APG Minds Its Manners With Gentleman

Currently touring his fifth studio album “Diversity” across Europe and the US, Gentleman recently played the Rothaus Arena in Freiburg where local rental company Coco Sound supplied a Uniline line array system from APG. Philip Sachsenheimer, who has been Gentleman’s FoH engineer for the last ten years, was more than impressed by the system.
 
“Over the last ten years we have played to audiences ranging from 100 to 50,000 people in every type of venue on every type of sound system!” recalled Sachsenheimer. “However, there is a first time for everything, and this was the first time I’d had the pleasure of using a Uniline system from APG.” Coco Sound supplied L & R hangs of 6 x UL210 mid-hi cabinets and 3 x UL115 dedicated bass units per side supplemented by 6 x TB218S and 4 x TB118S subs. The entire system was driven by 2 x Lab.gruppen FP 10000Q and 2 x FP 7000 amplifiers (one each per side) with processing from a pair of DMS26 digital loudspeaker processors from APG.
 
“Right from the start I was struck by the clarity and definition of the sound, an impression that was confirmed with certainty during the course of the day and the evening. Indeed the sound quality of this particular show was without doubt one of the technical highlights of the tour,” declared Sachsenheimer. “The sound image of each individual instrument as well as the voices was incredibly precise. I felt that this system had optimized every detail to the max deliver a clean, pure sound with no loss of sound pressure.”
 
“As a sound engineer, every day is a quest for the seemingly impossible ‘perfect sound experience,’” he continued.  “I have to say, that day I came very close, thanks to APG. It just goes to show what is possible, even in day-to-day life.  Also impressive was the extraordinary SPL generated by this system relative to its size and deployment.”
 
“If anyone were to ask me, I would use APG again in a heartbeat! I have rarely seen such a clear and powerful PA system as Uniline and I can’t wait for the next opportunity to work with APG!”