The annual ten-day event, presenting classical and popular artists in the historic city of Leipzig's Market Square, puts heavy demands on both the equipment and the staff. Technical director Peter Linke is managing the event for the fourteenth time this year.
Aviom's Pro64 digital multicore allows for redundant cabling for the critical audio transfer between the stage and the FOH. The 48 input channels on stage are derived from six Yamaha AD8HR preamplifiers, which feed the digital inputs of three Aviom 6416dio Digital I/O Modules.
Utilising two redundant streams of A-Net, via two separate Cat 5e cables, the audio and control signals are transmitted to the FOH Yamaha M7CL digital console. Using three 6416Y2 A-Net Interface Cards for Yamaha installed in the console, the A-Net signals are fed directly into the console without the need for extra A/D converters. Not only do the 6416Y2 cards offer 16 input channels, additionally they provide 16 output channels for the return path from FOH to the main stage.
(Jim Evans)
