The PA consisted of NEXO Alpha thee-way tops and S2 subs, Camco Vortex 6 power amps, NEXO NX242 controllers, 10x NEXO PS10 monitors and an LS500 sub for drums. A Yamaha LS9-32 digital audio console was used at front of house. « The rooftop gig at the WIT posed some unique challenges, » reveals Garrett Lane, GCS monitor engineer. « Thank goodness the PS10s deliver so much SPL in such a small footprint. To my surprise, I was asked to bring some channels down in the monitors! »
Crew chief Gary Gand said, « This venue has a very posh concrete and steel bar, which we put staging over, and lots of high-style decoration, such as glass walled fire pits and spandex umbrellas that were not production-friendly. We were walking on egg shells all day to make sure we could rock the crowd in a totally safe way and without risk to the decoration. »
The biggest challenge of the set up, says Gand, was the sophisticated roof tile drainage system. « The entire patio is ceramic tile floating on plastic and rubber so when it rains, the water drains through the floor onto a membrane roof underneath. We opted to pull the tiles in places where weight would be concentrated, and stack cabinets and staging directly on plywood over the membrane. »
The Roof Live concert series will continue throughout the summer, with no complaints filed over sound levels by neighbors.
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