L-Acoustics brings Kinder dreams to stage
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TSE Grupa was responsible for technical services at this huge show, which included everything from stage construction to an ambitious multimedia, lighting, and sound production. L-Acoustics components were used exclusively for sound reinforcement, with almost 200 loudspeaker cabinets deployed around the stadium.
TSE Grupa, founded by Łukasz Kubiak and Piotr Basek, is not new to large, complex events, with a portfolio that includes International Children's Song and Dance Festival in Konin, and the NATO Summit in Warsaw. According to Basek, TSE was chosen for the Kinder anniversary concert because of an excellent existing relationship with the event's agency, Generations, and another recent anniversary event at the Municipal Stadium in Poznań for car manufacturer Volkswagen. Koncert Pełen Marzeń though, was a much bigger undertaking.
"Initially, we planned a smaller system," explains Basek. "But after modelling the stadium and the sound design in L-Acoustics Soundvision software and talking to the sound team, because of the sheer scale of the event, we decided we needed more power and, consequently, more speakers."
TSE worked closely with Polish equipment supplier and L-Acoustics certified provider distributor, Audio Plus, to get the additional hardware together.
The Koncert Pełen Marzeń system consisted of two hangs of 12 K2 for the main PA, supported by 16 ground-stacked SB28 subwoofers, eight either side of the stage in an end-fire configuration. For front-fill, four ARCS Wide were used, and a dozen X12 coaxial enclosures were deployed as monitors. The delays used 117 Kara and 24 Kiva II, and all loudspeakers were powered by LA4X, LA8, and LA12X amplified controllers.
"The whole thing was designed in the L-Acoustics Soundvision application,” notes Mazurek. “Piotr Basek is big fan of Soundvision as it also helps budget the event - something that directly affects the relationship with the client, and the financial success of the show. The design, implementation, and tuning of such a large system was made possible by excellent customer training, and because L-Acoustics has such a homogeneous, complementary range of technologies."
"The key feature of the L-Acoustics brand is flexibility," concludes Basek. "Every component is standard, anywhere in the world, and they operate on one stable network via LA Network Manager. Everything is configured from one computer, so one person has control over the entire audio system, even in such a large facility as the National Stadium.”
(Jim Evans)
