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with light-emitting diodes that light up in different colours. Its sound system features 40 Funktion-One MST Horns, which work in pairs:16 groups of two MST Horns with one F221 double 21-inch bass enclosure; and two in each of the four corners of the arena. A total of 44 Funktion-One Resolution 2SH skeletal speakers are also installed to cover the rear of the upper seating as well as the VIP section. “We want as little sound as
possible on the ice itself,” explains Andrei Kremenchugskiy of Edelweiss Audio, the Russian distributor of Funktion-One who assisted with the projects. “It’s a requirement of the International Ice Hockey Federation and broadcast companies – and we’ve achieved that; there’s real separation between the seating and the playing area.” As the client wanted to extend the audio infrastructure at the Bobsleigh Track to make it into a full music bandwidth system,
Andrews designed a rather ambitious Mega Bass Horn, which is now believed to be the world’s largest commercially available bass horn. Positioned at the bottom of the course, it shoots back up the mountain; and according to Kremenchugskiy, “It’s all around you – you can feel it and hear it; although it’s soft but it still pushes you.” A number of other pro-audio
“We want as little sound as possible on the ice itself. It’s a requirement of the International Ice Hockey Federation and broadcast companies –and we’ve achieved that; there’s real separation between the seating and the playing area”
Andrei Kremenchugskiy, Edelweiss Audio
manufacturers will also be involved in Sochi, of course: Neumann & Muller, for example, will be responsible for the sound, lighting, video and conference systems at the Deutsches Haus hospitality centre; and at the manufacturer’s respective locations in Germany and Eastern Europe, there will be teams of technicians and event specialists on call to support throughout. L-Acoustics will also have a major presence, providing an array of its loudspeakers to several Sochi events.
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