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MILO RAISeS The BAR
And ROCkS The hOUSe AT SzIGeT
PLEASING 390,000 PEOPLE is a diffi- This year’s Sziget was powered by a
cult task. It is especially challenging when large number of Meyer Sound systems
many of those people are musicians. At from Budapest’s Expander 2000 Ltd., the
Budapest’s five-day Sziget Festival, audio festival’s main sound provider, with addi-
“ThE SZIGET SYSTEM
engineers not only kept 200 performanc- tional equipment support from UK-based
EXCEEDED MY
es on 15 stages running smoothly but Capital Sound.
EXPECTATIONS OF
they kept headliners like Faith No More,
“We really enjoy working with the crew at
Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, and Placebo more
WhAT MEYER SOUND
Sziget. The system design, installation, and
than happy.
SPEAKERS ARE CAPABLE
tuning they do is amazing,” said Paul Tim-
“The Sziget system exceeded my expecta- mins, project manager at Capital Sound.
OF. IN FACT, I FOUND
tions of what Meyer Sound speakers are “The level of the festival crew is top-tier.”
ThAT I NEEDED TO DO
capable of,” said Ian Nelson, Placebo’s
Pignon, chief of the sound crew for the
AN ALMOST UNhEARD
sound engineer. “In fact, I found that I
main stage, said: “The reason MILOs keep
OF ACT: TURN ThE
needed to do an almost unheard of act:
coming back year after year to the main
SUBS DOWN!
turn the subs down! I’ve worked with most
I’VE
stage—and other stages as well—is their
of the current speaker systems over the
WORKED WITh MOST OF
wide acceptance in the audio industry and
2009 festival season. Mixing on MILO (line
the consistent performance we have had
ThE CURRENT SPEAKER
array loudspeakers) cemented our deci-
every year in all kinds of conditions. The
SYSTEMS OVER ThE 2009
sion to carry a Meyer system on our forth-
clarity of the MILOs always amazes me,
coming autumn arena tour, again.”
FESTIVAL SEASON. MIXING
and all that with the exceptional power and
ON MILO CEMENTED OUR
To Béla Dudás, the festival’s technical di- consistent coverage.”
rector, a critical component to making this
DECISION TO CARRY A
Marci Mezei, system engineer of the main
high-stakes festival run smoothly is Meyer
MEYER SYSTEM ON OUR
stage, adds: “The low end we are getting
Sound’s self-powered advantage. “Besides
from the 700-hP makes even the most
FORThCOMING AUTUMN
quality and reliability, the ease of installation
particular engineer happy. And the M3D
ARENA TOUR, AGAIN.”
and operation of Meyer Sound equipment
delays carry the punch up to 150 meters
are very important considerations when
— IAN NELSON
away from the stage. That is quite an expe-
planning for a festival. Setup and teardown
SOUnd enGIneeR
rience for the fans and for us as well!”
PLACEBO
needs to be swift, and with Meyer’s self-
powered technology and QuickFly rigging,
that is a given.”
MILO MICA M3D 700-HP FEATURED PRODUCTS
22 | 2009 | VOLUME 3 | MEYER SOUND STORIES
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