A diverse range of music tracks are on tap for the upcoming Live Sound International Loudspeaker Demo, slated for November 17-19 in Nashville.
Hosted in conjunction with the WFX Expo, the event will be held in an expansive exhibit hall (Hall D) in the Music City Center, located downtown near the historic Ryman Auditorium and numerous live music venues. And for the first time, there will also be dedicated demo sessions focusing on portable loudspeaker systems, joining the popular compact system sessions.
Each day, five 1-hour demo sessions will be held, and note that additional full demo sessions have been scheduled on the evening of November 17, beginning at 6 pm, for those who may not be able to attend the daytime sessions. (The full schedule is below.)
During each full compact and portable demo session, systems are fed three identical music tracks. This is followed by one track selected by each manufacturer that’s fed to their system only, which makes for things even more interesting from a listening perspective. In addition to evaluating what they’re hearing, attendees can also observe each system’s scale, components and other important details.
Here are the primary music tracks on the docket for the demo sessions:
Compact Systems
Alison Krauss & Union Station, A Living Prayer
Jennifer Warnes, The Hunter
Fairfield Four, These Bones
Tower Of Power, Diggin’ On James Brown
Diana Krall, Temptation
Chris Jones, Roadhouses and Automobiles
Pentatonix, Rather Be
Thomas Dolby, Pulp Culture
Tower Of Power, Once You Get A Taste
Chris Jones, No Sanctuary Here
James Taylor, Copperline
Linda Ronstadt, Straighten Up And Fly Right
Dave Barnes, Grace’s Amazing Hands
Jennifer Warnes, Somewhere, Somebody
Rebecca Pidgeon, Spanish Harlem
Boz Scaggs, Thanks To You
Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, Comes Love
Harry Connick Jr, We Are In Love
Jane Monheit, Honeysuckle Rose
Ray Charles and Natalie Cole, Fever
Tuck & Patti, Takes My Breath Away
Portable Systems
Jennifer Warnes, Somewhere, Somebody
Earth Wind & Fire, September
Donald Fagen, Kamakiriad
Jane Monheit, Honeysuckle Rose
Jeff Buckley, Everybody Here Wants You
Norah Jones, Painters Song
Spyro Gyra and Tower Of Power, Walk The Walk
Tower Of Power, What Is Hip
Adele, Tuning Tables
Chris Jones, No Sanctuary Here
Ciara, Overdose
James Taylor, Shed A Little Light
Sara Bareilles, I Choose You
Steely Dan, Gaslight Abbey
Darius Rucker, Alright
Diana Krall, Black Crow
Lyle Lovett and Al Green, Funny How Times Slips Away
Santana w/Michelle Branch, The Game Of Love
Tower of Power, Diggin’ On James Brown
All pro audio and church sound personnel are invited to attend this free event.
Here’s the full schedule of sessions, including times for manufacturers who have elected to also present individual demo sessions:
Tuesday, November 17
6 pm—All Compact (Larger) & Portable (Smaller) Systems
Wednesday, November 18
10:15 am—All Compact Systems
11:20 am—Alcons Audio Individual Demo Session
11:40 am—Electro-Voice Individual Demo Session
Noon—All Portable Systems
1 pm—EAW Individual Demo Session
1:20 pm—L-Acoustics Individual Demo Session
1:40 pm—All Compact Systems
2:40 pm—Tannoy Individual Demo Session
3:00 pm—VUE Audiotechnik Individual Demo Session
3:20 pm—All Portable Systems
4:20 pm—Bose Professional Individual Demo Session
4:40 pm—Renkus-Heinz Individual Demo Session
5:00 pm—All Compact Systems
Thursday, November 19
10:40 am—All Compact Systems
11:40 am—VUE Audiotechnik Individual Demo Session
Noon—All Portable Systems
1:00 pm—L-Acoustics Individual Demo Session
1:20 pm—All Compact Systems
2:20 pm—Tannoy Individual Demo Session
2:40 pm—All Portable Systems
3:40 pm—EAW Individual Demo Session
4:00 pm—Alcons Audio Individual Demo Session
4:20 pm—All Compact Systems
More than a dozen top loudspeaker manufacturers have already signed on to participate this year. The list includes:
Alcons Audio
Bose Professional
Cerwin-Vega
Clair Brothers
dBTechnologies
EAW
Electro-Voice
KV2 Audio
L-Acoustics
Martin Audio
RCF USA
Renkus-Heinz
Tannoy
Turbosound
VUE Audiotechnik
WorxAudio Technologies
In addition, an A-list of technology sponsors are also involved with the demo, including Yamaha (consoles), Lectrosonics and beyerdynamic (wireless microphone systems), Rational Acoustics (Smaart and 10EaZy), Link (cabling), AE Global Media (video), and Morris Integration (lighting).
Following all sessions, attendees have the opportunity to win valuable audio tools via drawings. Prizes include a QSC TouchMix-16 mixer, Mackie DL32R mixer,Audio-Technica System 10 digital wireless systems, iSEMic 725TR base kit-2 analyzers, CAD Audio D90 mics & MH Series headphones, Whirlwind mic cables, Galaxy Audio GA64SC handheld mics and HSH headset mics, $50 gift cards (redeemmable online) from retailer Sound Productions, Gig Gear production gloves, and more.
Register for this free event here.
