Proaudio
Granada recently debuted its new Meyer Sound LEOPARD linear sound reinforcement
system at two major outdoor music events in the Spanish city—Jazz en La Costa (Jazz on the Coast) and a concert
by the Orquesta Ciudad de
Granada (City of
Granada Orchestra).
\”Ninety
percent of our work is supporting classical and jazz music, and LEOPARD is the
perfect system for these applications,\” says Henry Gómez Rey of Proaudio
Granada. \”At a LEOPARD demo in Paris, we listened to a recording of Diana
Krall. I closed my eyes and thought, \’It\’s impossible, it\’s like she\’s playing
right here in front of me.\’ It was not like a recording at all.
\”With
jazz music, people know good sound, and they are very critical,\” Rey
continues. \”They loved the sound of the LEOPARD at Jazz en La Costa. With
no delays, we had uniform coverage of the whole area at all frequencies, from
the front of the stage all the way to the back, more than 50 meters away. The
audience and engineers were very happy.\”
At Jazz
en La Costa, eight LEOPARD line array loudspeakers and three companion 900-LFC
low-frequency control elements were deployed per side to serve an audience of
2,500. \”With the 900-LFC, you don\’t just hear the bass, you feel it,\”
says Rey. \”It\’s small, compact, and has a beautiful sound. For bassist Marcus
Miller\’s set at Jazz en La Costa, it was specified that he needed a lot of
subs, and we easily had enough—the low end was very clear. I was
impressed.\”
Held at
Granada\’s Plaza de Toros for an audience of 15,000, the 360-degree Orquesta
Ciudad de Granada concert featured 36 LEOPARD and 24 MILO line array
loudspeakers in addition to 12 900-LFC elements. A Galileo Callisto loudspeaker
management system provided system drive and alignment for both events.
A Meyer
Sound supplier for more than 25 years, Proaudio Granada\’s inventory also
includes MILO and M\’elodie line array loudspeaker systems.
The
smallest and most versatile member of the Meyer Sound LEO Family of loudspeakers, the patent-pending
LEOPARD was launched this spring to great acclaim.
