Audio agency Metropolis Consulting only took on the Vieta product portfolio for distribution at the start of 2010, and was quickly able to build the systems into a quote for Solid Rock Productions, working on Nike's new Centre. Metropolis proposed a full turnkey solution for the venue, with Vieta loudspeakers specified for all the indoor areas, including the Gym, auditorium and The Red Room educational facility.
The brief called for high-quality versatile systems, with input/output points located in various positions around the venue. Simplicity was the watchword, enabling the system to be used by anyone yet still providing full control to the outside events companies that will also use the site.
Facing onto the football fields with an open roller shutter door, the gym required a discrete system for playing background music, and complementing the main PA on the field. A pair of Vieta Do-2s, ultra-compact full-range enclosures with an elongated design, were chosen for the job; amped on one channel of a Full Fat Audio 4004, they perform effectively, giving frequency response from 200Hz to 20kHz. A Control Panel offers the facility to select source and volume.
Game planning and screenings take place in the auditorium. Here a client-supplied 4x4 Plasma Wall has been set up, with Vieta Re-12 trapezoidal loudspeakers inset into the wall behind mesh covers, supplemented by two Vieta Re-115S 15" sub-bass units located centrally beneath the screen.
In the Red Room, an education and counseling facility operated by Nike Red, audio support is provided by four super-compact Vieta Mi-20s. These wall-mounted units have been integrated with DVD player and plasma screen, and a control panel allows for source selection including any source being input into any of the other rooms. A VGA on the control panel also allows for direct input onto the screen for presentations, or playback from computer.
Vieta's international sales director Mick Brophy comments, "This installation is good news on several levels. We're delighted, at long last, to have a vigorous and able distributor in South Africa. Metropolis has shown a comprehensive grasp of our wider range of products by choosing different models for the different parts of this project, and they've delivered a memorable debut installation, giving Vieta a lasting association with football in South Africa in rather a special year for Spain. Did I mention that we won the World Cup?"
(Jim Evans)
