Meyer Sound JM-1P Envelops Audiences at Australia's Arts Centre Gold Coast
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At Australia's newly updated Arts Centre Gold Coast (ACGC), the installation of a self-powered Meyer Sound JM-1P arrayable loudspeaker system confirmed the venue's commitment to sound quality, and gave a boost to the entertainment scene in South East Queensland. The ACGC, formerly the Gold Coast Arts Centre, attracts national and international acts from comedians, contemporary theatre, gospel choirs, to touring rock bands. Flexibility, precision audio, and total reliability were all ACGC's sound requirements that led to its deployment of a JM-1P system, configured in left-right arrays with four cabinets each. "It was definitely a 'wow' moment when we first fired up the JM-1Ps," says Richard Muecke, senior audio technician for ACGC. "The first thing that struck me was the smoothness and overall musicality of the cabinets. I love the definition of the top end while not being too brittle or harsh, and the stereo imaging between the left and right hangs is amazing. "The most impressive feature of the JM-1P is that it is a true point source speaker cabinet with tight pattern control." Muecke continues. "The theatre has physical constraints, and the 60-degree horizontal dispersion pattern—when flown in a vertical array—is ideally suited to this venue. It's exciting that the JM-1Ps are great for tight-packed arrays too. They have a 20-degree vertical dispersion pattern, meaning we could mount four cabinets in a vertical array for a total of 80 degrees of vertical dispersion, also ideally suited to the venue." The JM-1P enables cleaner sightlines, an attribute Muecke and his crew experienced first-hand. "This system does not dominate the appearance of the performance area, proscenium arch or stage," he says. "Yes, one can see that there are speakers in the auditorium, but the JM-1Ps seem to blend into our surrounding in a less obtrusive way than the previous loudspeaker hangs." Complementing the JM-1P loudspeakers is a center cluster of two CQ-2 loudspeakers to cover the balcony and a CQ-1 to cover the lower seating. Four 700-HP subwoofers are installed in an end-fired configuration to achieve a cardioid pattern response. Fourteen MM-4 miniature loudspeakers are mounted to the stage edges. Seven UPM-1P loudspeakers serve as under-balcony fill, and four UPJ-1P VariO loudspeakers enable a 5.1 surround listening experience. A Galileo loudspeaker management system with two Galileo 616 processors is used for signal drive and processing. "Self-powered speaker cabinets have a number of distinct advantages over the more traditional systems," observes Muecke. "Additional processing and amplification are optimally matched between all the components within the cabinet. It's easy to use, in that running signal and power to a cabinet gets you up and running with high quality sound in no time. With the Meyer Sound system, we now have a unique opportunity to showcase what great sound is really all about, and to dazzle audiences with a live 5.1 surround experience." April, 2010 |
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