{"id":37570,"date":"2023-09-02T00:34:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T22:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/?post_type=press-release&p=37570"},"modified":"2023-09-02T00:34:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T22:34:57","slug":"dream-theater-takes-north-americas-first-l-acoustics-l-series-system-on-tour","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.l-acoustics.com\/fr\/press-releases\/dream-theater-takes-north-americas-first-l-acoustics-l-series-system-on-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream Theater Takes North America\u2019s First L-Acoustics L Series System on Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Brand new L2 and L2D enclosures give PRG\u2019s crew on the <\/em>Dreamsonic tour spectacular sound combined with greater power in a smaller footprint that\u2019s easier to carry, load, fly, and use<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LONG ISLAND, New York \u2013 August 2023 \u2013<\/strong> Originally formed by three students attending Boston\u2019s Berklee School of Music in 1985, New York-based Dream Theater is regarded as one of the \u201cbig three\u201d\u2014along with Queensr\u00ffche and Fates Warning\u2014of the progressive-metal genre, responsible for its development and popularization. Nearly four decades later, the band is still going strong and was recently out on its inaugural Dreamsonic<\/em> tour, billed as the band\u2019s \u201cvery own prog-metal music festival,\u201d according to guitarist John Petrucci, who adds that it will be the first edition of an annual prog-centric traveling festival curated by the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dream Theater, along with support acts Devin Townsend and Animals As Leaders, was also charting new waters in another significant way. This was the first tour in North America to deploy the new L Series<\/a> system, introduced by L-Acoustics in April as \u201ca breakthrough concept in concert sound made possible through the culmination of 30 years of intensive R&D in software modeling, loudspeaker technology, and electronics.\u201d Before the system becomes publicly available this fall, Dreamsonic<\/em>\u2019s L2 and L2D enclosures were being carried and deployed by PRG, one of a handful of pilot-phase production providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dream Theater\u2019s Dreamsonic<\/em> tour, supported by PRG, was the first tour in North America to deploy the new L Series system, introduced by L-Acoustics in April<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Dreamsonic<\/em> tour audio crew (left to right), pictured with an L2 enclosure: Austin Pinkerton (Devin Townsend monitors), Darian Kani-Sanchez (stage technician), James Meslin (Dream Theater monitors), Steve Thom (system engineer), Michael \u201cAce\u201d Baker (Dream Theater FOH), Igor Stolarsky (Animals As Leaders FOH), Neal Duffy (Animals As Leaders monitors), and Chris Edrich (Devin Townsend FOH)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Steve Thom, PRG\u2019s system engineer on Dreamsonic<\/em>, says being one of the first to fly L2 is its own kind of dream. \u201cIt\u2019s an absolute privilege to be one of the first to be hands-on with technology like this on tour,\u201d he says, adding that L-Acoustics provided training on the new L Series before the tour and support as needed once it began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thom says he\u2019s enjoyed taking the L2 into each venue during the tour, where staff have been excited to check it out. \u201cThey want to know what we\u2019re carrying, and I get to say, \u2018Have I got a surprise for you!\u2019\u201d he laughs. \u201cEverybody is very intrigued about the new technology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s also been impressed by the features and capabilities of L Series, citing in particular how few boxes it takes to assemble a system adapted to accommodate all venues on this run, which he accomplishes using L-Acoustics Soundvision software. \u201cDepending on the size of the venue, we\u2019ll do either two or three L2 over an L2D. The largest we\u2019ve done is three L2 on top of an L2D, but even that is far more compact and streamlined than any system we\u2019ve used before, even K2. We don\u2019t have to set 16 inter-cabinet angles and eight jumpers as with a conventional line array. We only have four elements to connect, instead of 16, without sacrificing any output.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two other new components also make the assembly process easier. The new LA7.16 high-resolution touring amplified controller, which supports L2 and L2D with 16 channels of high-power amplification and processing, comes in a new LA-RAK III touring rack offering 48 channels of amplification in a Milan AVB-ready package, with more than 60,000 watts of power in just 9U. And the forthcoming new Clamp1000, which can carry up to four L2\/L2D, makes rigging simple and predictable, allowing users to rotate a flown line array from the ground, significantly saving setup time and the number of motors needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PRG system engineer Steve Thom with one of the Dreamsonic<\/em> tour\u2019s L Series arrays<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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L-Acoustics LA-RAK III touring racks loaded with LA7.16 amplified controllers drove the new concert sound system<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLA7.16 is incredible,\u201d says Thom. \u201cEverything you need is integrated into a single amplifier, so you don\u2019t need multiple amps, and the multipin connector on the back takes any guesswork out of the process. L-Acoustics literally thought of everything for the L Series.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thom says he\u2019s noticed immediate sonic benefits. \u201cCompared to a conventional line source that will most likely have one group of FIR filters dedicated to four compression drivers, each group of FIR filters on the L Series is dedicated to each individual compression driver in the line, providing increased resolution,\u201d he says. \u201cAlso, the transition from component to component is incredibly precise, so there\u2019s no gap in coverage, and the system\u2019s tight directivity really helps clean up the sound on stage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out in front of the system, Dream Theater front-of-house engineer Michael \u201cAce\u201d Baker had his own epiphany with L Series. \u201cIt\u2019s been exciting to be part of this,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen we go into new venues, I see staff there, who didn\u2019t have to come in that day, show up just to see and hear L Series. That\u2019s happened multiple times on this tour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baker has found L2\u2019s sound to be truly distinctive. He says he\u2019s noticed that in reactions from audiences at shows who comment on the sonic quality, but also from a particular and knowledgeable source: the bandmembers\u2019 wives, some of whom are traveling with the tour. \u201cThey\u2019re all musicians, too, and they knew something was up with the sound right away,\u201d he says. \u201cThey could clearly and distinctly hear greater definition of each instrument.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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L2 and L2D impressed many on the six-week, 29-date trek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is an awesome box,\u201d he adds. \u201cIn each venue, it felt like it was exactly the right system for that room, and you didn\u2019t have to wait until halfway through a show to realize that. Talking with the front-of-house engineers for our openers, Devin Townsend and Animals As Leaders, we all say the same thing: L Series truly makes us excited about mixing again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRG Project Manager Randall Knight concurs that the compact and powerful new L2 and L2D were the perfect fit. \u201cDelivering a system that meets the sonic, budget, and space requirements can be challenging when every venue on tour is so different,\u201d he says. \u201cWe went through multiple options in the planning stages of this tour since it was going to theaters, arenas, and amphitheaters. Once L Series was on the table through the pilot program with PRG, it was the obvious choice. The coverage and sonic quality this system can achieve is truly amazing. It\u2019s a game changer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more details on Dream Theater\u2019s Dreamsonic<\/em> tour, visit www.dreamtheater.net<\/a> or www.dreamsonic.com<\/a>. PRG can be found online at www.prg.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the tour\u2019s L Series arrays shown hanging adjacent to a V-DOSC array permanently installed at the Texas Trust CU Theatre in Grand Prairie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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