TAIPEI, Taiwan – Shortly after his Scandinavian tour, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli started performing throughout Asia, supported by L-Acoustics gear from the company's Rental Network in the region.
For his appearances in Tokyo, Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore, Kyoritz, Seoul Sound, MSI Hong Kong and CSP Productions, respectively, supplied V-DOSC/dV-DOSC systems. When the tour arrived in Taiwan, local rental company Winly provided Bocelli's sound designer Andrea Taglia with a KUDO large format line source system for the Taipei Arena.
"The system was based on a monophonic concept," said Taglia. "This was accomplished with a center cluster of 16 KUDO dedicated to the floor audience and first floor central balcony, while two side systems of 15 KUDO each covered the side balconies, and two delays of 12 dV-DOSC each provided pristine sound for the 27-meter elevated second floor central balcony."
Twelve L-Acoustics SB218 subwoofers in arc delay configuration provided uniform coverage throughout the arena, while nine MTD108a boxes deployed as front fills covered the first rows of the audience.
"Using L-Acoustics' proprietary Soundvision prediction software, KUDO proved to be the best solution for uniform coverage of the large arena, thanks to the K- Louver variable directivity design," said Taglia. "This helped to cover the closest part of the side balconies thanks to being able to set the K-Louver inside the speakers at a 55 degree angle, while still being able to concentrate enough energy to the far field thanks to the 25 degree option.
"The mono-source center KUDO cluster provided interference-free coverage to the floor audience, while LA Network Manager allowed full control of all LA8 amplifiers, providing great EQ and delay control of each source for amazing sound in any seat of the sold-out arena, for an unforgettable concert.
"Another benefit of KUDO was that that its small footprint preserved sightlines, while its easy captive rigging system allowed the full system to be rigged in a few hours, leaving plenty of time to focus, trim, align and EQ the day before the show," Taglia said. "This meant that show days were relaxed and focused on mixing."
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