ARLINGTON, Texas — With a 50-concert season, the Levitt Pavilion serves up an eclectic mix of high-quality entertainment productions, from dance to live music to performance art. With new productions for every show, the 2,000-capacity Levitt project demanded a sound system that could adapt quickly to an ever-changing schedule. Cornerstone Media president Kent Morris, a veteran audio contractor and installer, recognized the unique challenges of the project and specified the Peavey Versarray 212 line-array system as the main audio component.
“Initially, the venue was designed as a permanent installation, but it was then converted to a portable system for security reasons,” he said. “This meant that every component had to be fitted into rolling cases and also had to work with quick disconnects. The Peavey Versarray 212 line array rig we specified is substantial — six 2-x-12 enclosures flown over three 2 x18 subs per side — but its unique bracket-and-pin connection system makes setup and teardown very manageable.”
A three-way line-array enclosure system engineered for large performance venues and capable of a high degree of versatility, the Versarray 212 achieves high fidelity and high-level sound reinforcement through its exclusive planar ribbon drivers, neodymium woofers and angle-adjustment technology. A manifold ribbon array ensures that it delivers audio to large audiences without overpowering the listeners.
Morris chose other key components such as the Architectural Acoustics Digitool MX by Peavey, a fully programmable audio processing and management system that includes advanced parallel DSP processing, a multi-layer front panel display and multiple interface and control options.
“The Digitool was key to solving the acoustical challenges presented by this venue,” Morris saud. “With its eight full inputs and eight outputs, it’s a step above conventional loudspeaker management systems. The difference was in being able to control the response of all eight monitor sends.”
Twenty-eight Crest Audio Pro 200 Series power amplifiers provide transparent power for the pavilion’s Versarray system, while a Crest Audio HPW-44 console provides analog mixing with new features such as integral automatic mixing, stereo input channels, stereo returns and a unique ambient mic input.
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