Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails has long been known for his penchant for cutting edge technology and pristine production values. While manifestations of this tendency have been apparent since the band’s early studio recordings, over the years they have noticeably transcended into NIN’s live shows, most recently for the “Lights In The Sky” concert tour.

One of the technological advances on display, besides a stage-width, triple layered interactive LED video screen, was L-Acoustics new K1 line array. The system has been touring with various acts since its maiden voyage earlier in 2008, on Radiohead’s summer tour, as part of a testing process that L-Acoustics is doing with Firehouse Productions (owned by Bryan Olson) out of New York to demo the rig under real world operating conditions. […]