The concept and tour was organised by STREAM with the Cologne event production masterminded by Dietmar Koch of German agency Braintrust Event Marketing. He chose long-time Turbosound users, Westphalia-based BLL/CE Veranstaltungstechnik-Krefeld to provide sound, lighting and electrical installations for the Cologne event, which gave the opportunity for a range of Turbosound's new NuQ loudspeakers to be put through their paces in a challenging environment.
With a large site and crowd to cover, the sound installation was complex. Three primary audio sources covered the event's live compére / commentator, interviews with the free riding stars and a DJ who provided music to accompany the riders as they performed their spectacular manoeuvres.
The inputs were fed via a matrix mixer to 16 loudspeaker outputs, from which a Turbosound inventory of four NuQ-8, four NuQ-12, and two NuQ-15 two-way enclosures; two B15 subs; four QLight TQ-308, and two TQ-445DP, plus eight Aspect TA-880H mid-highs and six TSW-718 subs broadcast the sound to the assembled crowds.
The main audience area was covered by the NuQ enclosures, with an additional NuQ-12 used as a wedge monitor for the DJ and the competition's judges. The VIP, catering and riders' lounge areas were covered by the QLight speakers, while the relay for two large LED screens featured Aspect TA-880Hs and NuQ-15s respectively, both featuring TSW-718 subs.
"I used the Aspect loudspeakers for one of the screens because there was a much bigger space for people to watch it, the nearest building being 60 metres away," says Carsten Eichstädt. "However, the nearest building to the second screen was only 15 metres away, so we needed a loudspeaker that wouldn't cause unwanted reflections. The NuQ-15s were perfect for that area."
(Jim Evans)
