34 l July 2013
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livenews NETHERLANDS Outline’s orange outing By Erica Basnicki
AN OUTLINE GTO system was deployed in Vismarkt square in Groningen, the Netherlands, where 10,000 fans gathered for the traditional Queen’s Day (Koninginnedag) celebrations. To overcome the venue’s
difficult acoustics, a L+R FOH system was deployed comprising nine Outline GTO, one GTO-DF (downfill), 16 DBS
18-2 subwoofers and six Lipfill 082 compact enclosures – Outline’s latest addition to the GTO family of products. All the above was powered by 24 T-11 amplifiers, also from Outline. Erik Koster of Eko Geluid & lichttechniek, which provided the stage equipment, commented: “When we fired up the system I knew that it was great. With all the limits the location did set, we still were able to deliver seamless
coverage. The headroom at our disposal was simply astounding.” “Currently, thanks also to
the evolution of a market in which loudspeakers are increasingly sturdy and efficient, there is no doubt that almost all PAs effectively sound ‘loud’,” added Axel Nagtegaal of The Audio Specialists, Outline’s distributor for Benelux and Germany. “One certain GTO
prerogative is the ability to Outline steps up as Queen Beatrix steps down at this year’s Koninginnedag
ensure intelligible output over long distances: in my opinion higher than any
competitor in the market’s large-format PA sector.”n
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Systems engineer Philip Reynolds setting up for The Killers UNITED KINGDOM
RedNet a killer at front of house
By Erica Basnicki
ONE OF the highest profile implementations of Focusrite’s RedNet to date is as the front of house rig for The Killers’ world tour, where a RedNet 1 eight-channel A-D/D-A, and RedNet 4 eight-channel mic preamp perform a number of duties for systems engineer Philip Reynolds. Reynolds opted for RedNet
in order to maintain the audio within the digital domain – A-D conversion takes place side-stage as soon as the mics plug into the stagebox – for as long as possible before conversion to analogue. Rather than use rental equipment,
Reynolds has invested in his own RedNet setup. Over time, he intends to
expand his RedNet system with an additional RedNet 1 and a RedNet 3 digital I/O, the latter of which will enable him to drive the FOH PA from the RedNet network. “RedNet units have allowed me to design a system to bring a fully digital system on the front end. With the RedNet 3 providing primary digital connection and RedNet 1 acting as my analogue backup, we can bring the latency down and keep the quality of audio the same, which has been a goal of mine for the last year.”n
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