BURNSVILLE, MN–The Jazz on the Danube festival (Jazz an der Donau), which ran from July 13–16, offered another excellent, highlight-filled program this year. Ingo Haasch and his team were responsible for sound reinforcement, and relied on a combination of compact Electro-Voice (EV) line array systems, Dynacord PowerH power amplifiers and EV NetMax N8000 signal processors, which was used for the first time at a major event. The Jazz on the Danube festival, now in its twentieth year, is one of the 10 biggest jazz festivals in the world. This year's jubilee event — in which Latino star Juanes, Randy Crawford & the Joe Sample Trio and Klaus Doldinger's Passport all delivered highly acclaimed performances — thoroughly lived up to what has become a great annual tradition.
Ingo Haasch and his sound team, along with the EV & Dynacord systems they deployed, made a considerable contribution to the success of the event.
The key elements in the sound system design were a combination of compact line array systems from Electro-Voice (XLD 281, XLC 215), Dynacord PowerH amps, and two EV NetMax N8000 digital audio controllers. This set up had never been used at a major event before.
The two EV NetMax N8000 controllers let organizers control the left and right sides of the PA (with 8 input and 24 output channels each) separately. The new FIR filters were responsible for the equalization of the main PA. Franz Lermer, Manager of Digital Development with EVI Audio, and part of EVI Audio's support team at the JAD 2006, commented: "The sound team had never worked with FIR filters before and were highly enthusiastic right from the start."
The wide range of application possibilities offered by the NetMax N8000 impressed the crew working FOH: the IRIS-Net nerve center is a modular digital audio signal processor with 32 inputs and 32 outputs — all accommodated in a space-saving 2U case. The N8000 is equipped with four module slots for local audio inputs and outputs, a CobraNet slot for digital audio network connection, and Ethernet, CAN-Bus and RS-232 interfaces for the purpose of control and supervision.
With acts like Juanes, Randy Crawford & the Joe Sample Trio, Roy Ayers, Klaus Doldinger's Passport, Lyambiko, Nils Lundgren Funk Unit, Marcus Miller and The Big Chris Barber Band, the Jazz on the Danube festival 2006 offered a varied program of a very high standard. Organizer Ralph Huber was more than satisfied: "I think we managed once again this year to put together an attractive line-up, with the good weather and exceptional quality of the audio system being the icing on the cake." The next Jazz on the Danube festival will run from the 19th to the 23rd July 2007.
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