A milestone 40th anniversary performance by country’s most famous rock band, Xutos & Pontapés – accompanied by the Portuguese Philharmonic Orchestra – saw LVT Audio field a Martin Audio MLA Compact loudspeaker system for sound reinforcement.
The band was founded in Lisbon by the late Zé Pedro, Zé Leonel, Kalú and Paulo Borges (later replaced by Tim), and the local rental company were determined to cut no corners at Porto’s 8,500-capacity Super Bock Arena. With audio direction by LVT principal, and technical director, Miguel Lindo and support from Martin Audio’s North American technical specialist Joe Lima, LVT provided Xutos’ FOH engineer, Carlos Vales (Cajó) and system tech, Antonio (Touché) Costa with a system using hangs of 18 elements of MLA Compact per side, with further 12 MLA Mini and three MSX subs on each flank for out fill.
LF reinforcement for the main system took the shape of 16 DSX subwoofers, set in cardioid broadside configuration, while front fill comprised four further MLA Compact.
Commenting on his experience with the PA rig, Xutos’ FOH engineer, Carlos Vales sais, ‘Ever since the modular system era, Martin Audio has been a perfect match for rock music – both on monitors and PA – and MLA is no exception. With excellent definition and consistent dispersion throughout the audience area, it is an excellent PA in every situation.’
Adding his own experiences with Martin Audio’s front-line PA’s, Miguel Lindo said, ‘We’ve done more than 40 concerts since October 2020 covering all genres of music – and always with impressive results. We will continue to delve deeper into the properties of these systems on a day-to-day basis – particularly its deployment in arenas – in order to get the best out of this highly-captivating and advanced technology.’
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