Dynamic Productions USA Takes Delivery of LARA System

Dynamic Productions USA Takes Delivery of DAS Audio’s LARA System

Dynamic Productions USA recently became the first production house in North America to take delivery of a LARA system, the new cardioid, self-powered large-format line array system from DAS Audio. With offices in New York, Miami and Las Vegas, the company has an extensive reach and their new system is making a solid impression with both clients and company staffers.

“Our new DAS Audio system includes 32 LARA 4-way symmetrical, cardioid, self-powered line array loudspeakers and 32 LARA-SUB active cardioid subwoofers”, comments Brian Rosenblum, CEO of Dynamic Productions USA. “We took delivery of the new equipment in August. We were the first company in the United States to purchase AERO-40A loudspeakers, and now we’re excited to say we are the first to own LARA. DAS Audio’s products and service have never let us down! From Carlos Henao, their national sales manager, to Geovanni Ortiz, their applications engineer, to the support staff in the office; someone is always there to help.”

The LARA line array enclosures incorporate dual 12-inch woofers with a 4-inch voice coil, plus another two 8-inch transducers in cardioid configuration. For the midrange, it uses an additional two 8-inch loudspeakers with 2.5-inch voice coils. The high-frequency section consists of two DAS M-78N compression drivers with 3-inch voice coils and a 100-degree horizontal dispersion waveguide. LARA is powered by a Class D, 6,000-watt RMS amplifier that is divided into 8 channels—three of them in bridge mode to feed the two 12-inch woofers and the two compression drivers. The remaining two channels feed the front two 8-inch transducers and the rear two 8-inch transducers.

The LARA-SUB is an active cardioid subwoofer incorporating two DAS 18UXN neodymium low frequency transducers with 4-inch voice coils in a bass-reflex configuration. A single rear-facing 18UXN transducer is used to create the cardioid dispersion pattern avoiding unwanted energy behind the system. The enclosure is powered by a Class D amplifier with independent channels powering each of the front-loaded low frequency transducers and the rear facing cardioid speaker.

According to Rosenblum, “The LARA system packs a lot of ‘punch’ for its size and weight. It used to be that, to get 140+ dB of SPL out of an enclosure and 120+ dB at FOH from a system, a dual 15-inch box was needed, well not anymore. LARA proves that you can achieve those specs in a dual 12-inch format. Plus, the LARA system includes cardioid technology. That means less noise onstage, backstage, and in the surrounding area—all of which is critical in multi-stage festivals! Equally important, the fact that it’s a powered system means that heavy amp racks are non-existent. With its built-in hardware, the system packs well into our trucks. The new control and monitoring software ALMA, released with this system, is also straightforward and easy to use.”

“We recently did a corporate activation for PepsiCo, the maker of Pepsi”, continues Rosenblum. “The event was a concert for about 3000 VIP guests in an outdoor event space next to a marina in Miami. The artists were all A-listers. Not only did LARA meet all the technical specs that the artists required, but the cardioid technology helped ensure the marina ‘tenants’ were minimally disturbed by the sound. The system performed flawlessly, and DAS Audio’s DASaim™ digital steering helped maximize uniformity throughout the audience area. We have been fans of DAS Audio for well over a decade and our new LARA system reinforces that attitude!”

For additional information about Dynamic Productions USA, visit: http://dynamicproductionsusa.com/ .