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only in providing even pattern control through a 360° venue, so that everyone in the house could benefit from the same experience, but when handing over to the broadcaster (Wiege) the sponsors’ commercials could be played in seamlessly. There were no issues with obstructing sightlines, either. “With D.A.S., we have been able to present the whole 360° solution in a much better way, as the Aero 50 and 40-A enclosures have 90° coverage, so with four clusters we can achieve the full 360°.” To complete the coverage, another rental stager, HWS Veranstaltungstechnik placed a further 20 Variant 25A speakers, from D.A.S.’ installation portfolio, on the balcony upper level for infills. The source feeds include live pitch commentary from two mics, commercials and music play-ins, provided by the broadcaster, from line devices.
“The short, medium and long-throw presets were impressive and we were easily able to recall and EQ these directly via the Armonía software on the PC. It’s very user friendly”
Benjamin Hartmann, Soundart “Claus looked around and
Powersoft offered the best solution. The Aero 50 is a passive system which needed powerful amps, and we were aware just how much Powersoft had grown.” In fact two amp racks, each containing six of the K6 amps, were deployed to drive different elements of the open three-way system. “The K-series is brilliant – digital, very lightweight, compact and powerful, with processing on the amp. It occupies far less truck space and having the whole processing and monitoring [with AESOP Ethernet interface] is a big advantage,” says Hartmann. Claus Behrens had also
recommended Powersoft because he favoured their presets, which he knew would bring a new optimisation to the Aero 50. “The short, medium and long-throw presets were impressive and we were easily able to recall and EQ these directly via the Armonía software on the PC,” notes Hartmann. “It’s very user friendly.
“D.A.S. had recommended this solution as being stable and efficient – this is the first try-out for us at this event and we have had nothing but a good reaction.”
The spectacle would not be complete without a dynamic visual and special effects presentation. This year flames (machines firing up to 12m high at the start of each day), strobes, fog machines on special rigging, and other special effects, lasers (16 separate RGB lasers), lighting and video all featured in the mix.
Benjamin Hartmann shares his belief that from a technical perspective, things couldn’t have been better. “When the sound is loud, the intelligibility is good and the system works, then everyone is happy,” he says.
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Six Powersoft K6 amps powered the main system
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