SYDNEY — During their recent seven-stop Australian tour, the two-piece Brit band Goldfrapp stopped at the famous Sydney Opera House for a side show. In the grand setting of the Sydney Opera House, Goldfrapp emerged as a six-piece band dressed entirely in white, and were fittingly accompanied by a 14-piece string section including two harps, on a stage set consisting of bunting and a maypole. Sydney’s own Norwest productions provided the PA system for the stop, as well as for Parklife Sydney and Parklife Brisbane Festivals.
Sydney gig’s sound design was executed by the multi-tasking System Tech Justin Arthur, using Adamson’s latest version of Adamson Shooter software (2.7.0), which allows accurate predictions of all Adamson line array systems set-up in any venue. Justin Arthur’s design placed a flown stereo mains system, each array with 12 Y10s, a single SpekTrix with a 15° SpekTrix W (Wide Angle Vertical Enclosure) as an under-hang, to highlight the first few rows of the audience.
Two sets of side-fills had six Y10 and five Y10 enclosures hung per side, covering the multiple balconies off to the sides of the stage. Another six SpekTrix enclosures were places on stage as front fills, with a four stack of T21 Subs aside. A total of 48 Lab.gruppen FP6400 powered the system and processing was handled by five Dolby Lake 4-12s.
At FOH, a Digidesign Profile provided ample mixing room for both Ben Findlay and Justin Arthur, who stood in for the opening act, the Australian songstress Bertie Blackman. As the 4th show of the seven Australian dates, FOH Engineer Ben Findlay commented that it had been the best sounding show on the tour thus far. For Arthur, the venue was perfect. “If one had to find a ‘problem’ (with the Opera House), the only thing that comes to mind is that the room is so live, but that cleans up as soon as the room is filled with punters.”
At monitors there were a Yamaha PM1D, 14 Sennheiser G2 systems and a single EAW KF850 with a SB850 per side, processed with EAW UX8800s and powered by three Lab.gruppen FP+10000Qs.
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