Metallica's Secret Weapon: The Meyer Sound TM Array™ (HD)

Big Mick Hughes and Paul Owen discuss the latest innovation in live sound - the TM Array™. Using a revolutionary configuration of Meyer Sound subwoofers hung center-stage, the crew is able to achieve uniform, low-frequency coverage in-the-round like never before. A band as legendary as Metallica requires powerful sound on tour, and the TM Array delivers. Filmed in Portland Oregon on November1, 2008.

[@scotts7017]

I could listen to this guy talk about grass growing and I am sure I would enjoy it.

[@MrUltraworld]

That's an awful amount of weight dangling above the stage.

[@boydenhingston-muir3907]

Yep

[@Shineymcshine79]

Welp, now I know what a dwarf would look like in real life. Big Mick rocking the Gimli look.

[@ZamCronos]

Metallica seem to surround themselves with pepole with impressive beards. They have Big Mick Hughes and Cliff Burnstein. Lars's dad Torben Ulrich has a very long beard, and Rick Rubin produced Death Magnetic... interesting

[@Daan7000]

I fucking lol'd at 1:04, he's all like "Heavy Metal :D"

[@antonio610]

Metallica would indeed need the best live engineers in the world, clipping live music must be damn near impossible.

[@isonedisoned6648]

Santa claus 😁

[@ricksalt6860]

That is crazy , I guess there is no really big budget concerns . What ever it takes , do it .

[@shawnstephens6795]

Real life Chewbacca here.

[@CultLovers]

He really loses some frequencies with all these hairs.

[@cast390]

Now I know what santa claus does the other 364 days in the year

[@jamesrbrindle]

Respect! Whole different setup and considerations for in the round.

[@ME16510]

Guy on the left: You shall not pass!!!!

[@paulpaul8095]

The lord of the ring

[@Lili0000007]

Meyer is everywhere!!!!!!!!!

[@ccentralchannel4492]

You’re a wizard Harry.

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

Cringe Central A wizard

[@darkclaw3000]

the secret: all that hair..

[@NZLeduc]

Everything on the stage creating sound is mic'd, then it goes into the mixer, that I'm sure you already knew. Then you use a crossover so that only the lowest frequencies usually between about 20-60 hz are sent directly to sub, and anything above is sent to PA. This is exactly what SKRooU2 said just with a bit clearer of a signal path. Hope this helps.

[@Vigilantes]

This is the dude from Lord of The Rings, Harry Potter or Are You Afraid of the Dark.

[@FrankRideausonore]

I wanted to see if the beard got stuck in the faders during sound balance.

[@36tenaz]

parece el brujo mayor lol

[@fordprefect7572]

Oh well, Pink Floyd has done a much more advanced concert sound a lot earlier (even today they do a sorround shit like few others). And sendondly if you want to be brutal just do what Slayesr does: bring up tons of Marshalls and turn them on to 10 :DDDD

[@Bobbyboiii_]

@Biiaattcchh100 hahah you are more than welcome! and hey, check out my channel if you want some sick guitar playing too! haha no intention to spam either!

[@C4ndleJ4ck]

fuck me! look at all those lord of the rings jokes!!! jesus ive never seen anything like it!!! oh and that dudes got a massive beard.

[@richardsim7]

I heard this system at the O2 and it really was fantastic!

[@EldubeG25]

There are no Stanley Cup banners in Pheonix, there were no banners at all in fact. Now there's a banner sayin "Metallica was here" ;p

[@somebodyandthem]

Hey I was at that show in portland

[@NoUsernameAssinged]

Did anyone else not pay attention to anything he was saying because of his beard?

[@ljmike1204]

well dont hang them in youre trus or against it it wil ratle every thing

[@VWGTI2013]

Isn`t the board in this video digital? That`s what Metallica is using.

[@slaytalix]

midas xl 8 ist great. john meyer looks like big mick with the beard :)

[@TankDriverOriginal]

Be quiet, kids behind me, or You won't get any presents next year!

[@jcarr41414]

1. He looks like Alan Moore 2. The TM array looks like a swastika

[@NiksDjs]

Why is there a lighting desk behind them instead of a sound desk

[@escoluminarsus]

Guys the subs is Meyer 700s, and the P.A is Mica? or is Milo?

[@thevisi0naryy]

i clicked the link because it had the word "metallica"

[@cmath8577]

This system once tuned in, is sort of like detonating the atomic bomb 20-30 feet above zero for maximum wave energy dispersion . I never heard it but it must be spectacular

[@ogvears]

who clicked the link just because of the guys beard?

[@LiamMailman941]

I kid you not, the thumbnail looked like chewbacca...

[@tetrisskinny]

his beard could give ZZ top a run for their money...

[@snapascrew]

SHUT UP! heavy metal.

[@Rossetodemelofamily]

@RapingZombies Where is the beard and the Hair?

[@disturbedmaistro]

Its a MIDAS XL8 Digital Audio Mixing Console.

[@TheHockeyDude27]

I still mistake him for Cliff Burnstein.

[@Glamosapien]

@13willis69 or a mask to hide his acne

[@joeyxl3456]

that beard got one good combing that morning

[@SalihToksoz14]

I didn't know the santa is in metallica O.o

[@funkidelicFrank]

I wonder how they phase align that puppy.

[@woowwiki7532]

for me TM array will be on the Center on DM Tour

[@kbeam418]

I clicked on this because of big mick

[@xDXPxJOEx456x1]

I agree Metallica was such a great band back in the day especially in the early 80s with cliff. But i think they got way to big and way to successful for their own good witch is my theory for why they suck now.

[@TopCityRockers]

Special forces of the Sound Army.

[@ThatBigMetalhead]

i wish MY beard was that epic....

[@smncutler]

LMFAOYES Meatallica in portland

[@SPECKREJK]

Is that the God of Metal?

[@XBlashyrkhX]

I also like Midas but I would prefer XL4 guess better sound quality :) now I use Digico SD8 and completely satisfied.... Meyer sound is great also but nowdays there are systems which sound better and clearer. like KS audio, Coda or L'acoustics Vdosc. anyway its good system. cheers.

[@thebogeymaniscoming]

@mashnek Out of roughly 200 shows that have gone on since the beginning of the World Magnetic tour, the ONLY show with sound problems was Israel... That should tell you something.

[@bridgetroll9]

@tascouts120 @tascouts120 Sound coming out his cabinet goes in the microphone and out the PA. But guitar typically is never coming out of subs, kick drum floor Tom and bass guitar come out of subs. Does that help?

[@SoreEyeMusic]

Accent... fucking awesome!!

[@CarimboHanky]

if you have to opportunity of seen and feeling this beasty TM array live, do it, you wont be dissapointed... i saw metallica live back in march in puerto rico and uufff, the walls of amps hanging from the ceiling look intimidating hahaha the decibels were so high that i ended up with a pretty distorted recording of the gig. the volume was high enough to distort recordings, high enough to please my metal hears haha got to love metallica and their screw!!!

[@VWGTI2013]

Having the new digital boards out in the market, why do alot of bands still use analog with all the side racks ?

[@NiksDjs]

well they look the same>

[@looosh]

I could have thought that you needed a wizard like Gandalf to manage Metallica's sound, but I'd never tought that God himself, Eric Clapton was part of the deal too !!

[@thatonekid30]

the lion king has spoken

[@TomZeaver]

Say hi to Eric Clapton.

[@Tominnho9]

I want to hear that...

[@TimpBizkit]

Just use loads and loads of Bill Fitzmaurice Titan 48s then it will be lighter and you can use more subs before the 5 tonne limit!

[@ladjkaoz]

when was this vid.. I had that idea long time ago since the fisrt time I saw those long colums of flown speakers.... lol

[@steveclarkeee222]

that guy is a viking!

[@eduardogorga]

The gentleman on the right is Mr. Paul Owens - Metallica's Monitor engineer and VP and Co-owner of Thunder Audio.

[@SixStringChannel]

Hahahah HAGRID

[@Doomzdayxx]

Holy fucking beard!

[@darkjem666]

looks like sasquatch

[@TheMixedbreedChannel]

Mixedbreed was here

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Why no BAGEND subs?

[@madandmean4285]

the only reason why i clicked on this video was because of the beard dude, but all i hear is flaw flaw flaw lol

[@bashfulbrother]

Man, that cat should've been on Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings. He has the dark ages warrior look.

[@TheHockeyDude27]

It's Mick.

[@Sphereal]

Came for the beard, stayed for the interview.

[@CarimboHanky]

Paul Owen was Metallica's Monitor engineer... he retired on January 13 2009 @ Joe Louis Arena in Detroit

[@Sabrehockeylw29]

isnt that Hagrid?

[@LeMasterDisaster]

beard of wisdom

[@kingcarcas1349]

I just want to know why concerts have to be so loud? It starts to hurt the sound quality

[@briandrum1]

When I hear the name "Meyer Sound", the first thing comes to mind, the Grateful Dead.

[@MrNcotton]

he reminds me of the old guy from lord of the rings... holy shit.

[@xxxDubSixxx]

Epic Beard..

[@andriuxa1234]

hey santa!

[@iscareuiknowit]

Its Hagrid!

[@brianwesley28]

Sweet shit.

[@JasonG]

subwoofers? microphones to mixer to crossover to amps to subs....

[@RuBeNtrademarK]

I didn't know what he was saying. I just looked all vid long at his awesome beard :D

[@smncutler]

Where?

[@frequencies2001]

Me...

[@LordSilmiINC]

dwarf?

[@stevierayBlz]

I clicked this video cause I thought that epic bearded dude was "The Meyer".

[@djcalvin681]

TM array... great idea... thx for sharing

[@bushabloke]

Behind every great Rock Band there are always "great" British crew

[@LFCantuV]

RESPECT!!!... This guy makes sound Metallica how it sounds live. lml

[@Khae.]

That beard is just... It's more amazing than the actual array.

[@Bobbyboiii_]

I was waiting for him to say "YOU, SHALL NOT PASS".