The track encircled the main city center with the finish line in front of the historic Bragernes Church. Two large video displays enabled the crowds to follow the action while a Sound MICA and M3D line array loudspeaker system provided by Oslo-based AVAB CAC ensured that the attendees could hear the event clearly from anywhere along the route.
The nature of the outdoor event presented multifaceted challenges, each of which was tackled using a seamlessly integrated Meyer Sound system. "The Cross-Country Sprint has an exceptionally complicated setup," says Per Ola Holden, AVAB CAC's project manager, who handled audio duties for three different locations of the track.
At the finishing line in front of the Bragernes church, one main hang of 12 Mica line array loudspeakers was augmented by a second set of 12 Micas for delays; four 700-HP subwoofers covered the low end. The city center location was served by two arrays of eight M3D line array loudspeakers, with M'elodie line array loudspeakers covering the stage area. A Meyer Sound Galileo loudspeaker management system handled loudspeaker processing at each location.
"It's a large area," adds Holden. "And sometimes people at different positions are making announcements at the same time. We time-delay everything to function together among the three locations."
(Jim Evans)
