The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Concert took place at the Oslo Spektrum in December, with the live show and broadcast once again handled by a sophisticated network of Midas digital consoles. Norwegian audio company AVAB-CAC deployed two Midas XL8 live performance systems and three PRO6 live audio systems, extensively utilising the AES50 networking to maximum effect. The setup was similar to the 2008 … [Read more...]
Dual Midas XL8 system reworks Snow Patrol
The 15-date Snow Patrol Reworked tour of the UK and Ireland recreated songs from the band’s 15-year career with a dual Midas XL8 system at front of house and monitors, provided by Britannia Row. As the shows featured six band members, 10 musicians and special guests, all 96 channels of each desk were full to capacity. “The band wanted to create an organic reconstruction of their songs, so lots … [Read more...]
Midas XL8 installed in Olavshallen concert hall
The first Midas XL8 Live Performance System to be installed in Norway has gone into the Olavshallen concert hall in Trondheim. Supplied by Midas’ Norwegian distribution AVAB CAC, the XL8 will be used to host a wide range of musical events at the 1,250-capacity venue. For the last 15 years, the Olavshallen’s technical supervisor Henrik Torgersen had been working on a Midas XL3 and it was … [Read more...]
Poland celebrates Woodstock 40 years on with Midas and KT
Poland celebrated the 40th anniversary of Woodstock this year with Woodstock Trainstop 2009 – the 15th such festival to be held in the country. The free concert was attended by 420,000 people, and the main stage was entirely equipped with Midas, with both analogue and digital consoles provided. Taking place in Kostrzyn on the Polish-German border, rental company Fotis Sound provided a Midas … [Read more...]
Midas XL8 and KT DN9696 raise the roof at Gospel gathering
A Midas XL8 Live Performance System and Klark Teknik DN9696 high resolution audio recorder were at the heart of the Kingsway International Christian Centre’s (KICC) annual London event – the International Gathering of Champions (IGOC) at London’s ExCeL Centre. Attracting a crowd of 12,000 for each of the days, the IGOC was also broadcast live to an estimated 55 million followers in Africa, the … [Read more...]
