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INSIDER INSIGHTS NAME: Oliver Sahm JOB TITLE: Marketing Application Design at Bosch Communication Systems LIKES ABOUT TECHNOLOGY: It simultaneously enables an excellent audio reproduction quality as well as an increase of safety, versatility and user experience. The final result is an audio performance, which is perceived automatically as intelligible, pleasing and supporting your overall experience. DISLIKES ABOUT TECHNOLOGY: It is still a challenge in many cases to explain that even the best technology cannot be made solely responsible for the acoustic result. Technology solutions depend on good prerequisites to deliver the final expected or required performance. THE NEXT BIG THING IN TECHNOLOGY WORLD: Networking and interoperability across different technology domains to deliver comprehensive system solutions with a focus on an optimal experience for the users and the audience.
rest for the indoor areas. The loudspeaker systems that are in place are fed at five different points by one main and four sub-racks, which contain digital matrices and multi-channel amplifiers. All the racks are linked with one another via two redundant fibre-optic networks. These boast a turbo ring feature, which has been specifically designed to ensure that, in the event of a connection failure between the two racks, the integrity of the network is restored in less than 20 milliseconds. The decision to use Electro-Voice loudspeakers was, in some part, influenced through their use at a number of stadiums across the world, where they are performing excellently. With a wide variety of models available - all with different coverage patterns, ElectroVoice loudspeakers were seen as the ideal choice in terms of adapting to the sound reinforcement demands of the installation at the Allianz Riviera. Their coaxial, horn-loaded system design allows them to achieve at the same time high sound pressure levels and excellent intelligibility. In the end, it was the EV-Innovation range that was chosen, with the range serving as the main sound system for the stadium. The loudspeakers are installed throughout the pitch and spectator stands areas. EV-Innovation loudspeakers are specifically designed to meet any requirements of audio installations, no matter how diverse they are. With several product lines within the range, Manganelli Technology were provided with the building blocks needed to address the acoustical challenges that the Allianz Riveira presented. There was much more to the audio install www.mondodr.com
than the pitch and stands, though, with Manganelli Technology also needing to focus on both inside and outside of the stadium. Again, loudspeakers from Electro-Voice were used, as well as Bosch, to provide optimal sound all over the venue. For the surrounds and approaches to the stadium itself, 35 Electro-Voice ZX1i-100T loudspeakers were installed, while the passages, changing rooms and bars were kitted out with over 450 Bosch LC1-WM06E8 ceiling loudspeakers and 400 Bosch LP1-UC10 unidirectional sound projectors for an incredible sound coverage. In terms of the finishing touches for the audio installation, the digital signal processing is provided by Electro-Voice’s NetMax N8000 digital matrices, while the power comes from 19 CPS 4.10 and 15 CPS 8.5 amplifiers from Electro-Voice equipped with RCM-810 remote control modules. For the lounge areas of the Allianz Riviera, there were different needs to be addressed, with Electro-Voice equipment catering for the comfort of the guests. Six of Electro-Voice’s PWS-4 wall panels have been used, which allows users to select between different sources, such as CD players, wireless microphones and mixing consoles, at the touch of a button. The evacuation system also relied on equipment from Bosch, with one Dynarcord ProMatrix 8016 digital matrix, five Dynacord DPC 8015 paging consoles plus two DPC 8120 paging console extensions, and seven DCS 400 base units capable of hosting a control module or several relay modules that cater to the sound reinforcement needs of the new stadium in case of emergency.