WESTBURY, NY – Patti LaBelle recently performed in the 3,000-seat NYCB Theater in Westbury, NY with an EAW Redline monitor system. Ronkonkoma, NY-based Audio Design Group provided eight Redline RL12 loudspeakers used in monitor mode for the in-the-round concert stage. The monitor speakers were distributed around the lip of the venue’s turntable stage. Reuben James, LaBelle’s monitor engineer since 2010, had specified bi-amped wedges for the downstage mix. The EAW Redline RL12 components, he said, were “more than up to the task.”
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“I was very impressed by the consistent coverage of the spectrum from 98 dB to the 125 dB climax of the show,” James added.
The active Redline Series consists of the RL12, RL15 and RL18S subwoofer. The compact RL12 includes a complete on-board 1,250-watt bi-amplified electronics package paired to custom transducers engineered to meet the specific demands of live sound professionals.
The use of EAW Focusing processing ensures the impulse response of a studio monitor, which tied neatly into James’ specification. Dyno algorithms optimize headroom and integrity of sound at maximum output. The RL12 enclosure incorporates symmetrical monitor angles to easily form left-right wedge pairs.
Phil Christie, president of Audio Design Group, says, “It was a very successful event with the RL12s playing a key role in the production. Everyone was very happy with the end result.”
