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year, linked to a rack of ChamSys R4s. This enabled us to integrate guest
consoles quickly and easily into the control network and switch seamlessly
between these and the house console throughout the day.”WEST HOLTS
A stone’s throw from the central Green Peace area, West Holts enjoyed a
selection of stellar performances from the likes of Lizzo, Janelle Monae,
Jorja Smith, Wu Tang Clan and Jeff Goldblum.
This year, RG Jones supplied West Holts with 14 MLA per side, an out
hang on house left of six MLA compact and a house right outfill of eight MLA
Compact, which helped to extend coverage out to the Pathway to extend
arena space. Twenty-one MLX subwoofers deployed in a cardioid pattern
kept noise on stage to a minimum but delivered chest-pumping energy to
the audience.
Two hangs of 16 MLA Compact delays were positioned 95m from the
stage and extended coverage for another 75m before tapering off sharply
using Martin Audio’s unique Hard Avoid feature to prevent sound spilling
into market stalls. As System Tech, Jack Bowcher, commented: “This was
a massive improvement from two years ago, with better quality audio
through the field and better containment as well.
This audio quality was further endorsed by Andrew Lorenzo, FOH
Engineer for Hollie Cook. “MLA sounded really crisp to me; I didn’t do
anything to the graphic, it has been really well tuned by RG Jones on site
and I found it really full in both the bottom and high top end, which is what
I need for reggae. But it wasn’t harsh, which is the other thing I noticed and
really liked. A thumbs-up from me.”
To ensure an unrestricted view for all, Creative Technology installed a
7.5m x 5m Upstage screen and two 6m x 3.5m IMAGs, both using INFiLED
5.9mm as well as providing screen switching for video relay, sub-cutting
cameras from the BBC.
On site at the West Holts stage, BroadWeigh’s Sales Executive, Elliot Van
Leare, spoke of the use of the company’s Bluetooth-enabled shackles. Van
Leare wore multiple hats during the weekend as both a Sales Executive anda sound engineer. “This year I arrived a few days before the festival to set
up and fly the loudspeaker system at West Holts, then worked on stage in
patch and monitor world.”
All weight monitoring was done from the BroadWeigh App using an
Apple iPhone XR. With windspeeds creeping up on one of the days, Van
Leare could see how the weight fluctuated with any sudden gust. “This
would be rather surprising and would sometimes show an addition of over
100kg to the standard weight,” he stated. “We were flying at under half the
capacity weigh load, but it just goes to show how important it is to monitor
if you’re flying equipment close to its maximum weight load.”
With the system in place Van Leare was able to capture all data required
from the FOH position on the app considering the delay towers were more
than 25m away.
“Take into consideration the 30-plus thousand people that made up the
crowd along with its Bluetooth enabled devices, and it’s a great result. This
was more than what was required as monitoring delay towers.”
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