLA system, the SPL optimisation, leakage prevention, and ‘hard avoid’.
He added: “There is no acoustic damping in the room so that we had to avoid slapback from the rear, using the unique control - as this is something that bothers artists and crowd alike.” The system design was in the capable hands of BG’s long serving system engineer, Viktor Meszaros.
The MLA Compact arrays were rigged in a traditional Left/Right formation, four elements per side, with the MLX subwoofers in a conventional stack, two pieces on each flank. The subs were driven at a constant 80-90% capacity to reflect the sub-heavy genre of the music.
The main PA was supported by Martin Audio CDD-LIVE 12 for near-fill, and a pair of LE1500 for DJ monitoring, with two WS218X for LF extension.
Balazs confirmed that the promoters were overjoyed with the sound system. “They couldn’t have been happier,” he said. “The subs were overkill and the MLA Compact brought detailed mids and highs so that the night was marked with a coherent sound.”
(Jim Evans)
