The performances have been staged outdoors at Rockefeller Centre in New York City, drawing thousands of fans in the early mornings. Two stages facing each other, separated approximately 200ft apart, allow for consecutive performances by different artists. The south stage features a sound reinforcement system consisting of two ground-stacked line arrays, one per side, each containing seven JBL Vertec VT4887ADP-AN powered compact line array loudspeakers. The north stage features two arrays of five VT4887ADP-AN loudspeakers per side. Each array is accompanied by a VT4881ADP-AN powered compact arrayable subwoofer.
"We have used Vertec for numerous projects in the past, in a range of sizes and configurations, and we felt Vertec was a natural fit for this project as well," said Bob Rendon of PRG Audio. "Since the staging area is tightly situated between two buildings, we chose Vertec because we needed a highly controllable line array system that would keep unwanted reflections to a minimum."
(Jim Evans)
