Two enormous screens mounted back-to back, floating on a gigantic platform and stage on the River Lea face out to acres of parkland areas on either side.
Sound Directions UK designed a distributed sound system for the parklands to ensure all visitors enjoyed high quality and evenly distributed sound.
Cloud VTX-4400 4-channel 400W amplifiers are used to drive nearly 100 SoundTube XT850i-GN in-ground loudspeakers using Cloud CXL-400T 100V transformers for the VTX amplifiers to provide nearly 16,000 Watts of amplification for the parklands.
Cloud VTX-WM1 web monitor cards installed in each of the amplifiers allow contractors for Park Live to monitor the performance of the amplifiers for the duration of the games.
The VTX-WM1's provide real-time monitoring via any Internet enabled device for up to the minute information however it is the load test capabilities of the VTX-WM-1's that are proving invaluable at Park Live.
The load testing ability of the VTX-WM1's provide daily reports allowing site contractors to respond immediately to any significant changes in the loudspeaker loads indicated on each channel of the VTX amplifiers.
Changes caused by loudspeaker outages, transformer failure, water ingress (the installation took place during the wettest months of this year) or just prying hands of the audiences adjusting loudspeaker tappings are recognised and can be acted upon immediately, often in advance of Park Live opening each day, to ensure audience pleasure is maximised each day for the duration of the games.
(Jim Evans)
