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L-Acoustics K Series shines on Rüfüs Du Sol’s tour

Recently, Rüfüs Du Sol wrapped up an Australia-New Zealand tour of eight shows performed in four territories for over thirty-thousand people. For the concerts in Adelaide and Perth, tour promoters Fuzzy Entertainment chose L-Acoustics Certified Rental Partner Novatech to supply sound, visual, lighting, and communication solutions for the outdoor sites.

The Novatech team’s open communication and collaborative style have made the company a returning partner for the band and mix engineer Cam Trewin.

LA Rufus Tour 3 HINovatech was tasked with designing a system that would provide optimal coverage to the vast open field audience area while also taking the neighboring residential areas into consideration.

“Of course, we needed to adhere to strict local council noise limits. But on the flip side, being in the wide space of an open field allowed my team and I to have complete control over speaker placement. We were briefed on the shows before their tour began, which gave us ample time to create a system design and share it with the band’s management. Working with management and the team’s consultants, we fine-tuned the design, paying special attention to sub placement", explains Matthew Ruggiero, Technical Project Manager at Novatech. 

For both shows in Adelaide and Perth, Novatech deployed the final design, consisting of main L/R arrays of 15 L-Acoustics K2 with four K1-SB subwoofers per side. Side-fill consisted of nine K2 enclosures per side. Front-fill consisted of 12 Kara boxes, while the low-end extension was delivered by 24 SB28 dual 18” subwoofers. 

 

Ruggiero and the team at Novatech were delighted with the full-range coverage and the even SPL provided by the K Series at the shows.

 

Rüfüs’ long-time tour mix engineer, Cam Trewin, dialed in an amazing mix. It was an honor to witness him crafting and delivering a mix close to the artist’s record in a live outdoor concert setting, he concludes.

 

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