Brave Sir Robin Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 One for @stuartbert two hats and all the rest of us geeks: https://www.psneurope.com/live/martin-audio-pa-deployed-for-pyramid-stage-and-six-other-stages-at-glastonbury-2019 Some interesting titbits 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooter Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Nice interesting link cheers. Must say it all did sound a whole better this year even with the stiff breeze at times. Davy Ogilvy, FOH engineer for Tom Odell, commented: “I thought it was great, I expected the sound to get blown away in the wind but all the power stayed there, I’m very happy”, while Mike Timm, FOH engineer for George Ezra, added “I was really impressed with how it held up in the wind, it sounded great and the low end was good”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodWillOut Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Don’t know what they did for the Cure on Sunday night but the sound coming out of those speakers was amazing. One of the best sonic experiences I’ve ever had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sack truck Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Sound was superb this year. George Ezra maybe needs a word with them though, they made him sound more like George from rainbow when speaking ??♂️? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 59 minutes ago, Brave Sir Robin said: One for @stuartbert two hats and all the rest of us geeks: https://www.psneurope.com/live/martin-audio-pa-deployed-for-pyramid-stage-and-six-other-stages-at-glastonbury-2019 Some interesting titbits I've not read yet, but I reckon IICON was a MLA Compact. Let's see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfool01 Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 The annual I haven't got a clue whats being talked about thread ... but I will read / enjoy it anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Sir Robin Posted July 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said: I've not read yet, but I reckon IICON was a MLA Compact. Let's see... Nope, something new: New for 2019 was the IICONIC stage, featuring a 65ft sculpture of a human head wrapped in a VR headset evoking ‘the pervasive nature of technology on the human spirit’. Martin Audio’s WPL made its festival debut on the stage by way of an immersive surround sound system designed by RG’s Simon Honywill, consultant sound engineer for the festival. WPL is Martin Audio’s new large format optimised passive line array from the Wavefront Precision series and is designed to offer an adaptable approach to optimisation of line arrays through Scalable Resolution, whereby the user decides upon the number of enclosures with dedicated amplifier channels that are required for the coverage, consistency and control of the space. “I thought that rather than just having this incredible structure and then just straight forward left right standard deployment, let’s go a bit crazy and do it in surround sound,” said Honywill. “So we had six hangs of ten WPL all pointing inwards with optimisation of the sound fields to maximise the experience through the space for a 15,000 crowd. A single 23-metre long SHX218 sub array in a broadside cardioid pattern provided the thumping bass, but also control too. Each night there was a specially-commissioned presentation where the stage structure is projection mapped combined with 6.1 surround audio which worked highly effectively. Then for the DJ sets we used a Trinnov Altitude 32 system to effectively up mix the stereo output to the 6.1 surround system and the results of that, were frankly outstanding.” Nice modest self-assessment at the end there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said: I've not read yet, but I reckon IICON was a MLA Compact. Let's see... I'm going to give myself half marks for that. I guessed IICON was one of the six Martin Audio rigs, but it's one of the only systems not MLA or MLA Compact. I wish I'd made it up to JPT this year, would have liked to hear the difference between Compact and full MLA. I'm giving myself full marks for what seemed like craZy conspiracy theories on W Holts. I was completely right! *smugface* The question has to be - what the fuck is up with Other not being Martin? Why is it so special? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losing my hair Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Perhaps it was just me, but I found the sound in Leftfield to be much better than Williams Green which I guess are similar sized tents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Losing my hair said: Perhaps it was just me, but I found the sound in Leftfield to be much better than Williams Green which I guess are similar sized tents. Given that Leftfield was the only tent of it's size containing a scaled down version of the Pyramid PA, I'd say your ears are bang on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Why hasn't anyone else noticed this is the most exciting thread on the site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon_Fields Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Geeks! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said: Geeks! ? Reminds me of the best channel on YouTube: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 I've turned into the sound engineering version of our man @bamber Here's an in depth article on The Cure's live setup; https://www.prosoundnetwork.com/.amp/live/live-sound-showcase-the-cure-from-the-hanging-garden-to-madison-square-garden?amp_js_v=0.1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitehorses Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 The surround sound on iicon was pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 I'm disappointed in you lot. I thought this forum was for Glastonbury nerds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 The improvement in the last 5 years or so has been one of the festivals great achievements. Pyramid and particularly the West Holts totally transformed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, The Nal said: The improvement in the last 5 years or so has been one of the festivals great achievements. Pyramid and particularly the West Holts totally transformed. Agreed. I was touring a newbie around the site on Thursday and when we came to the Pyramid field I had to introduce it as not only the biggest, but actually the best sound system on site, something that I've been unable to say for most of the 22 years I've been coming to the festival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfunk Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 Jazz Stage sounded better than ever.... Other stage dB rig as good as ever, although a tad quieter than before.. Anyone feel the void single stack in the SE corner, wtf was that... Standing 2m from it, it physically hurt, never experienced sound preasure like that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greased-Up Deaf Guy Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 Anyone know what the system was at Arcadia? Really crisp and bassy near the stacks but it lost a of depth if you were in the centre of the crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, mrfunk said: Jazz Stage sounded better than ever.... Other stage dB rig as good as ever, although a tad quieter than before.. Anyone feel the void single stack in the SE corner, wtf was that... Standing 2m from it, it physically hurt, never experienced sound preasure like that.. It might be just the way they wanted it to sound, but stood level with the desk for the Chemical Brothers, every time the bass dropped, that was pretty much all you could hear. During Galvanise, I could hear the crowd singing the main riff more than from the speakers. Whereas for the admittedly quite different Jon Hopkins, everything was crisp and balanced, even when he dropped the bass. Edited July 9, 2019 by stuartbert two hats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losing my hair Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 3 hours ago, stuartbert two hats said: I'm disappointed in you lot. I thought this forum was for Glastonbury nerds! Sorry, we just thought that you liked talking to yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 9 minutes ago, Losing my hair said: Sorry, we just thought that you liked talking to yourself. I love talking, but I crave an audience. It's a personality flaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quark Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 3 hours ago, stuartbert two hats said: Agreed. I was touring a newbie around the site on Thursday and when we came to the Pyramid field I had to introduce it as not only the biggest, but actually the best sound system on site, something that I've been unable to say for most of the 22 years I've been coming to the festival. Not long after this his newbie fled and was never seen again. One way to reduce people aiming for tickets in Oct Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.B. Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 In the geeky spirit, here's a Music Week interview about production on the Pyramid Stage! https://www.musicweek.com/live/read/every-year-brings-a-new-challenge-emma-reynolds-taylor-on-glastonbury-s-production-secrets/076612 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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