{"id":35753,"date":"2023-07-11T02:18:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T00:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/?post_type=press-release&p=35753"},"modified":"2023-08-14T09:47:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T07:47:02","slug":"cma-fest-celebrates-50th-anniversary-with-l-acoustics-concert-sound","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/fr\/press-releases\/cma-fest-celebrates-50th-anniversary-with-l-acoustics-concert-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"CMA Fest Celebrates 50th Anniversary with L-Acoustics Concert Sound"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

More than 90,000 country music fans listened to their favorite artists perform at Nissan Stadium on a K Series system deployed once again by Sound Image Nashville<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NASHVILLE, Tennessee \u2013 July 2023 \u2013<\/strong> Nashville\u2019s CMA Fest, the world\u2019s largest and longest-running country music festival, marked its milestone 50th anniversary this June with over 300 artists and acts participating in the celebration. Drawing a record-breaking crowd of more than 90,000 enthusiastic fans on each of its four days, this year\u2019s festival sprawled out across five live venues, including Nissan Stadium, whose main stage hosted performances from a who\u2019s who lineup of stars like Alabama, Ashley McBryde, Dan + Shay, Dierks Bentley, Elle King, Jason Aldean, Lainey Wilson, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Tanya Tucker, Tim McGraw, more. Since 2013, Sound Image Nashville has provided an L-Acoustics K Series concert sound system for the festival\u2019s biggest stage, and this year was no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me of country music\u2014arguably the most touring-intense genre of all American music formats\u2014playing night after night, the sound had to meet some very high standards, says Sound Image System Engineer Bill Chase, designer for the project. \u201cIt was a festival of primarily A-level artists who all have their very specific demands for audio,\u201d he observes. \u201cIt’s also a high-profile event with very high expectations. Literally, everybody in the industry comes, and the festival is televised. We\u2019ve found that no one is disappointed when they discover they\u2019re going to be mixing on an L-Acoustics system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chase notes that he worked on the project with Sound Image Crew Chief Philip Piercy, previous System Engineer Roz Jones, and a team from L-Acoustics that included Applications Engineer Vic Wagner, Touring Engineer Liaison David Brooks, and Applications Consultant Erika West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Luke Combs performing live on Sound Image\u2019s L-Acoustics K Series concert sound system at this year\u2019s CMA Fest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nissan Stadium drew record crowds for CMA Fest\u2019s 50th anniversary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Although Nissan Stadium, home to the NFL Tennessee Titans, has fairly predictable acoustics, it does possess some unique features that can affect sonic response, including a very large video wall at one end. Chase explains, \u201cIf you were to deploy the PA as most would, which is to use the mains to cover as much as possible, you\u2019d end up with a lot of slap-back. So, we avoided that by tightly covering the field and lower bowl with our main hangs and then using the out-fills and delays to address the rest. Some of the arrays were asked to cover well beyond what one might typically think would be possible, but Soundvision showed us that the system we designed would work\u2014and it did. There was impact from the kick drum and full frequency response everywhere\u2014even in the farthest reaches\u2014and no sound quality compromises whatsoever to any seat in the house.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nissan Stadium\u2019s main stage system, designed in Soundvision, utilized 52 K1<\/a> and 68 K2<\/a> line source array enclosures. Left and right main hangs sported six K1-SB<\/a> over 14 K1 and four K2 downs, while the out-fill arrays counted 12 K1 over 12 K2. Solid low-frequency coverage was reinforced by 36 ground-based KS28<\/a> subs, stacked three-high in a cardioid configuration, as well as 10 K1-SB per side flown behind the mains to aid in even coverage and rearward rejection. Eight additional K2 were hung per side as far out-fills for the upper bowl seats, and ten more K2 per side were flown out in the gridiron seating for delay. A dozen Kara II used as various fills rounded out the enclosure tally, while a whopping 90 LA12X<\/a> amplified controllers powered the whole system, which was processed via the L-Acoustics P1<\/a> Milan AVB processor and M1<\/a> measurement tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A concert sound system\u2019s loudspeakers typically tend to get the most credit for delivering great audio reinforcement, but there\u2019s plenty under the hood that helps make a show like this sound amazing, and that was certainly the case for CMA Fest. In particular, Chase cites the significant benefits of the Autoclimate function, which allows for the simultaneous adjustment of all air-compensation filters based on measured temperature and humidity conditions, accounting for the specific shooting distance of each zoning group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Old Dominion performing on CMA Fest\u2019s Nissan Stadium main stage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The left and right main arrays each featured six K1-SB over 14 K1 and four K2 downs, backed by additional hangs of 10 K1-SB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty amazing the amount of distance we can cover with L-Acoustics, but it\u2019s equally amazing how it can adapt to changing weather conditions using Autoclimate and Autofilter,\u201d he says, the latter processor further assisting with uniformity and flatness of the high-frequency response, determining and applying linear-phased FIR filters to zoning groups within an array. \u201cFor instance, when these crews come in the morning for sound checks, it’s hot and dry, but at night, it cools down and becomes more humid. Yet we can keep the PA sounding consistent throughout the whole venue the entire day thanks to tools like these that make a system engineer\u2019s job easy, especially with the PA as large as this. With an event as big as CMA Fest, L-Acoustics is as good as it gets.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more details on CMA Fest\u2019s 50th anniversary, the highlights of which ABC will televise on July 19, visit www.cmafest.com<\/a>. Sound Image can be found online at www.sound-image.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Out-fill arrays counted 12 K1 over 12 K2, and solid LF coverage was reinforced by 36 ground-based KS28 subs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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FOH Engineer Taylor Bray (right) manning Dan + Shay\u2019s mix at CMA Fest with assistance from Systems Engineer Chris Bloch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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