SOLUTIONS: DAVID BOWIE IS, VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON
Just four Samsung Syncmaster LCD displays are deployed to stunning effect here with the use of mirrors
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AUDIO Sennheiser guidePORT GP EK 3202-5-1 bodypacks Sennheiser guidePORT GP 3200 IN identifiers Sennheiser guidePORT GP SR 3200-2 cell transmitters Sennheiser guidePORT GP AM 3000 antenna modules Sennheiser guidePORT GP L 3202-10 charging units Sennheiser PX 100 II dynamic stereo headphones Audica MICROpoint wall-mounted speakers Audica MICROzone amplifier/controllers Neumann KH310 3-way speakers and KH 870 subs Klein+Hummel IS 153, IS 123 three-way speakers Klein+Hummel IS Sub 215 subs KRK Systems Rokit 8 monitor speakers JoeCo BBP1B BlackBox Players Motu UltraLite-mk3 audio interfaces Hive Industries PC Bal Boxes (hum eliminators)
integrator Sysco AV, which installed all the hardware for the exhibition, explains: “A loop is laid like an induction loop, but it’s not broadcasting the audio – it is purely to trigger an audio event. As you walk in and out of the zone of an exhibit it triggers which part of the broadcast you’re going to pick up.” Small trigger units, placed near the exhibits, known as identifiers, tell the bodypacks which audio stream to receive or play. “The system needs to work with lots of visitors,” adds Grosvenor. “If the loops are too small, a large number
of visitors won’t be able to hear.”
Installing the system was less than straightforward, however, as there turned out to be a lot of other metal in the floor that can interfere with the loop signals – steel- backed wooden tiles, RSJs and a metal pipe. “There was a lot of
modification on-site during the course of the installation to get it all to work as they wanted,” says Roche. This involved not only Sysco AV but also Sennheiser staff including Robert Genereux, technical development
director, who is responsible for guidePORT worldwide. In some locations, a loop is not used: the identifiers (which have their own antenna) transmit the audio direct to the bodypacks. Video is shown on a variety
of screens – from small wall- mounted displays to a massive floor-to-ceiling projection towards the end of the exhibition. This is used to show various different performances of Bowie’s song “Heroes”(which has gone, says Marsh, “from a morbid song in Berlin to something approaching a world national
VIDEO Optoma EH1020 and EH2060 1080p projectors Panasonic PT-D5000 XGA projectors Panasonic PT-DZ6700 WUXGA projectors projectiondesign F32 HD and F32 WUXGA projectors Vivitek Qumi pocket projectors Samsung SyncMaster DE40A, DE46A LED displays Samsung SyncMaster MD32B, UE55A LCD displays Neovo X-15 15in LCD monitors Interactive Technologies CueServer Dataton Watchout V4, V5 media servers Pro Systems Group Catalyst X4 media servers BrightSign HD210 media players Hantarex MGG 28EQ videowall monitors Adderlink AV200/AV201 extenders (TX/RX) MauveCom MauD-1 HDBaseT extenders Wyrestorm EX-1UTP-IR-100 HDMI balun pairs
anthem”.) Fans who enjoyed the video for the recent comeback single Where Are We Now?will be pleased to see that the puppets that it featured, projected with
Bowie’s face, appear among the exhibits. Other projections include a Pepper’s Ghost set- up for the video of Space Oddity, and a small cinema area showcasing some of his
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