TPi Magazine – August 2019

COLOURS OF OSTRAVA

keep it open for cultural and scientific events.” This year’s big update was
the Hidden Stage. “The idea of such a stage was made shortly before the
festival, and it was a great success,” enthused Ženíšek. “visitors just loved
exploring the site and finding smaller more hidden stages.”
The PA set-up at the Česká Spořitelna main stage was an all L-Acoustics
affair, with a main array of 16 K1s, four K2s and eight K1-SBs per side.
Outfills came in the shape of four K1-SBs, four K1s and eight K2s per side.
For subs, 36 KS28s were stacked in threes to compliment a delay pair of
12 K2s. Frontfills comprised 18 Karas, powered by 66 LA12X. System Tech,
Radek Lesa and FOH Tech, Pavel Vojta oversaw the set-up.
Radek Lesa, Pro Music Application Engineer and the System Engineer
for High Lite Touring, praised the on-site DiGiCo support. He said: “Any
audio engineer could come to the prep room to prepare or just check their
show files. The DiGiCo Team was always ready to help. DiGiCo consoles are
becoming the first choice on most riders so it’s always great to have some
professional help in case an audio engineer requires a consultation. The
fact that there was also technical support from Pro Music was great for
many local engineers.”
This year marked the first time at Colours of Ostrava for DiGiCo.
Having tried the formula of having a prep room at festivals like Coachella,
Pukkelpop, Lowlands, North Sea Jazz and the Montreux Jazz Festival, the
company looked to roll out this concept. “The relationship between Pro
Music and the festival technical production company, SMART Production,
as well as the acts, made Ostrava a perfect choice to continue the
initiative,” DiGiCo Sales Support Manager, Mark Saunders commented.
The prep room contained a DiGiCo SD12 and an S21 for programming
purposes. As well as this, offline computers set to house console specs
were provided to allow engineers to prep specific show files. “The feedback
we received was immensely positive,” Saunders commented. The decision
allowed engineers to prep with any assistance required, on a pre-prepared
format for live consoles around the stages. “Having Jaap Pronk on site also

allowed conversations regarding hints and tips for more experienced users,

on top of basic training for newer users, and allowed engineers to get a

sneak peek at some future developments.”

Petr Šťásek, the technical support in Pro Music added: “We were

pleasantly surprised by how many people visited our prep room during the

festival. I expected that there would be only audio engineers coming to

check their files, but there were also multiple representatives of the biggest

Czech and Slovakian rental companies. Numerous local audio engineers

• many of whom weren’t even working at the festival – came just to speak
  to DiGiCo representatives about new products and about live consoles in
  general. The huge interest shows just how popular DiGiCo consoles are.”
  The festival boasted DiGiCo SD10 and SD7 consoles on the main stage,
  as well as SD9s and S21s out and about on some of the smaller stages.
  DiGiCo consoles were also supplied for parts of the festival by additional
  rental companies, including SD11 and SD12s. The festival helped further
  establish DiGiCo in the Czech market. Šťásek explained: “Pro Music was in
  conversation with the local rental companies, including a visit to High Lite
  Touring headquarters in Ostrava during the festival, who provided audio to
  two of the main stages and also showed our incoming engineers from other
  countries great hospitality and support. Overall the festival collaboration
  was a great success.”
  DiGiCo strives to be out and about as much as possible. Saunders
  concluded: “Backing up our product in the field (with both rental
  companies worldwide and freelance engineers), as well as supporting
  our distributors, is key to ensuring that the brand’s products are fully
  recognised as the perfect festival console, but also provide an excellent
  solution for any event or tour, big or small, indoor and outdoor.”
  TPi
  Photos: Pro Music
  http://www.promusic.cz
  http://www.digico.biz

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