Photo above: Despite the Shed’s cavernous room geometry, the L-Acoustics system is keeping the space “well controlled,” says OSA’s Brandon Gardner (Shovels & Rope concert, May 11; photo credit: Nick Langlois)
For nearly a hundred years, Chicago’s Morton Salt warehouse, sandwiched between the Kennedy Expressway and Goose Island, has been a familiar fixture on the city’s north side. With its long roof emblazoned with the iconic Umbrella Girl mascot and famous When It Rains It Pours slogan, the facility has been an enduring landmark for those driving into the downtown area. Now, thanks to the vision of 16″ On Center (16OC), along with local developer Blue Star Properties, the former Morton Salt facility has metamorphosed into a new entertainment complex known as the Salt Shed, with live music as its bread and butter and a new L-Acoustics K2 professional audio system, designed and installed by local L-Acoustics Certified Provider integrator (CPi) OSA International...
