Part of the newly-formed Solotech UK group, Capital Sound has fielded its selection of Outline systems and processors for a diverse range of clients over the last few years, most recently The Australian Pink Floyd Show on their tour of the UK.

‘Outline’s lightweight enclosures enable system technicians to deploy each system as desired – for example, a full hang of 16 Superfly in the New Theatre Oxford for Will Young, while Nick Boulton, system technician for Kelly Jones with Dave Roden at FOH, chose to deploy a mixed hang of eight Superfly and three Mantas 28 underneath in the same venue just a few weeks previously,’ says James Lawford of Outline’s UK distributor CUK Audio,

‘TAPFS have settled on two set-ups depending on location, with either a 14+3 or 8+3 Superfly/Mantas 28 combination out front, with side-hangs to suit the circumstances. The 14+3 hang comes in at just 600KG and allows far greater precision in terms of aiming and tuning than a larger box.

‘It’s the combination of light weight, rigging simplicity and sheer audio performance that allows technicians the freedom to deploy systems creatively depending on the venue.’

Capital’s Superfly rig is currently touring the UK with The Australian Pink Floyd Show: ‘The tuning of the boxes themselves is perfect,’ reports long-serving FOH engineer, Trevor Gilligan. ‘Everything comes out at the right levels and the relationship between the hangs and the subs is seamless and musical - with this show that is very important, as we are doing different Floyd albums that stretch over many years and a lot of styles ranging from whisper volume to stadium anthem. This rig is perfect for all of them.’

In addition to its Superfly and Mantas 28 stockholding, Capital also owns an arena-capable large-format C-12 line-array and GTO-DF down-fill, GTO-Sub subwoofers and LIPF-082 dedicated lip fill enclosures, all powered by the eight-channel X8 amplifiers. The London-based company was also an early adopter of the new Newton FPGA-based loudspeaker system management processor.

‘Tours equipped with Capital Sound’s Superfly / Mantas 28 combination have been able to play a diverse range of venues, from arenas such as Arena Birmingham and Glasgow’s SSE Hydro, to medium-sized spaces such as Ipswich’s Regent Theatre and Stoke on Trent’s Victoria Hall, each time using the same system in different combinations without having to have a second rig available,’ adds Lawford,