Engineer Sean Richards is FOH and is a big fan of the Adamson Y-Axis line. Richards, who continues to request the system, says: "Mixing Metric on an Adamson Y10 system, I am getting the clarity, range and focus I need for their inherent subtleties, along with just enough bite to justify a rock band that needs to be heard as a rock band in their increasingly energetic shows."
Toronto's Towers Productions provided full production for the event. The stage was erected directly in front of the Toronto downtown skyline on a wonderfully hidden green space just along side the Gardiner Expressway, with the CN Tower majestically standing behind the stage. The Sound equipment for the show featured 24 Adamson Y-10's hung high with a SpekTrix wave at the bottom of each hang. 16 SX Subs were ground stacked L and R of stage. Four LX10's were used as a lip-fill, and two SpekTrix Subs with three SpekTrix stacked on top of them on both sides of the stage provided side fills.
The Old Fort York has four fairly low barracks at about 300 feet with quite reflective roofs, so the area past the barracks had a lot of energy bouncing back from them. But with the expected attendance of about 5000 people, the far area was not a worry, and was filled with concession stands and other amenities. The concert was packed, and Metric had the crowd on their feet. Richards observed: "What more can I say? Wherever I can arrange for a Y10 system, whether on tour or just a one off, I always insist on it!"
Hand-picked guests included the talented Dallas Trio The Secret Machines, whose FOH Engineer Philip J. Harvey has spent years mixing jam band Medeski, Martin and Wood. He says: "The Adamson Y-10's have been at the top of my preference list for years. I was impressed when touring the rig with MMW, no matter where we were, large theatre, small club or outside, the coverage and fidelity was always consistent and inspiring."
Adamson Systems' Jesse Adamson was the sound designer for The Dog Day Afternoon, and together with Adamson's technical aid Adam McGillivray, was present at the Friday set-up to tune the system. Watching over FOH was Perry Disera of Towers Productions.
Adamson Systems Engineering develops and manufactures loudspeaker systems for the professional touring and installation market throughout the world.
(Chris Henry)
