More than 45 years after their first concert, The Dead (previously the
Grateful Dead) continued to set the highest sonic standards on their
22-show, 17-city tour, the band's first tour in more than five years. Known
for their unyielding requirement for low-distortion sound, The Dead's new
tour was again supported by a Meyer Sound MILO line array loudspeaker system
supplied by Bay Area associates Pro Media/UltraSound.

The system, designed to provide up to 360-degree coverage for the tour's
multiple arena dates, included main left and right arrays of 16 MILO and two
MILO 120 line array loudspeakers each. Left and right side arrays of ten
MILO and two MILO 120 loudspeakers each were augmented by identical arrays
covering far left and far right areas, for a total of 72 MILO and 12 MILO
120 loudspeakers in all.

The rear areas were served by left and right arrays of 12 MICA line array
loudspeakers each. Low frequencies were ably handled by 16 700-HP
subwoofers, with eight each flown below the main MILO arrays. An additional
nine M3D-Sub directional subwoofers were groundstacked at the stage. Left
and right frontfills of three CQ-1 loudspeakers each and a pair of UPJ-1P
VariO loudspeakers for centerfill completed the setup.

"The Meyer Sound system provided us with a consistent, clean, and powerful
image across a wide range of venues," remarked FOH Engineer Derek
Featherstone, who used a pair of HD-1 audio monitors at the mix position.
"Even with more than 90 open microphones on the stage, we had very little
leakage back onto the PA system."

Few bands have played a larger role in the evolution of today's concert
sound than The Dead. The band was among the first users of Meyer Sound
systems, and Meyer Sound founder John Meyer credits the group's high
standards with inspiring his ongoing quest for audio excellence.

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