![]() ![]() READ MORE: BBC Breakfast chaos as Download festival goer gatecrashes live broadcast We wanted everybody to hear the band as if with nearfield monitors, and I think we’ve come closer to that than ever before in a concert setting.” "I told Meyer Sound that my goal was to have full stereo sound at every point with no overlap, from the centre pit to the nosebleed seats. Dan Braun said: "The clarity of the system is breathtaking, and that combined with Bob McCarthy’s brilliant design is giving us a show that sounds spectacular. But with the stage facing north, and with the addition of fairly strong winds, the sound carried some 15 miles from its source. Incredibly, some people in Castle Donington just a few hundred metres from the stage said they couldn't hear it. Reports of the noise came in from almost everywhere in the city and beyond, including Sinfin, Mickleover and Allestree. The music was heard as far away as West Hallam last night with some people saying they enjoyed hearing it and others complaining that it was too loud for a school night. A press release published by Meyer Sound on Wednesday (June 7) explains that the groundbreaking new production comprises a staggering 288 loudspeakers in an attempt by Metallica's creative director Dan Braun to "immerse the entire audience". The sound from Metallica's set at Download Festival - which boomed across a 15-mile radius last night (Thursday, June 8) - could be the result of their new "gargantuan" sound system. ![]()
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