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Grupo Firme is on tour with a d&b audiotechnik SL-Series rig and more provided by 3G Productions.

Grupo Firme Touring Stadiums & Arenas With Support From d&b audiotechnik SL-Series

Sound reinforcement approach by 3G Productions for crowd-pleasing Regional Mexican band headed by SL-Series arrays for mains joined by J-Series elements, SL-SUB subwoofers and more.

Crowd-pleasing Regional Mexican band Grupo Firme, which has made its way from the underground music scene to the Billboard charts, is currently out on the “Enfiestados y Amanecidos” stadium and arena tour supported by a main sound reinforcement system utilizing d&b audiotechnik SL-Series arrays and supporting components provided by 3G Productions, which is handling all production for the tour.

“It’s a different ballgame going into stadiums, and with this being the first time this band had played in these venues, it was essential we provide the best tool for the job,” states Keith Conrad, CEO of 3G Productions. “We chose d&b SL-Series as the backbone for the system as it checked all the boxes. The immense power in the GSL8/12 boxes allow it to cover a very large area as well as flexibility to push front of house further back than a typical arena or theater.

“Further, we were able to only use one delay ring for some of the largest stadiums in the world. Lastly, we always took advantage of d&b’s amazing prediction software, ArrayCalc, to model each venue to ensure there was even coverage throughout.”

Each Grupo Firme show contains many improvised elements depending on audibles called by lead singer Eduin Caz, and performances are approximately three hours long. There are approximately 24 musicians on stage, including a horn section of 18 along with guitars, bass, drums, and an accordion. In addition to the three lead singers, there are several other vocalists and a rotating crew of dancers.

“The only complications we couldn’t fully resolve were sound reflections,” states Julio Valdez, system engineer, 3G Productions. “There are many surfaces in a typical stadium that can’t be avoided due to neighboring audience areas, but the GSL shined in cutting through as much of the reflective decay as possible. We used ArrayProcessing on the mains and out fills on every show and it absolutely helped cut through the room reflections.”

The configuration of the system consists of 20 per side GSL cabinets for both mains and outfills, four arrays of 16 J-Series elements used as delays, 36 SL-SUBs as a subwoofer array (groundstacked), 32 V-Series V10P point source loudspeakers for frontfills, with D80 amplifiers powering all loudspeakers.

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