DelFest, one of the premier roots festivals in the US, has steadily evolved its technical infrastructure at the Allegany County Fairgrounds in Cumberland, MD, since its inception 17 years ago.
Supporting the multi-stage event with sound reinforcement from the very beginning has been Martin Audio partner Southard Audio. This year, they fielded three Wavefront Precision systems—a WPL rig and two WPS hangs.
“We only switched to WPL and other Martin Audio systems at DelFest post-COVID (from 2022) and it really shines for these applications,” notes Southard managing partner Jason Misterka.
Their three-stage Martin Audio deployment was led by the large-format WPL line array. The Grandstand system used 24 WPL for the main PA (12 per side) with eight WPL outfill stage right (to cover the grandstands), four XD15 frontfills, two CDD15 for outfills at the VIP tents, SXH218 subs, IK42 amps, THS sidefills, LE200 wedges, and Linea Research monitor amps.
The large, covered Grandstand, set at an...
