Pro Sound Web: Lars Brogaard has been working with Rod Stewart for 27 years, and over the course of that time, the sound reinforcement rig used for what he has occasionally described as a “never-ending” tour has evolved substantially to incorporate new technology, meet changing performance demands, and exceeding the expectations of the audience.
It's amazing how technology is constantly being innovated; it grows and changes with new challenges to fit audience demands. The article makes a good point, that sound must be adjusted for audience comfort. The older crowd doesn't want to be attacked by the sound coming from the speakers, unlike a young crowd would at a rock concert. These preferences and discomforts must be accounted for when sound designing as well as making sure the sound itself sounds good. I had never really thought of it in that depth and from that perspective before, but now I will be sure to always keep that in mind in my future sound endeavors.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate that the sound developed even after the initial design. The openness of the team to be flexible is something admirable in Brogaard and a credit to Meyer's LEO. As Emma noted, technology is constantly updating and the ability of a show to update and technology to be so advanced that it is compatible with it's successors is critical. Revamping a system completely every time there is a new update can be quite costly, a cost which, thanks to systems like LEO, can be kept down while still keeping up with the times.
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