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Creative
Audio recently deployed its JBL VTX line
array system at a sold-out New Year’s Eve concert in Greensboro, North Carolina, featuring the Avett Brothers. |
NORTHRIDGE, California
– Creative Audio is a
company that lives up to its name, always on the lookout for new and better
products that enable the company to deliver better sound and lighting to its
audiences and clients. For years, Creative Audio has supported country, comedy,
rock and pop music tours in the U.S. and Canada for artists ranging from Larry
the Cable Guy and George Lopez to Trace Adkins for his 2012 “Songs and Stories”
tour. Adding HARMAN’s JBL VTX Series line array loudspeakers to its inventory
was Creative Audio’s logical next step.
“We own and are very
happy with our JBL VerTec™
VT4888 line array loudspeakers—in fact, we own more than 100 VT4888 and VT4880
subwoofers combined—but our company had grown to the point where we needed to find
a line array speaker that was more suited to large concerts,” said Chris
Mentzel, Owner of Creative Audio. “JBL’s new VTX Series line arrays were
announced around the same time we started looking, so the timing was perfect.”
“We looked at other
line arrays but the VTX Series was our first choice, and we knew that if we
went with anything else we might regret it,” Mentzel added. “When I found out
that other major tour sound companies were starting to use the VTX Series, that
also helped with our decision.”
The sheer output of
the VTX line array elements is amazing, Mentzel pointed out. “We’re finding
that you don’t need to use as many boxes as in the past with other line
arrays,” he said. “In that sense, the VTX Series can actually save you money
and space. The improved clarity and smoother frequency response are readily
noticeable, as is the even coverage pattern.”
“As a sound
contractor there’s another practical consideration we have to deal with—our
gear has to be rider-friendly,” noted Mentzel. “I think it’s clear that more
and more artists, promoters and venues are going to be specifying the VTX
Series in light of their exceptional performance.”
Creative Audio has already put its new VTX system to the
test at a number of events, including the Southern Illinois Country Fest at the
Worldshooting and Recreation Complex in Sparta, Illinois. For the 3-day
festival, Creative Audio deployed a left-right configuration of 12 V25 fullsize
line array elements per side, while ground-stacking nine G28 subwoofers per
side.
“The first night the headliner was Trace Adkins, the second
night was Dierks Bentley and the third night was Tim McGraw,” Mentzel said. “Every
engineer working the festival loved the system. That was also the very first
time we used the rig and we were blown away.”
Creative Audio recently completed a 12-show Christmas tour
featuring country music star Martina McBride, which spanned the U.S. and
Canada. For these arena dates, Creative Audio provided left-right hangs of 12
V25 line array elements per side, with six G28 ground-stacked subwoofers per
side. For shows where additional out fill was required, Creative Audio also
supplied 12 VT4888 midsize line array elements per side.
Most recently, Creative Audio provided its VTX system for a
sold-out New Year’s Eve performance by folk-rock band The Avett Brothers at the
12,000-seat Greensboro Coliseum Complex in North Carolina. The PA system
featured 12 V25 line array elements per side, eight G28 ground-stacked
subwoofers per side, with 12 VT4888 line array elements per side for out fill.
“As has been our experience since purchasing the rig, the
VTX system filled the arena with no problems,” Mentzel concluded.
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