Gand Concert Sound

		Front-of-House Consoles YAMAHA PM5D-RH • Digital work surface with 100mm moving faders • 48 mono inputs + 4 stereo • PM5000 Head amps for top fidelity • Load your show from flash key or laptop YAMAHA M7CL • Digital work surface with 48 100mm moving faders • 48 mono inputs + 4 stereo • Touch screen for easy set up and operation • Load your show from flash key or laptop MIDAS HERITAGE 3000/48 • 44 mono mic inputs / 4 stereo mic/line inputs • 24 aux outputs (12 stereo or 24 mono or any combo) • Mute and VCA automation system YAMAHA PM-4000/48 • 44 mono mic inputs/8 stereo mic/line inputs • 8 mono aux outputs / 2 stereo aux outputs Soundcraft MH-4/48 • 48 mono inputs / 4 stereo mic/line inputs • 8 mono auxes / 4 stereo auxes (or sub-assigns) • 8 VCA's / Mute scene automation CREST X-8 SERIES • 36 mic inputs / 4 stereo line inputs / 8 subgroups • 128-scene automation YAMAHA M-2000/24 • 24 mic inputs / 2 stereo line inputs / 8 subgroups • 6 aux outputs / 128-scene automation Note: Consoles above have primary and spare power supplies with failsafe switching RAMSA WR-S4424 •24 mic inputs x 4 subgroups / 4 aux outputs Monitor Consoles YAMAHA PM5D-RH • Digital work surface with 100mm moving faders • 48 mono inputs + 4 stereo • PM5000 Head amps for top fidelity • Load your show from flash key or laptop YAMAHA M7CL • Digital work surface with 48 100mm moving faders • 48 mono inputs + 4 stereo • Touch screen for easy set up and operation • Load your show from flash key or laptop MIDAS HERITAGE 3000/48 • 44 mono mic inputs / 4 stereo mic/line inputs • 24 mix outputs (12 stereo or 24 mono or any combo) • Stereo mix output / Mute and VCA automation system Soundcraft MH-4/48 • 48 mono inputs / 4 stereo mic/line inputs • 16 mix busses + Stereo buss • (8 mono mixes / 4+1 stereo mixes) • 8 VCA's / Mute scene automation RAMSA WR-S840 • 40 mic inputs / 10 mono mixes + 4 stereo mixes CREST X-8 SERIES • 36 mic inputs / 4 stereo line inputs • 8 mono or 4 mono + 2 stereo mix outputs • Stereo mix output / 128-scene automation Note: Consoles above have primary and spare power supplies with failsafe switching YAMAHA 3210M • 32 mic inputs / 10 mono mix outputs + 2 aux outputs
		Nexo Geo T Gand Concert Sound has just taken delivery of the latest in Line Array technology from Nexo. This is the FIRST arena size Nexo Tangent Array system in the USA. The following is an interview with President Gary Gand about the new rig. Why did you buy a line array? I think that we have reached the "tipping point". This is a tool that has proven itself in the marketplace. The demand cycle has gone past the "flavor of the month" to a staple item in the national rental pool. How did you pick Nexo? We have used the Nexo Alpha in Europe since 1997, supplied by SSE in England. The Nexo systems always pushed the envelope as far as packing a high fidelity sound into a compact box. Their rigging systems have always been superior to everything I've used (including our own proprietary gear!). I've enjoyed the smoothness of response in their sub woofers. What made you decide to go with the Geo T? We called Chris Beale at SSE to find a rental house in the US that had enough Nexo gear to augment our proprietary system for the ELCA show at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Most of our gear was already out on summer tours, so we needed to rent stacks and racks. He suggested we go to the NSCA show in Dallas TX (in 3 days time!) to hear the new Geo T rig. I had heard good things about the Geo S system, but I didn't feel that it would have enough horsepower for the arena dates we had. Chris ran some quick math on how few Tangent Array boxes we would need and with great skepticism (one of my strong traits) I said, "I need to hear this stuff in person!" We flew down to hear the rig in a big hotel ballroom. I brought my test CD and put the rig through its paces. I was impressed. Not only with the sound and the imaging, but the packaging was well thought out, clean, and very attractive in a hi-tech way. The EP6 connector on a short pigtail gave me a bit of a laugh. That is how our proprietary rig is wired and I suspect they borrowed the idea from us. Most impressive was the cardiod technology. The rear spill on the array was non-existent. You walk around the back and there is no sound! We stood directly in front of the rig with a hand held wireless vocal mic and not so much as a squeak of feedback. The system is so peak free and linear that all of the battles that we sound engineers fight just don't exist anymore. You can now truly concentrate on mixing instead of fixing. So you bought it instead of renting? Since the system was brand new, there was no rental stock available. I view this as an opportunity. I think as soon as the word gets out, acts are going to want this incredible gear and who are they gonna call? SSE will be supplying rigs all over Europe this summer and when those artists get back to the US there will be one thing on their mind; "We've got to have a Nexo Geo T system!" How does this fit into Gand Concert Sound?s current inventory? Since we started in 1976, we have focused on three aspects of the sound industry to build the great reputation we have. #1-Size matters. Getting more sound out of smaller gear is good for everybody. The loaders, the sight lines, the time it takes to set up and tear down, the cost of transport. Smaller is better. #2-Quality over hype. There have been a lot of great looking spec sheets put out by some very creative ad agencies. We judge sound with our ears, not our eyes. #3-Technology is good when it is real. There are always new ideas, and occasionally some good ones too. We were the first to use fiberglass horns, when everyone was into metal. That was a good one. Now everyone uses glass and it has become "real". Within the seemingly unlimited supply of line arrays available, we believe that the Nexo Geo T system fits the philosophy that has proven successful for Gand Concert Sound. Do you think this will open new markets for GCS? We have been working with all but the most SPL demanding bands. Every other line array manufacturer said to me "Our system is really great. It will work for the loudest bands; except for maybe Metallica." I have a photo from a recent outdoor event in Berlin using a modest Nexo Geo T system for 18,000+. The band IS Metallica. Can a company appeal to Metal bands and corporate clients? I think the days of a sound company being "type cast" are long gone. This is a business. Successful companies provide quality and service to artists and performers of all styles. There may be differences in the content of the lyrics (to put it mildly) but the objectives are still the same. Getting the message (whatever it is) across to the audience, large or small. What people find to be entertaining may change, but production continues to improve at a rapid pace. We don't want to keep up; we want to push it. Nexo's Website: http://www.nexo-sa.com/_geo/GEOhom.html Click here for the Nexo Geo T Slide Show
		Nexo Geo S The Nexo Geo-S system provides the clear clean sound of Nexo in a compact line-array that can fit where other systems can't. It can be flown from standard rigging points, points with low weight capacity such as air wall track, hung from a crank-up lighting tower or ground -based on a special "stacker" X base (see photo). Its light weight and small size make it the choice of professionals for everything from studio quality acoustic music to pulsing dance beats. An array of 6 boxes weighs only 175 lbs , allowing it to be flown in a variety of situations that would prohibit using any of the other much heavier systems. Minimal truck space is needed, so it can be driven to locations that might not support a full size truck (such as grass sporting fields) using a Gator or golf cart. It is especially well-suited for hotel ballrooms and convention center conference rooms. For example, Nexo GEO-S can hang from an existing downstage lighting truss. That saves time (no additional points to rig) and money (no additional motors to rent). Our 16 box 24,000 watt line-array system is capable of high sound pressure levels with extraordinary hi-fidelity audio quality. Its line-array configuration lets us put the sound where we want it, without spilling into unwanted areas. Wide dispersion and precise aiming hardware, in conjunction with Geosoft plotting software allows us to put the computer to work. All angles can be calculated in advance, and the array pre-configured, so the system goes up fast with precise and predictable results. In many cases, the exceptional performance and directivity of the Nexo GEO-S system results in complete coverage of the venue from the first row to the last without resorting to additional delay speakers. When the system goes in, it sounds just the way we want, where we want it. Outdoors: No complaints from the neighbors down the block. When you need Nexo fidelity but have a lighter load rating or smaller budget, let us bring in Geo-S for your event.
		Stacks 4-Way G3X 3-WAY (PROPRIETARY) Built to our exacting specs by America’s finest cabinet shop, the G3X is a 3-way carpeted box which packs four cabinets wide by two cabinets tall in any U.S. truck box. Weighing in at 200 lbs, it can be stacked by two stage-hands and wheeled by one person. The cabinet utilizes ATM flying hardware and can be rigged easily from our own “5 wide” aluminum bumper. Up to four rows (20 boxes) can be flown from a single bumper with two 1 ton motors. Each cabinet contains an RCF 12”, Renkus Heinz 2” driver and JBL 1” driver. The nominal coverage is 60 x 40. Crossover points are 250 Hz to 1200 Hz (mids), 1200 Hz to 7k Hz (highs), 7k Hz up (tweets). GTL SUB (PROPRIETARY) (subwoofers) Built to our exacting specs by America’s finest cabinet shop, the GTL is a carpeted low frequency trapezoid box which packs four cabinets wide by two cabinets tall in any U.S. truck box. Weighing in at 165 lbs, it can be stacked by three stagehands and wheeled by one person. The cabinet utilizes ATM flying hardware and can be rigged easily from our own “5 wide” aluminum bumper. Up to four rows (20 boxes) of combined G2X and GTL’s can be flown from a single bumper with two 1 ton motors. Each cabinet contains 2 JBL 18” woofers, which operate from 250 Hz down. AMP RACKS OUR STANDARD AR’S EACH CONTAIN: Two Crest 8001’s and one Crest 7001 wired in a four way configuration. Each rack contains a Brooke Siren 360 four way crossover and can also be driven from FOH with a Brookes Siren Omni Drive, depending on your application. One AR will power four G3X 3 way boxes and two GTL sub boxes. This configuration is called a “block” (4 tops, 2 bottoms and 1 amp rack). We also have dedicated subwoofer power for outdoor fests and specialized 3 way racks for hotel applications. MONITOR AMP RACKS OUR STANDARD MR’S EACH CONTAIN: Two Crest 8001’s, two Crest 3001’s and and four channels of two way crossover for four bi-amped mixes. Each MR will power up to eight bi-amped wedges. We also have specialized three way MR’s for side fills and drum monitors.