Chicago, IL – January, 2020. Technotrix, Inc. deployed a comprehensive Martin Audio MLA system to solve well-known acoustic problems at the challenging Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. The event in question, “The Nights We Stole Christmas,” featured headliners such as Cage the Elephant, The 1975, Twenty One Pilots, Mumford & Sons and 311 with a full retinue of well-known supporting artists.
Discussing the issues that face bands and engineers who play the historic venue built in 1926, Technotrix Audio Manager Brent Bernhardt explains: “The Aragon is just not designed for modern PA systems. First of all, it’s limited in terms of what you can hang because they only have single point rigging, so weight is a factor.
“More importantly, because of the domed ceiling, the spring-loaded hard dance floor and other hard surfaces, you tend to get one of the worst RT60 reverberation times of any venue professional musicians play in. If you clap your hands in the center of the room...
