FOXWOODS
Location: Mashantucket, USA Company: d&b audiotechnik
The Foxwoods Casino Complex on the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Reservation in Connecticut is very big; in fact it’s the biggest. Jeff Mele of system integrators North American Theatrix (NAT) elaborated: “This is the largest casino in the United States, covering approximately one square mile and it was our responsibility to define and install all audio, video and lighting requirements.” Within this massive complex you will find the opulent MGM Grand Theatre: a 4,000-seat venue with a 60 ft by 30 ft high proscenium arch complete with a d&b audiotechnik PA system. NAT was charged with the task of installing a suitable PA. “The decision to install d&b was easy for us; d&b systems represent the cut- ting edge in audio performance technology,” said Mele. Perhaps surprisingly, this was NAT’s first installation using d&b but Mele was hap- py to justify the choice: “The d&b D12 amplifiers were proven technology and we already had experience using them as we’ve been hosting d&b training sessions and audio consultant demonstrations since 2001, so we had seen and experienced the quality of the components, and the system performance. And of course we’d worked with and got to know Colin Beveridge, d&b’s US Company President, so all the fundamentals of confidence were in place.” The PA is primarily a J-Series system with Q-Series loudspeakers for a central vo- cal cluster, but careful thought was required to overcome the room’s acoustic dif- ficulties as Mele explained: “The room is relatively narrow for such a large audience and in the back, beneath the balcony, we had some problems. We used a range of fills, d&b E3’s for the front row stalls while the wide Q-Series loudspeakers above, more than adequately covered the front rows. We installed d&b’s new E8 for under balcony fill, with the E12 over the balcony; Colin Beveridge gave us the opportunity to experiment with these new boxes and, as a distributed ‘fill’ system. They marry really well.” As Lead Audio Engineer, Gamelin is enjoying his new PA: “The d&b system gets used for every show. During the first year we had one show that insisted on hanging their own PA and it proved to be an unwise decision. The act has since returned and used our d&b system. Most touring engineers, after a short visit with their SMAART system, just smile and say, ‘It’s going to be an easy day!’.
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