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Zsolt Palocska, on monitors
the environment to human rights,” he explains. “We invited government and EU
organisations along as well as embassies and other institutions, and now they are being selected to attend the civilian part of Sziget on the basis of official competitions. “Our aim with these organisations is
“The audience’s experience is better than ever” with the LEO system
stage, but now it’s a complete package. There is real demand for a huge sound, which is really helped here by the 1100-LFC subs as they have such carry and thump; and as far as the audience is concerned, the live show needs to sound just like the CD, which means more work for the engineers as well as the bands. To put it into perspective, 10 years ago we took one day to build everything, and now it’s three just for the sound!” A Yamaha PM5D and Avid Venue
were also deployed for monitor world, which has been manned at Sziget by Zsolt Palocska for the last nine years. Gone are the days of analogue, he says, and rightly so, it seems. “Digital technology at monitor position is so much better for us, because we don’t have to reset knobs for different groups or change settings between acts,” he says. “Half-an-hour is ample time for a changeover at Sziget as all parameters can be pre-set, from the effects to the inserts and compressors.” What’s makes Sziget really special,
according to chief festival organiser Károly Gerendai, is the location, the atmosphere and the attitude of the event. When he started Sziget back in 1993, it was already attended by different civil organisations, and that civil element is something that he has managed to grow and develop with the festival.
“Back then, we primarily invited
civil organisations that helped us in our efforts to improve drug and alcohol prevention, but later on we thought the NGOs could get involved in bigger issues, from the protection of
to provide useful programmes and information during the day that can help young people. On the other hand, this is a great opportunity for these organisations to introduce themselves, so their messages can reach many young people from a line of different countries around the world.” Gerendai also insists it’s much more than the music – it’s a holiday for the people attending. “We endeavour to establish a
temporary city for our guests; there are many interesting concerts and other cultural events, and we try to provide services and an environment that ensures a holiday atmosphere for the people. We are very fortunate that the venue of the festival is beautiful in addition to being in the heart of a world-renowned city; you can go out to look around Budapest during the day, then come back to the island in the evening to party!” How can you not like that?
Post-event, Molnár reflects on a job well done: “The feedback from engineers, managers, and the audience was excellent. The Galileo Callistos worked very well, so tuning LEO was easy; and the headroom was really impressive, too. We never reached limit – now that is very unusual at this festival, since there is no enforced SPL limit for the main stage – and we even got some nice comments from the lighting guys, who liked the small footprint and the elegant, narrow look of the arrays. That’s even more unusual!”n
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