Cold Chisel put JBL V5 presets to use
Published: ASIA
AUSTRALIA: Cold Chisel’s recent intimate gig at Melbourne’s Festival Hall was notable for the band’s use of JBL V5 presets on the in-house Vertec system – courtesy of the new Crown VRack power amplifier and digital signal processing management rack system.
The PA system in the Festival Hall, which was installed by JPJ Audio, consists of two strips of six VT4889 line array cabinets and side hangs of two strips of three VT4889, plus sub bass and front-fill.
‘The VRacks have made a big difference to the sound of Vertec,’ commented sound engineer Greg Rosman. ‘They allow us access to the new JBL Vertec V5 presets and with V5 it’s like having a new Vertec system all over again!’
‘Really they’ve had a noticeable performance upgrade without buying new equipment!’ said Mr Rosman of Festival Hall’s system. ‘The software upgrade was done really quickly - it really is great value for anyone who uses Vertec.
‘The Vertec V5 DSP is the next step forward in delivering the best sound possible,’ added Mr Rosman. ‘We found that the high-end was much smoother and the low-end response was great. Paul Bauman, director of tour sound product and application engineering for JBL, has done a great job of tidying up their presets to make the Vertec sound significantly better. There’s no denying that JBL has really got it right with the V5.’