DOUGLAS, Isle of Man — For Whitesnake and other bands performing after this year’s Isle of Man TT Motorcycle Races, Innovation Productions will be using line array technology in the form of a new Martin Audio W8LC system and control.
Managing director Andrew Pygott purchased 16 of the mid-high enclosures, along with eight WS218X subs and a pair of DX2 processors. Innovation has also configured the drive racks to accommodate six new Martin Audio MA5.2K amplifiers, with an MA12K driving the bottom end. The power amplifiers will allow Innovation to rely on only one per side rather than the traditional two or three for a system of this power.
Innovation Productions purchased they system as soon as the company knew they had the contract to supply sound reinforcement for this year’s Isle of Man TT Motorcycle Races and week-long concert series. The concerts are being staged in the Villa Marina Gardens in Douglas.
While Innovation expected to rig their entire complement of loudspeakers for the occasion (in two hangs of eight), the purchase also allows different configurations to be fielded for conferences and awards dinners, depending on the size of the event.
In addition to the versatility of the W8LCs, Pygott noted the fast rig/derig attributes of the system, the ease of use and versatility of Display, Martin Audio’s proprietary optimization software, and AudioCore remote PC control software as reasons behind the purchase.
“We are delighted with the purchase because it gives us so many different options,” he said.
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