LONDON — Outline’s Butterfly VLA was again requested by both the BBC and London’s Roundhouse for the 2009 Electric Proms season, which featured Robbie Williams backed by a 34-piece orchestra plus his own touring band on opening night. Producer Trevor Horn was playing bass and directing the band. Supplied by Britannia Row, the sound system included 12 CDH 483 hi packs per side, supplemented by three Mantas “wide boxes” for each hang and 12 Subtech 218s, all driven by Outline’s T9 amplifiers and controlled via Dolby Lake 412s. The Butterfly was specified for its power, dispersion and camera-friendly looks.
Derrick Zeiba was in charge of the orchestra and Snake Newton was Robbie Williams’ FOH engineer.
“The addition of the Mantas wide element has meant that you no longer need infill/outfill boxes — the 120 degrees produced by Mantas does everything that you need,” said Zeiba. “This was proven to great effect especially in the Roundhouse, which can be very unforgiving.”
Newton was quoted as saying, “It’s my favorite small system, very little system or channel EQ was used to get unbelievable results.”
The Electric Proms continued its season with performances from Dizzee Rascal, Dame Shirley Bassey, The Doves and Smokey Robinson.
All performances used Outline’s Butterfly system with Mantas 120 degree cabinets and Subtech 218s.
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