Fell Into This One!

mrsteaks · 15th June 2009

This is a little off topic for this Forum, but I thought I'd share my experiences of the last three days.

I traveled to Long Beach on Thursday to meet a friend, Katie, who was over from Hawaii doing a gig for Sutherlin Audio. She was A1 on a large line array PA for the 2009 Commencement Ceremonies at UC Irvine. Now, I just went to visit her, hang with her, and did not expect to work - I brought no gear with me at all. However, circumstances being what they were, I ended up the A2 on the job!

I haven't worked with a state of the art large venue PA system since the mid '70's. This particular rig was being used in a 5600 seat venue to provide prerecorded music, vocal reinforcement, and for sending a feed to a camera crew for UC Irvine's 2009 graduation ceremonies. The system belongs to Russ Sutherlin, and is apparently one of his medium sized rigs. It was fronted with a Midas Venice 320 mixer, Klark-Teknik EQ's and crossovers, Rane crossovers, QSC power (25,000 watts), and two E/V eight element line arrays (with two flown subs per side). There were two smaller custom built line arrays next to the main L/R arrays providing side fill.

I was struck right away by the effortless clarity of the system along with it's superb coverage. Wow!!! The rig sounded to me very much like an excellent studio monitor system. Katie told me it could sound even better with a "real Midas console".

Here's a shot or two (or more) of the weekend.....

bishopthomas · 15th June 2009

That looks like an XLD (or maybe XLC) rig. I'm a big fan of the EV line arrays. Sounds like a good gig, even if you didn't plan on it. I built a 40x20 stage and 80' of truss the other day unexpectedly. Same as you, just visiting a friend and a crew member didn't show.

mrsteaks · 15th June 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by bishopthomas

That looks like an XLD (or maybe XLC) rig. I'm a big fan of the EV line arrays. Sounds like a good gig, even if you didn't plan on it. I built a 40x20 stage and 80' of truss the other day unexpectedly. Same as you, just visiting a friend and a crew member didn't show.

I think it's an XLC rig. I may be wrong, but I do know it's not one of the new ones. Russ thinks the older E/V line arrays sound better than the new efforts.

I've been a E/V fan since 1970 when I first heard a Sentry 2A system with a Sentry 4 center cluster. This system reminded me a lot of that early memory!

mrsteaks · 16th June 2009

By the way, I'm the gal in the glasses. Katie is the one who knows what she's doing!

boojum · 17th June 2009

I know the "Suck" slider is for the last day on the job. When does the "Talent" slider get used? ROTFLMAO ;o)

mrsteaks · 24th June 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by boojum

I know the "Suck" slider is for the last day on the job. When does the "Talent" slider get used? ROTFLMAO ;o)

During the National Anthem...

rwhealey · 24th June 2009

Wow, those QSC amps are bulletproof.

I think I see a mix of MXa series and MX series - all long discontinued.

We replaced ours with something lighter, but all still work!

15th June 2009	#1
mrsteaks Gear addict Joined: Dec 2006 Location: seaside, california Posts: 382 Thread Starter	Fell Into This One! This is a little off topic for this Forum, but I thought I'd share my experiences of the last three days. I traveled to Long Beach on Thursday to meet a friend, Katie, who was over from Hawaii doing a gig for Sutherlin Audio. She was A1 on a large line array PA for the 2009 Commencement Ceremonies at UC Irvine. Now, I just went to visit her, hang with her, and did not expect to work - I brought no gear with me at all. However, circumstances being what they were, I ended up the A2 on the job! I haven't worked with a state of the art large venue PA system since the mid '70's. This particular rig was being used in a 5600 seat venue to provide prerecorded music, vocal reinforcement, and for sending a feed to a camera crew for UC Irvine's 2009 graduation ceremonies. The system belongs to Russ Sutherlin, and is apparently one of his medium sized rigs. It was fronted with a Midas Venice 320 mixer, Klark-Teknik EQ's and crossovers, Rane crossovers, QSC power (25,000 watts), and two E/V eight element line arrays (with two flown subs per side). There were two smaller custom built line arrays next to the main L/R arrays providing side fill. I was struck right away by the effortless clarity of the system along with it's superb coverage. Wow!!! The rig sounded to me very much like an excellent studio monitor system. Katie told me it could sound even better with a "real Midas console". Here's a shot or two (or more) of the weekend..... Attached Thumbnails __________________ RMS Last edited by mrsteaks; 16th June 2009 at 06:59 PM.. Reason: Spelling

17th June 2009	#5
boojum Lives for gear Joined: May 2007 Location: Astoria, OR, US&A Posts: 2,308 1 Review written	I know the "Suck" slider is for the last day on the job. When does the "Talent" slider get used? ROTFLMAO ;o) __________________ Nov schmoz ka pop.

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15th June 2009	#2
bishopthomas Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,565	That looks like an XLD (or maybe XLC) rig. I'm a big fan of the EV line arrays. Sounds like a good gig, even if you didn't plan on it. I built a 40x20 stage and 80' of truss the other day unexpectedly. Same as you, just visiting a friend and a crew member didn't show.

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mrsteaks Gear addict Joined: Dec 2006 Location: seaside, california Posts: 382 Thread Starter	By the way, I'm the gal in the glasses. Katie is the one who knows what she's doing!

24th June 2009	#7
rwhealey Gear Head Joined: Jul 2008 Location: St. Louis Posts: 58	Wow, those QSC amps are bulletproof. I think I see a mix of MXa series and MX series - all long discontinued. We replaced ours with something lighter, but all still work!