Riverscape Laser Light Show Reaches 75,000 with Meyer Sound M3D Line Array Systems
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As the city of Dayton celebrated Memorial Day with an all-day festival at RiverScape, its developing riverfront water park, Meyer Sound's 30,000 watt M3D Line Array Systems projected the sounds of patriotic rock 'n' roll over a 1,200-foot span of the Great Miami River. The music added drama to the largest laser/light show in the Western Hemisphere, splayed across the evening sky for an estimated 75,000 spectators who gathered nearby on bridges and riverbanks to listen and watch. To accompany the spectacular Five Rivers Fountain and the Laser Light Show—the latest achievement in the $21 million RiverScape revitalization project—six of Meyer Sound's new M3Ds were installed on a platform below the 750-foot long Riverside Bridge, projecting the tune to Mission Impossible, John Mellancamp's "Rock in the U.S.A.," KISS' "Star Spangled Banner and Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" to the river's banks and area encompassing the 45-foot-high mid-river fountains. The program marked the grand finale of a string of Memorial Day events, including performances from local bands, face painting, karaoke, noshing from local food vendors and a highlight performance from KC and the Sunshine Band. The bridge-stacked M3Ds, brought in as a permanent installation, will support more than 20 musical programs in the Dayton downtown area during evening concerts held throughout the year. Before choosing the Meyer M3D Line Array, Edward Technologies of El Segundo, CA began researching their options more than a year ago, focusing on a Meyer Sound system composed of MSL-10s. However, with the recent development and availability of the M3D, Edward Technologies felt that they promised to be the best choice for this demanding installation. "The tightly controlled horizontal coverage would do the 1,200 foot distance of the long throw from one bridge to the next," says Jason Rowley, Edward Technologies project manager. "Further, the tight Q and the low-end cancellation behind the speakers would assure that the folks standing on the bridge directly above and behind the speakers would not get blown away by the sound." Andy Gowin of RG Sound, in charge of sound on the event stage, sent a wireless feed during the festivities from the band's system to the M3Ds, seamlessly projecting the music into the water park. Says Mike Duff, production manager of Memorial Hall in Montgomery County, "We're thinking that in Phase 2 or 3, we'll add some UPAs to be focused back onto the bridge containing the M3Ds. The sound was stellar. You couldn't have asked for better speakers." June, 2001 |
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