Firehouse Productions recently
provided a
JBL VTX line array system for the Global Citizen Festival in New York City’s Central Park. |
NORTHRIDGE, California – The Black Keys, Foo
Fighters, Neil Young and Crazy Horse and many others rocked out recently in New
York City’s Central Park for the Global Citizen Festival, a free concert
highlighting the effort to combat poverty around the world. New York-based
Firehouse Productions provided the live sound reinforcement system for the
event, which featured HARMAN’s JBL VTX line arrays.
While the Global Citizen Festival was free, the estimated
60,000 concertgoers were only allowed to attend after accumulating points by
watching videos on globalcitizen.org about various issues dealing with poverty.
In addition to the musical performances, celebrities including K’Naan, John
Legend, Katie Couric and economist Jeffrey D. Sachs delivered speeches during
equipment changes.
For the main PA system, Firehouse provided 36 (18 per side)
JBL VTX V25 fullsize arrayable line array loudspeakers, 32 (16 per side)
VERTEC®
VT4880A fullsize arrayable subwoofers, with two VT4888 midsize line array
loudspeakers for front fills. In addition, 48 (four clusters of 12) VT4889
fullsize line array loudspeakers provided delay fill along with 24 (12 per
side) VT4880A subwoofers. Crown I-Tech HD 12000 amplifiers powered the entire system.
“This event was straightforward from a sound design
standpoint, as with outdoor concerts many of the obstacles of filtering sound are
eliminated, since there are no columns or walls that we have to worry about,”
explained Mark Dittmar, Lead Design & Integration Engineer at Firehouse
Productions. “The VTX line arrays continue to give us the sound quality and
smooth coverage that we rely on and we’ve never had a problem.”
“The light weight of the VTX made the load-in and setup
process a breeze,” Dittmar added. “The combination of VTX with the Crown I-Tech
HD amplifiers is the best solution out there for live sound applications of all
sizes and scopes.”
For more
information on Firehouse Productions, please visit: http://www.firehouseproductions.com
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