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Line array system - how i use it

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We use a QSC Line Array setup for virtually every show we do, even in smaller areas. The disadvantage is price and setup time. The advantage is more even coverage over the area. In our situation we simply use two stacks each consisting of a KW181 Sub and two KLA12 tops. Typically we try to place them on the stage far left and right and aimed slightly inward.

The thing to remember with line arrays is that to retain the advantage of the line array you need significantly less overall volume than you might be used to in a conventional setup. In a conventional setup you're depending more on volume to fill an area, but because there's less loss of sound vertically, things can easily get out of hand if you crank the array volume too high. What sounds like a normal amount of volume on a conventional setup will bring a fair amount of complaints about being too loud. The other significant aspect of using a line array is to be very careful with your stage volume. You absolutely have to let the PA do the heavy lifting. Too much stage bleed from the instruments and *linked removed* you'll negate the advantage of the array close in. We've run into this a couple of times when we used our PA for some open air events with other bands. Invariably you get the guitar player who wants to turn his Marshall stack up to 11. We warn them against this, but some guys won't listen. So in order for the people close in to hear the vocals we take the guitar out of the mix. The people up front get a decent mix, but the guitar will be missing from the mix once you get further out into the crowd.

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Wasn't  expecting spam about a QSC line array. 

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I don't think it was...I removed a link to something I never clicked on

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Been a minute since I've had the chance so set up stage equipment. 

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