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once again brought onboard to provide sound reinforcement and live event production support for his current tour, which consists primarily of venues with seating capacities up to 18,000. “We started working with
Alborán back in 2011 when he was first starting out,” explains Raul Mendez, who has recently taken on a permanent position as Fluge’s head of sound. “His team was always quite happy with the Adamson Y18 line arrays, but when they learned about the new E15 enclosures, they wanted to compare the systems side-by-side. They were amazed with the Energia system. It quickly became their PA of choice for the current tour.” The Fluge team designed a main stage system that incorporated left-right flown line arrays, each comprised of 16 Adamson Energia E15 enclosures per side. Their previous main system, the Y18, now served duties as side PA with two 12 deep hangs. Reinforcement for the rear of the venue was bolstered with two more arrays consisting of six Adamson Y10 boxes. Four Meyer MICA and eight M’elodie modules provided frontfill for the first rows in front of the stage. The flexibility of the Adamson E15 system allowed them to adapt the design according to the demands of the different venues on this tour. Eighteen Adamson Systems
T21 subwoofers were also deployed – six were stacked (2 x 3) to the left and right of the stage with three sets (2 x 1) spaced evenly across the front of the stage in a cardioid configuration. “We set up each venue using Adamson’s Shooter software,” explains Alvaro Ureña Llano, system engineer for the tour. “The result each time was amazing. It was impressive how well the designs worked in each space – it took very little work to tune the system.”
The E15s are powered by
18 Powersoft K3; K8 amplifiers, rack-mounted and located on either side of the stage below the arrays, powered the E15s. The 1RU, 2-channel K8 amplifiers provide 3,000 watts per channel (at 4 ohms). “The headroom was impressive and they sound really clean,” Llano adds. “The compact size is also a big bonus when on the road.”
Lab.gruppen FP 7000s – 2 × 3,500W at 2 ohms – drive the low end, one amplifier dedicated to each subwoofer. Overall system processing was
brought together by four Dolby Lake Processors – two per side, two for back-up – that shared an identical setup. Llano used the Lake Processors to dial-in and optimise the four main stage PA hangs, subwoofers and delays. “The set-up was terrific,” FOH engineer Jesus Alcañiz Jimenez adds. “The sound system exhibited deep bass, perfect mids for the vocals and high end frequencies reaching all areas – not matter how large the venue. The coverage was excellent.” An 64-channel Avid VENUE
Profile digital console handled all of the mix needs at the front of house position, with a DiGiCo SD 10 supplied for monitoring. The majority of the band, including Alborán, utilised Sennheiser SR 3256 in-ear monitoring systems with Meyer USM floor monitors on stage for the drummer and the bass player. The production team also records each show with Pro Tools HD3, also located at front-of-house. “I was extremely impressed with the DiGiCo SD 10,” Juan Bermudo Campuzano, monitor engineer says. “It has the dynamic range needed for in-ears, the processing is amazing and the integration with Waves means you have everything you need right at the console.” With their Spain dates
wrapped up, the tour heads to
Chile next, followed by Mexico. “This has been another fantastic tour for one of the brightest talents out there,”
The main stage system comprised 16 Adamson Energia E15 enclosures per side
concludes Mendez. “Every event has been amazing – fans, music, sound system – we could not ask for more. It is a pleasure to work
with such an amazing musician to put together unforgettable evenings for his fans.”
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Fluge owner Raúl Méndez Escribano (left) and systems tech Alvaro Ureña Llano
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