Responsible for the sound was NMK Electronics with tools from EVI Audio forming the centrepiece of the production: a Dynacord Cobra 2 PA, EV Sx300 monitors and a Midas Venice 320 console - a setup that impressed the event's organizer, Kiran Sequeira: "The sound of the Cobra was simply fantastic. Even at the highest volume levels there was not the slightest feedback." FOH man Milton Kyvernitis summed up: "Extremely professional! The Venice and the Cobra proved to be an amazing team."
In another corner of the world, the same PA system and a similar success at the Croatian Radio and TV Festival 9 - 20 March. Responsibility for the production fell to local company Mr Pink. It was a prestigious but tricky commission - for one thing, over 50 important national acts were performing and for another, the acoustic conditions in the 'Christal Hall' of the popular Kvarner hotel were extremely critical, requiring up to 60 stage microphones at times.
Commented Zoran Hügl, managing director of Mr Pink: "In this hall, which presents really extreme problems from the standpoint of sound reinforcement, the Cobra was absolutely brilliant. We used two Cobra 2 hangs and EV Sx300 monitors - much to the delight of the performers." A key role was also played by Klark Teknik EQ and controllers (DN27, KT1248). Despite the great length of the festival and the complex demands of the commission, at the end, Hügl was happy to report: "We didn't experience a single technical problem throughout the entire two weeks."
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
