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STOCKHOLM, KOPENHAGEN, HAMBURG, GORTMUND, BRUSSELS, HAGUE
LONDON, BIGMINGHAM, EDINBURGH, DUBLIN
LONDON, BIGMINGHAM, EDINBURGH, DUBLIN
Jun 15, 2025
Big ensemble in a small box
Moving a show between countries needs agile solutions, especially when you need to move FAST. How to fit all the essential audio and lighting gear into a single van allready full of backline? Can we get the audio console on an airplane without messing with oversize luggage? That's what we're here for!
Ultra-compact double 15,6" touchscreen controller
For the very purpose of this tour we designed and put together an ultra-compact double 15,6" touchscreen controller for the Waves LV1 mixing system. Combined with our custom built ultra-compact (12x12x6cm!) yet extremely powerful (equivalent to Waves's most recent Extreme series) Soundgrid Server we were able to fit an entire 128-channel audio mixing system in a size of laptop bag, weighting less than 6kg (!!!) saving up on space, money and carbon footprint
Okay, we shrunk a huge audio board to the size of a laptop, but we still need I/O, right? What about the input count? Can we reduce it without sacrificing quality? With a bit of creative thinking we came up with a smart solution: utilizing top quality omnidirectional miniature microphones (from PointSource audio) and some clever positioning techniques we were able to cut our overall demand for mic inputs by 30%, and for mic stands by over 60%! All that while keeping acoustic instruments sounding full and natural, by eliminating the need for close miking individual percussions.
PointSource Audio lavalier mic on a precussion set
But we aren't done yet! It's time for the lights! Throw a few LED devices into the van - compact but carefully chosen by a top notch lighting designer a head full of brilliant ideas and smart solutions - that's our recipe for situations like this! And you have to admit - we managed to make it look quite impressibe, even at London's O2 Islington ;)
Kwiat Jabloni at O2 Islington, London, June 2025, fot. Izabela Dusinska
Kwiat Jabloni at O2 Islington, London, June 2025, fot. Izabela Dusinska
Kwiat Jabloni at O2 Islington, London, June 2025, fot. Izabela Dusinska
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