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L.A.’s Famous Shrine Auditorium Finds Finest Fit
with Meyer Sound MICA
Front of House Speaker System.
The Shrine Auditoriums recent $15 million renovation did wonders for
the theatre’s classic architecture and beauty, while adding
state-of-the-art FOH speaker system. However, the shape of the
Shrine is atypical, making the sound system requirements similarly
unusual. In the end, the Shrine determined that Meyer Sound’s
more compact M Series models, MICA and M1D, provided the perfect fit
for the room.
This is a very wide room, with a stage measuring 105 feet at the
proscenium.
The Shrine seats over 6,000 people, comparable to the Greek Theatre and
Gibson Amphitheatre, (both located in the Los Angeles area). But
whereas, in those venues the throw to the rear seats is around 600
feet, here it’s only 209 feet. Where a typical line array is fine
for most venues, it’s simply too much intensity for this room.
Two arrays of 16 MICA cabinets, each are angled inward slightly from
the sides of the proscenium, augmented by a pair of center arrays of 10
M1D ultra-compact curvilinear array loudspeakers each. Eight M1D
cabinets are mounted under the stage lip for front fill, and 18 more
M1D units provide ample coverage under the balcony. Eight 700-HP
ultrahigh-power subwoofers handle low frequencies, while two Galileo
loudspeaker management systems provide processing and drive for the
system.
Larger line arrays are geared to go a long distance. MICA is
perfect for a room like this one. It’s powerful and musical
without being overpowering.
With as wide an array of events as the Shrine Hosts, flexibility is a
primary requirement for the audio system. Being all self-powered
loudspeakers, the system can be quickly moved as needed and
reconfigured immediately using the Galileo systems. The system can
switch from 16 MICA’S per side to 9 per side with three delays to cover
the upper balcony. With the Galileo’s, it’s easy to reconfigure
the system to accommodate different types of shows. It’s very versatile
and saves a lot of time in the long run.
Sightlines and space usage were also considerations. Some of the
balcony areas are used for camera positions, and the PA needs to be out
of the way. The MICA’s self-powered aspect makes a real
difference as well. For as large as this facility is, there are
always space issues. MICA sounds better and takes up less space.
With its previous 1960s-era system, the Shrine had cultivated a
decades-long reputation as having a sound system that did not match the
beauty of the venue itself, making the new audio system that much more
welcome. MICA has made a tremendous difference for the
Shrine. There are so many great halls in L.A., and so many music
industry people, that it’s not easy to do something that really
impresses (those professionals). But the response to MICA has been very
positive.
This is a system that needs no pampering or special attention to sound
good. MICA is a whole new level”.
The System
The system can be driven easily from the audio booth or a remote
location in the house. Provisions have been made to drive the system
with many different configurations of left/right, left/right/sub, and
so forth. Additional control of specific zones can be assigned as well
by changing matrix settings in the Meyer Galileo 616 system processors.
There are two Galileo 616 signal processors available. They each have 6
inputs and 16 outputs. Any of the inputs can be routed to any of the
outputs through an internal matrix. The outputs of the two Galileo’s
are listed below:
Meyer Galileo 616 Unit #1 Meyer Galileo 616
Unit #2
* Mica Top Left
* Mica Top Right
* Mica Middle Top Left
* Mica Middle Top Right
* Mica Middle Bottom Left
* Mica Middle Bottom Right
* Mica Bottom Left
* Mica Bottom Right
* Under Balcony Row 1 #1/8
* Under Balcony Row 1 #2/7
* Under Balcony Row 1 #3/6
* Under Balcony Row 1 #4/5
* Under Balcony Row 2 #1/8
* Under Balcony Row 2 #2/7
* Under Balcony Row 2 #3/6
* Under Balcony Row 2 #4/5
* Under Balcony Row 3 #1/2 (far corners)
* Flown Center Cluster Left Top
* Flown Center Cluster Right Top
* Flown Center Cluster Left Bottom
* Flown Center Cluster Right Bottom
* Front Fill #1
* Front Fill #2
* 700HP Sub #1
* 700HP Sub #2
* 700HP Sub #3
* 700HP Sub #4
Meyer Remote Monitoring System (RMS) Software can be made available on
a laptop at the FOH position or at a position back stage right.
This allows real time monitoring of system status including the
following parameters for individual loudspeakers:
* Signal Input Levels
* Amplifier Output Levels
* Driver Condition
* Internal Fan Speeds
* PSU Heat Sink Temperature
* Limiting Indication
* Solo and Mute control
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