Jakarta-based DSS (Don Sistem Suara), a music and sound equipment rental house that supplies much of the pro audio equipment to music, audio, and broadcast professionals throughout Indonesia, was contracted to provide sound reinforcement services for the two Slash performances. Donny Hardono, the firm's owner, compiled a massive D.A.S. Audio sound system for these concerts and turned the mixing controls over to producer/engineer Ken "Pooch" van Druten.
In Surabaya, the D.A.S. Audio sound system deployed by the DSS crew consisted of 32 Aero-38 line arrays flown 16 elements per side. For low frequency support, these loudspeaker clusters were accompanied by 16 LX-218A active subwoofers that were ground-stacked in a left-right configuration with eight enclosures per side. The Aero-38 line arrays were driven by a combination of 24 D.A.S. SLA-4000 power amps and eight SLA-2600 amplifiers.
D.A.S. Audio Avant-12A compact, active 2-way multipurpose loudspeaker enclosures were deployed for stage monitors and drum monitor (8 units). Another four Avant-12A's were used as front-fills for those audience members close to the centre/front stage area. Side-fill responsibilities were handled by four Avant-215A 2-way, dual 15-inch full-range loudspeaker systems while four Avant-18A powered subwoofers provided sub bass support for the side-fills. Loudspeaker processing and management chores were handled by D.A.S. Audio's DSP-4080 and DSP-2060 loudspeaker processors.
At the Jakarta show, the DSS team flew 24 Aero-38 enclosures, 12 units per side. These were supported by 16 LX-218A subwoofers that were ground-stacked eight enclosures each left and right. The line arrays were driven by a combination of eighteen D.A.S. SLA-4000 power amps and six SLA-2600 amplifiers. For stage monitors and drum monitor, eight D.A.S. Avant-12A loudspeaker enclosures were placed into service along while another six Avant-12A's for used for front-fills.
(Jim Evans)
