BOCA RATON, FL — ACME Sound Partners and Syntonic Design Group provided the DiGiCo D5 for FOH input/outputs and Concert Systems Production Group showcased its new SD8 for onstage monitors for Florida Festival of the Arts’ 10-day celebration of classical music, jazz and literature. The event featured a performance by violinist Itzhak Perlman, 50 years after his U.S. debut on the Ed Sullivan Show.
“The overall show ran at about 110 inputs,” explained Syntonic engineer Donnie Smith. “We had a series of flown microphone arrays for the orchestra, and also close-mic’d the string, woodwinds and brass sections. We ran an L/R system with stereo front fills and subs on an aux, and also had several stereo outputs feeding an overhead ambient system to provide a ‘hall’ effect in the tented outdoor venue. All outputs were ultimately driven from the Matrix and processed externally. The D5's routing and soft-patching ability made everything really easy. The orchestra would change configuration from night to night, and bounce around during rehearsals. The need for recalling routing changes via snapshots was critical. Not to mention, it sounded great. Because of the subtle nature of the mix for this type of event, the ability to hear the dynamics of music without coloration and with a high signal to noise ratio is necessary.”
For onstage monitors, Thomas “Randy” Frierson, owner/operator of Concert Systems Production Group, chose to showcase his new SD8 console. “We selected the SD8 for its sonic quality and straightforward approach to mixing monitors. We also thought since the primary audio vendor Syntonic was using a DiGiCo, it would be cool for us to bring in one as well. As the house production company, we supported them by providing the SD8 and monitor racks with Ashly PE3000 processed specifically for our EV XW12A wedges. Everything went great and everybody was happy with both the FOH sound and monitors. It was indeed a successful collaboration.”
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