Touring North America in support of their recent album release, Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble – an ‘interpretation’ of the soundtrack from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory – the US alternative rockers called on Pro Media/UltraSound for an Avid Venue D-Show FOH console and Meyer Sound Lyon loudspeaker system.
FOH engineer Jason Mills describes the set-up as ‘really fast’: ‘It’s responsive, punchy and clear,’ he confirms. ‘The fans have noticed, too – I’m getting more compliments after shows than ever before.’
With Mills also acting as production manager and system tech, the full system for the tour comprised 24 Lyon-M main and 4 Lyon-W wide-coverage loudspeakers, 12 700-HP subs, and four UPJ-1Ps for front fill. Two CQ-2 and four MSL-4 loudspeakers provided corner front and out fill, while foldback included three MJF-212A stage monitors and two 700-HP subs.
A Galileo Callisto loudspeaker management system with two Galileo 616 and two Galileo Callisto 616 array processors provided system drive and optimisation.
‘Our new PA tech Michał Kacunel had never flown a Lyon system before this tour, and had it up with no problems on day one,’ Mills reports. ‘And once it’s flown, it doesn’t take me much time to get ready. I plug the Lyon presets into Galileo Callisto, tweak just a bit, and it’s solid for the night.’
The Venue D-Show console was loaded with native Avid and Waves plug-ins on the outputs. Monitor engineer Tomasz Gajewski used an Avid Venue Profile digital console, and the band combined wedge monitoring with a Shure PSM 1000 IEM system. Bassist and lead vocalist Les Claypool sang through Shure KSM141 and 520DX Green Bullet microphones.
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