UPQ BRInGS TOP GAMe TO TexAn dOMe AT
SOUTh PLAInS COLLeGe
ThE TEXAN DOME at South Plains College, “Once you hear the UPQ, you can
in Levelland, Texas, revealed its newly in- immediately tell it’s a Meyer product,”
stalled Meyer Sound UPQ-1P loudspeaker says Matt Quick, assistant professor in
system at this year’s graduation ceremo- sound technology at South Plains College.
“ThIS FACILITY IS ThE ny, leveraging exceptional intelligibility to “The horn is very smooth, and definitely
ShOWPLACE FOR OUR
ensure clarity for every word of the com- performs the way you would expect. It’s
mencement presentations. the difference between understanding
COMMUNITY AND IT WAS
what somebody said and not.”
The Meyer Sound system was part of the
DUE FOR AN UPGRADE
college’s modernization efforts to draw its Additional UPJ-1P, UPA-1P, UPA-2P,
LIKE ThIS. ThE QUALITY
athletic prospects’ attention to superior UPM-1P loudspeakers, and USW-1P
DELIVERED ThROUGh ThIS
facilities that also include a fitness complex subwoofers comprise a portable setup that
built in 2002. “This is our biggest recruiting complements the permanent arena system
SOUND SYSTEM IS SO
tool,” says Athletic Director Joe Tubb. when necessary. The supplementary
MUCh BETTER ThAN
“Once we get them here, it’s the people equipment is also used in other campus
ThE ONE WE USED
that they like. But, you have to get them areas, and is set up and operated by
here first.” students of South Plains’ Live Sound
PREVIOUSLY. IT hAS
Certificate program.
MADE ThE AUDIO AT
The new system also presents a giant
leap in the sound quality for public “As part of the Live Sound program’s
OUR PUBLIC EVENTS
gatherings at the venue. “This facility is curriculum, our students help handle the
A LOT CLEARER
the showplace for our community and it school’s AV requirements in exchange
FOR ThE AUDIENCES.”
was due for an upgrade like this,” says for hands-on experience in the design,
Dr. Kelvin Sharp, president of the college. installation, operation, and maintenance of
— DR. KELVIN ShARP
“The quality delivered through this sound audio systems,” adds Quick. “Now as they
PReSIdenT
system is so much better than the one handle the sound reinforcement needs for
SOUTh PLAINS COLLEGE
we used previously. It has made the audio a performing ensemble or an employee
at our public events a lot clearer for the breakfast, they get to practice with the
audiences.” industry-standard equipment from Meyer
Sound.”
A distributed system, highlighting 26
UPQ-1P loudspeakers and four UPJ-1P The Meyer Sound UPQ-1P loudspeaker is
VariO loudspeakers, is permanently a winner of the 2009 Technical Excellence
flown from the catwalk. A Galileo 616 & Creativity (TEC) Award, the Musikmesse
loudspeaker management system is used International Press Award (MIPA), and Live
for signal drive and control. System design Design’s Sound Product of the Year.
was coordinated by Addison, Texas-based
UPQ-1P UPJ-1P UPA-1P UPA-2P UPM-1P USW-1P Galileo 616 FEATURED PRODUCTS
consultant Acoustic Dimensions.
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