Audio Alliance director Oliver Driver, who strongly believes that showing clients what is available and how it is used benefits all parties, organized the event. The day allowed for a range of Audio Alliance's rental stock to be demonstrated, including digital systems, with ProTools providing surround sound playback, supported by a Sony DMXR100 mixing desk and a Yamaha DME32 processor.
An analogue system was also set up with an Allen & Heath ML series desk and XTA processing, while a smaller console, the Midas Venice, was being demonstrated with Shure DFR22 processors. Loudspeakers on display included the latest Meyer Sound UPJ-1P, along with the Meyer Sound UPM-1P, d&b's E3, with MAPP Online software used to compare the differences in loudspeaker placement.
Driver concluded: "All our clients understand that we provide a very high quality service to the conference industry, new clients are surprised at the level of technology now available, the workshops hopefully made the equipment less daunting. Audio in this arena is no longer about a pair of Bose 802's or even d&b E3's, it is about system design and providing clear and intelligible sound from presenter to delegate.'
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
