User manual ELECTRO-VOICE XLC BROCHURE

[. . . ] In such a modest space, you might expect a loudspeaker cluster centered above the stage. But the Pantages sound engineers and their contractor were determined that the quality of the front-of-house sound would match the great sight lines enjoyed by every seat in the theater. Achieving intelligibility and precise control quickly led them to one loudspeaker choice: The Electro-Voice® XLCTM compact linear array system. [. . . ] Achieving intelligibility and precise control quickly led them to one loudspeaker choice: The Electro-Voice® XLCTM compact linear array system. Line arrays are often associated with large performance venues, like 15, 000-seat arenas and outdoor stadiums. XLC compact linear arrays take the incredible clarity, range, and control of Electro-Voice X-LineTM linear array technology and makes it a highly versatile option for all kinds of performance spaces. XLC compact enclosures deliver the full bandwidth sound of their bigger siblings, while actually improving on conventional linear array performance. The XLC axis-asymmetrical design eliminates dead spots typically caused by horizontal lobing. In the Pantages, two arrays, each with 13 XLC 127 main enclosures, hang in front of the left and right sides of the proscenium. Placement was dictated by architecture as well as acoustics: the arrays couldn't obstruct the giant columns that frame the stage or cover important plaster details. Electro-Voice Line Array Prediction Software (LAPS) guided the precise placement and aiming of the array elements. These amps deliver the incredibly clean and powerful performance of EV® P-Series amplifiers along with the tremendous flexibility of digital remote control. With a laptop computer, a sound engineer can sit in the middle of the Pantages house, tweak any audio parameter, and run diagnostics on the speaker systems. The remote-controlled amps make daily system maintenance a snap: There's no climbing up to the equipment gallery (14 feet above stage left) to check an amplifier, or bringing an entire XLC array down to test for a damaged cone. The amps' integrated impedance testing documents any out-of-tolerance conditions or components. ALL IN THE MIX. The nerve center of the Pantages front-of-house system is its Midas Heritage 1000 mixing console. Everything a theatrical sound designer or concert FOH engineer would need is packed into the 48-frame package: an automation system controlling over 1500 faders and switch functions, four-band parametric EQ on each channel, ten aux sends, a 13 x 8 output matrix, and legendary Midas XL4 mic preamps. The Heritage 1000 is surprisingly compact, and is easily moved to one of two mix positions in the Pantages house, or even down the street to another theater. While the Midas name is most often associated with concert touring systems, its mixing consoles are favorites for installed live performance and broadcasting systems around the world. Midas offers sound contractors a wide choice of consoles from the awesome Legend 3000 to the amazingly versatile and compact Venice consoles. [. . . ] While the Midas name is most often associated with concert touring systems, its mixing consoles are favorites for installed live performance and broadcasting systems around the world. Midas offers sound contractors a wide choice of consoles from the awesome Legend 3000 to the amazingly versatile and compact Venice consoles. The 16-, 24-, and 32-channel Venice boards in particular bring the legendary "Midas sound" to applications as diverse as churches, hotels, recital halls, theme parks, corporate presentation rooms, and many more. THE SOUND STARTS HERE. It's no surprise that all three of the historic theaters along Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis make extensive use of Electro-Voice microphones. [. . . ]