New England’s Mohegan Sun Casino has installed a second Meyer Sound M’elodie System in its 300-seat Wolf Den showroom.
Addressing a 300° audience area, the new system features two main arrays of six M’elodie loudspeakers, two side arrays of four, and four for front fill. Four 700-HP subwoofers provide low end, with system drive and alignment provided by a Galileo Callisto loudspeaker management system. The installation also includes 12 UM-1P stage monitors in addition to a UPA-1P loudspeaker and a USW-1P subwoofer for drum monitors. Yamaha CL5 digital mixing consoles are installed for FOH and monitor positions.
The move follows a previous M’elodie system installed seven years ago: ‘We bought 16 M’elodies to use as main arrays in our Cabaret Theatre, and that experience made me a big fan of Meyer Sound,’ says Mohegan Sun Head of Audio, Mat Diamond. ‘When it came time to upgrade the Wolf Den, choosing M’elodie again was an easy decision.’
The architecture of the Casino of the Earth, the building housing Wolf Den, has strict weight limitations: ‘The structure couldn’t really support much more weight for the speaker hangs,’ says Diamond. ‘But when I looked at the numbers, I was pleased to find that the self-powered M’elodies actually weigh 20 pounds less per box than the conventional boxes we were replacing.
‘Versatility is one of the things I like about Meyer Sound systems, and that’s why I’m pushing for more of them here,’ he adds. ‘The same rig really works for anything we do, from heavy metal to country to hip-hop and pop.’
Acts that have played in the Wolf Den since the audio renovation include heavy metal bands Queensrÿche and Slaughter, rock bands Eddie Money and Starship featuring Mickey Thomas, doo-wop group Little Anthony and the Imperials, and hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa.
The new system was supplied by HB Communications.
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