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Scotland Gets First Taste of EV's New Compact XLD Line Array
Scottish audiences enjoyed an early preview of Electro-Voice's new compact line array, the XLD, deployed by FMX Rentals on 'Cash For Kids' charity concerts. The events in Dumfries and in Ayr, which could be described as commercial radio's answer to the 'Children in Need' telethons, were sponsored by West Sound Radio.
With big chart names appearing at the events, such as Liberty X, Girls Aloud and McFly, the FMX team was looking for a bankable solution for their regular client. Setting aside their own Electro-Voice XLC system, "too large for this type of event", they chose EV's recently-launched (PLASA) XLD system, which sets a new standard of precise coverage and dynamic headroom for compact line arrays.
The XLD was used as the main PA at the two venues, Easterbrook Town Hall in Dumfries, and the Ayr Racecourse. With Shuttlesound's Jason Kelly in the supporting role of system tech for the shows, the PA was set up with 12x XLD 218 and 4x XS212 subs, with additional XLC118 subs. It was powered by EV P3000 RL Series amplifiers, controlled by EV's bespoke IRIS (Intelligent Remote Integrated Supervision) management software. The show was mixed from a Midas Heritage 2000 console running Klark Teknik's DN9340 Helix EQ, which provides wireless control over all the commonly-used EQ functions, allowing instant and simultaneous online control of up to 64 channels of EQ from a tablet computer.
Says Ron McGillivray of FMX: "I really do like my XLC system, it's just that it was a little too big for these occasions. We were looking for something smaller, that was also suitable for conferencing. The XLD looks well, it performs superbly in the flying position although we have the option to ground-stack it as well, it is very compact and, in my opinion, a worthy addition to EV's family of line array systems."
EV's X-Line Very Compact range (XLD) offers two principal system choices for different applications; the most compact single 8-inch XLE and the slightly larger, more powerful, double 8-inch XLD. Each full-range line-array element features two ND2S compression drivers for maximum high-frequency headroom. Both systems can be combined with the matching XS212 bass cabinet for low-frequency extension.
The XLD 218 is a 3-way design which uses an 8-inch neodymium LF transducer, an 8-inch neodymium LF/MB transducer, and two ND2S neodymium, 2-inch voice coil compression drivers. The 218 has a sophisticated internal crossover network and can be operated in biamp or triamp modes. It is 9.9” (25cm) high x 28.8” (73cm) wide x 14.4“ (37cm) deep, and weighs 47lbs (21.3kg).
18th January 2006
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