French loudspeakers for the Italian maestro
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In order to transport Einaudi's sparkling, dynamic piano works to the furthest corners of every location in the highest degree of transparency, the German service provider satis&fy relied on an L-Acoustics configuration including K1 and K2 system along with Kara and Kiva as supplementary side-fill and near-fill loudspeakers.
In contrast to his solo concerts, Ludovico Einaudi brought various musicians on stage for the current tour in order to bring his genre-defying compositions to life in an approach combining both conventional and unusual instruments. "Ludovico's music forms a homogeneous sonic body that must remain intact at every point in the hall," explains Lucien Götz, the systems engineer responsible for commissioning the L-Acoustics configuration. "In comparison to rock and pop productions, in which you primarily want to have the lead vocals still present far back, the stage sound should be reproduced here as naturally as possible.”
For the main PA Götz used 12 K1 and four K2 as down-fill per side, with two arrays of 16 Kara each used as side PA. At close range, 12 Kiva placed on the edge of the stage as well as on tripods provided lip-fill. Out-fills were provided by two arrays of three ARCS II.
"When it comes to transparency, L-Acoustics is unmatched for me," confirms Milo Benericetti, who is responsible for mixing the various sound sources at FOH into a homogenous body of sound. "Ludovico's compositions are actually designed for classical concert halls. With the L-Acoustics system, however, I am also able to work out all sound details in large halls." Benericetti has accompanied the tour on close to 250 shows worldwide, often relying on the house PA. “Most of the time I find L-Acoustics and of course, it’s my first choice.”
(Jim Evans)
