d&b Audiotechnik Y8 and Y12 line arrays, d&b B4 subwoofers, d&b Y7P loudspeakers, and E8 and E3 fill audio system, supported by Yamaha CL5 mixing console and eight computer systems managing QLab 5 for playback, an Ableton Dwell DAW, Present Management and RF administration – together with 36 channels of Shure ULXD1 wi-fi transmitters, paired with ULXD4Q wi-fi receivers, which digitally interface with the sound system over the Dante community
Masque Sounda number one theatrical sound reinforcement, set up and design firm, has as soon as once more teamed up with sound designer Joshua D Reid to deliver the touring productions of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical to life with a customized audio tools package deal, for each its East and West Coast US tour.
In designing the sound for this 12 months’s Grinch tour, Reid’s aim was to create a versatile and environment friendly touring sound system that would seize the magic of Dr Seuss’ traditional vacation narrative whereas offering the best degree of readability for audiences, in addition to a persistently satisfying expertise.
He confronted the added stress of offering sound methods for 2 excursions, an East Coast and a West Coast touring route, that have been constructed concurrently. “Every venue on our tour route has its personal acoustical qualities and protection areas for the viewers that should be taken under consideration and we need to present each viewers member with the identical high-quality expertise of the present at every efficiency,” mentioned Reid.
“Our greatest design problem is at all times designing a sound system that’s compact sufficient for environment friendly touring, whereas additionally expansive sufficient to supply optimum protection and an equally enjoyable expertise for audiences in any respect of our touring venues. The present itself is sort of massive, with 26 solid members, a 13-member dwell orchestra and 17 touring crew members. Managing each builds on the identical time was an enormous feat for each our audio crew in addition to those that have been supporting us at Masque Sound. It took greater than 30 individuals to construct each excursions inside a two-week window of time, however we’re as soon as once more, very proud of the outcomes.”
The sound system for each excursions this 12 months was designed with minimal interconnect in thoughts. “Due to the nice work of Masque Sound venture supervisor Cami Letrick, each excursions are nearly an identical of their design,” added Reid. “Our mixing console is a Yamaha CL5, and we utilise eight computer systems that handle QLab 5 for playback, an Ableton Dwell DAW, Present Management and RF administration. Our speaker towers include d&b Audiotechnik Y8 and Y12 line arrays, accompanied by d&b B4 subwoofers, d&b Y7P loudspeakers, and E8 and E3 fill audio system. Every touring rack in our system is related to a Dante community, offering redundant assist for all methods and drastically minimising cabling interconnect.
“We additionally journey with 36 channels of Shure ULXD1 wi-fi transmitters, paired with ULXD4Q wi-fi receivers, which additionally digitally interface with the sound system over the Dante community. Pit orchestra assist is supplied with Aviom D800-Dante A-Web Distributors and 16 private mixing stations of, A-16II and A360 Private Mixers. Clear-Com FreeSpeak-II gives versatile and clear communications for the manufacturing.”
The tour is at the moment scheduled to run via the top of December with upcoming stops together with San Jose, Windfall, Los Angeles, Durham, Richmond, Costa Mesa, Chicago and Sacramento.
