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XTA HEADS OUT ON SUMMER TOURS 
WITH MUSIC’S BIGGEST ARTISTS

— Tom Petty takes to the road with XTA DP100, DP224 and DP226 crossovers,
with leading mixer Robert Scovill at the board —

FARMINGDALE, NY, August 15, 2002 — Music’s top acts are on the road this summer, and many are taking XTA crossovers along with them. Tom Petty’s world tour kicked off earlier this summer, with renowned FOH mixer Robert Scovill at the helm of a massive sound system put together by ProMix/Electrotec of Las Vegas. At its core, the system has four XTA DP226 Speaker Management Systems, five DP224 crossovers and three DP100 units, all working to create a fabulous-sounding show. 

“Engineers love the XTA DP Series crossovers because they sound so transparent,” explains Martyn “Ferrit” Rowe, Audio Concert Touring Supervisor for ProMix/Electrotec. “The architecture and design of the systems make them the best-sounding ones for most jobs, including the Tom Petty tour. From a technical point of view, they are also terrific performers. For instance, their software is better and more up to date. We don’t have to send out Windows® 95 and 98 operating systems with the sound system — XTA’s AudioCore software works on the latest operating systems. It also offers more functionality, including features like zone control. That kind of advanced operational capability makes every aspect of using a sound system easier, from set up to sound check to tear down. That makes for a better atmosphere in which to put on a show.”

Meanwhile, Bob Dylan’s latest tour kicked off on July 11 with the taping of an HBO special. Notable is the fact that this year’s Dylan tour will be an all-digital affair, starting with A-D conversion of microphone inputs at the stage, then routing to a new Yamaha PMD-1 digital FOH console. To ensure the integrity of the digital signal remains pristine, the sound system, also assembled by ProMix/Electrotec, will utilize six XTA DP226 and three DP224 crossovers, each fitted with the optional digital converter card offered for the DP Series. “This tour will reap the benefits of having an all-digital signal path by making sure the crossovers are also digital,” emphasizes Rowe. “The sound will start digital at the stage and stay that way to the speakers, right through the console, the signal processing and the crossovers.”

ProMix/Eletrotec supplied the sound system for Dylan’s previous tour as well, which also included six DP226 crossovers, used in conjunction with the dV-DOSC™ main cabinets, as well as the dV-DOSC sidefill and sub-bass cabinets and rear delay cabinet. “We had amazing results from the DP units on that last tour,” Rowe adds. “This time, with the XTA digital option in place, we expect to take the entire sound system and the performance experience to the next level.”

XTA is a British manufacturer of signal processing equipment for the live sound, permanent installations, broadcasting, and recording markets, and is exclusively distributed in the U.S. by Group One Ltd. of Farmingdale, New York. Group One is also the exclusive U.S. distributor for Blue Sky International, Milab Microphones, and Celestion Professional Products, as well as a number of prominent lighting products.
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Group One Ltd., 200 Sea Lane, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Tel: (631) 249-1399;
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