{"id":24591,"date":"2022-07-30T00:46:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T22:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/?post_type=hot-news&p=24591"},"modified":"2023-01-31T11:19:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T10:19:47","slug":"pearl-jams-gigaton-tour-blasts-off-with-l-acoustics-k1","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/fr\/press-releases\/pearl-jams-gigaton-tour-blasts-off-with-l-acoustics-k1\/","title":{"rendered":"Pearl Jam’s Gigaton Tour Blasts Off With L-Acoustics K1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

RAT Sound and Brit Row supply the band\u2019s full audio complement across two continents<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SEATTLE, Washington \u2013 July 2022 \u2013<\/strong> In March of 2020, just as Pearl Jam was set to drop Gigaton<\/em>, its eleventh studio album and first proper recording since 2013\u2019s Lightning Bolt<\/em>, the band was on the cusp of touring North America before heading on to Europe to support the new release. After fast-forwarding through two-plus years of a global pandemic, the band has finally brought that plan to fruition and is once again carrying its preferred L-Acoustics K1 loudspeaker system on the road to best capture the band\u2019s intensity and musicality on its packed US and European arena tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May this year, southern California-based RAT Sound Systems provided the full sound reinforcement system for Pearl Jam\u2019s first seven US shows. A month later, the band took its RAT-supplied DiGiCo Quantum338 FOH and dual-SD5 monitor control packages over to Europe for a 15-date June and July run, where London-based Britannia Row Productions picked up the loudspeaker deployment role. Starting in early September, Pearl Jam will make its second North American sweep, with 11 more shows spanning the eastern half of the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cL-Acoustics has long been my favorite PA,\u201d shares Greg Nelson, who has been manning Pearl Jam\u2019s front-of-house mix since 2004, when the band toured with its first V-DOSC system before transitioning to K Series six years later. \u201cThere is something about how smooth the low-mids are and the basic warmth of the PA. I can get Ed\u2019s voice to sound a very specific way with K1 that I just can\u2019t ever seem to achieve with other PA systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The typical loudspeaker deployment for most shows on the Gigaton<\/em> Tour features left and right main arrays of 16 K<\/a>1<\/a> over six K2<\/a> down-fills, with out-fill hangs of 12 K1 over six K2 per side. Arrays of 14 K2 each extend reinforcement for 270-degree coverage, with an additional 18 Kara<\/a> used either as delay or rear-fill, depending on the venue geometry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For low-end, left and right hangs of eight KS28<\/a> subs are flown in cardioid configuration, bolstered by four more ground-stacked KS28 per side below. The front-fill is achieved by combining four Kara spread across the stage lip and four horizontally-arrayed A15<\/a> per side on the deck under each K1\/K2 array, with monitor side-fills comprised of left\/right hangs of four K2. Two L-Acoustics P1 Milan-AVB processors located at Nelson\u2019s FOH house mix position drive the system, which is powered by a grand total of 74 LA12X<\/a> amplified controllers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Andrew Gilchrest, the band\u2019s system engineer since 2014, L-Acoustics gives him the requisite design tools to ensure optimal deployment for every show. \u201cI have drawings of most of the venues we\u2019ve been playing, so it\u2019s nice to have a good idea before arriving onsite each day,\u201d he says. \u201cMy typical process includes verifying a few measurements to confirm the accuracy of my drawing, then placing the stage correctly in the room file. I have our full system saved as a speaker file that I import into the drawing. From there, I rely heavily on Soundvision\u2019s Autosplay and Autofilter functions to find the most even venue coverage for each array. On this run, I\u2019ve been employing the LF Autofilter on all arrays, giving us a noticeable improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBefore arrays are taken to trim, we use load-checker to verify that each zone has the correct number of boxes. For tuning, I\u2019ve learned to spend more time verifying that things are plugged in correctly than actual tuning. For the venues we\u2019ve been playing, the system is extremely predictable and needs very minor tweaks on a day-to-day basis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gilchrest adds that the P1<\/a> processors have come in handy for several situations with in-house delays. \u201cI\u2019m able to have the entire system in Network Manager, turning on and off zones and setting delays and EQ, which is way easier than having a separate drive system,\u201d he describes. \u201cIn fact, we ran into a situation where I ended up with ten minutes to set the delay times and levels for three zones of house delay, and I finished with time to spare thanks to having the zones in Network Manager.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more info on Pearl Jam\u2019s upcoming tour stops, visit www.pearljam.com<\/a>. RAT Sound Systems and Britannia Row Productions can be found online at www.ratsound.com<\/a> and www.britanniarow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Pearl Jam FOH engineer Greg Nelson (left) and system engineer Andrew Gilchrest with the Gigaton Tour\u2019s L-Acoustics K Series PA flown in the background<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Pearl Jam’s stage crew (left to right): band\/crew monitor engineer Tommy Caraisco, monitor engineer Karrie Keyes, monitor tech Brett Heet, and stage tech Sara Holt pictured with the tour’s two DiGiCo SD5 monitor consoles and L-Acoustics A15 front-fills<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    A view of the tour\u2019s house-left K1\/K2 main and out-fill arrays, KS28 sub hang, K2 arrays for 270-fill and monitor side-fill, and other L-Acoustics loudspeakers<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Another view of the PA, this one showing the 18-Kara rear-fill array<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Greg Nelson mixing the Gigaton Tour on his DiGiCo Quantum338 desk<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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