Meyer Sound Application Profile : NetAid at Wembley Stadium

It (the Meyer Sound system) sounds very good. One thing I was impressed with during the soundchecks was how far it seems to throw, and the fact that the crossover between the delay system and the main system is practically unnoticeable. - Helen Garrett FOH engineer for Catatonia

System Description:

The Meyer Sound self-powered system was supplied by Canegreen, Ltd. The main stage speaker complement was configured as two vertical columns for dispersion control, with each column comprising six MSL-6s and 35 MSL-4s. Additional coverage was provided by two infill clusters (3xMSL-4 each) and a pair of MSL-2s for front fill embedded in the block of 29 650-R2s. Eight MSL-4s mounted in a 4x2 cluster served as the only delays; additional delay towers were not allowed because of sightline restrictions. Meyer's revolutionary SB-1 self-powered parabolic sound beams transducers-three per side above the video screens-projected clear mid-high information to the furthest seats.

The Wembley NetAid system was calibrated by Jim Cousins using Meyer Sound's SIM® technology. Cousins first optimized the main FOH system, and then blended in the delay speakers to create consistent transitions. Finally, the Sound Beam levels were brought up only as needed to fill in consistent response at distant corners of the stadium. Additional SIM® tuning was employed during the concert to compensate for acoustic differences between the empty stadium and the capacity crowd.

Equipment List:

SB-1

MSL-2

MSL-6

MSL-4

650-R2

System Drawings:

Sound System Diagrams

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