Sacramento Production Services again provided audio and staging for the three-day Sierra Nevada World Music Fest 2010 which featured record crowds and a wide variety of artists in Northern California.
The crew from SACPS included Production Manager/Monitor Engineer Keith Wackford, FOH Engineer/Rigger Dwaine Wise, and Monitor Engineer/Patch Master Rick Stansby.
As in past years, Martin Audio was the choice of SACPS for loudspeakers, in this case the compact W8LC line array enclosures.
This was because “one of the biggest bonuses of the W8LC is its power to weight ratio,” said Keith Wackford.
“We can hang many more cabinets, which is critical when flying on roof structures outdoors where weight is always a concern in terms of safety and cost. W8LCs really fit the bill when you need the kind of SPL for Reggae and are limited to 2000lbs per side.”
The rig consisted of 24 W8LC main speakers and 14 W8LS dual 18” subwoofers in “a new layout of two stacks of W8LS and two stacks of three W8LS subs ground stacked and spaced a wavelength apart, which provided very even sub coverage side to side with plenty of bottom at the back of the house some 200ft back,” Keith relates.
Martin Audio monitors included 12 LE1500s and eight LE12Js, along with W8Cs for front and side fills, and WS2A for drum fill subs.
“It’s always great to go out and show people what Martin Audio speakers can do and it always gives us a chance to brag about the support that we get from Martin Audio,” said Wackford.
