Scrooge Springs for Meyer
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NEW YORK (December, 2001) The familiar "Bah, Humbug!" cry of Ebenezer Scrooge can be clearly heard at the Radio City Entertainment's production of A Christmas Carol thanks to a Meyer Sound self-powered reinforcement system designed by renowned sound designer Tony Meola. Staged at The Theater at Madison Square Garden and starring Tim Curry as Scrooge, the show runs from November 23rd through December 27th. The main loudspeaker system for the 5600-seat theater comprises three separate systems: one for the vocal program material, one for the orchestral music and a third for effects. The vocal system includes five CQ-1 Wide-Coverage Main Loudspeakers for the lower-orchestra seating, and seven CQ-1s for the middle-orchestra area. Fifteen UPM-2P Ultra-Compact Narrow Coverage Loudspeakers comprise the balcony delays, and eleven UPM-2Ps are used for front-fills. The orchestra reinforcement system uses two UPA-1P Compact Wide-Coverage Loudspeakers and two USW-1P Compact Subwoofers. Effects are played through four UM-1s and four UPA-1Ps. Fourteen 650-P High Power Subwoofers line the circumference of the seating areas for additional effects, and onstage fold back is delivered via six UPM-2Ps. Eight CP-10 Parametric Equalizers are employed for system alignment while one CP-10 is used as a vocal insert. This is the eighth year of the production, and Meola has designed the system for all eight years. "One learns a lot doing a brand new show and this show was such a monster in the beginning," Meola recalled. "Since then we have modified it a few times, but mostly in the first few years. The biggest change was going from UM-1s to CQ-1s for the main vocals. I really like the accuracy and power of the CQs" Assisting Meola in the design of the system was Kai Harada, who had this to say: "The switch to Meyer powered loudspeakers for the entire vocal system on "A Christmas Carol" this year provided us with a much cleaner and predictable system, enabling us to consistently furnish every seat in the theatre with smooth intelligibility." Harada added, "The CQ-1 and UPM-2P systems coupled fabulously to provide seamless transitions between seating sections." Patrick Pummill is the Production Engineer for the production and Rich Gilmour is the Assistant Production Engineer. December, 2001 |
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