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March - April 2015

L-Acoustics Fires Up DreamWorks’

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reated by DreamWorks Animati on,
the How to Train Your Dragon Live
Spectacular was produced by the
storytellers at DreamWorks Animati on and
Global Creatures. The same masterminds
behind the internati onal phenomenon
Walking with Dinosaurs, the #1 grossing
world tour of 2010. Following its launch
in Australia and New Zealand, as well as a
successful run in North America, How to Train
Your Dragon Live Spectacular landed in China.
Over 145,000 spectators turned out to enjoy
the premiere at a newly built theatre on the
grounds of the Beijing Nati onal Stadium –
the famous Bird’s Nest, built for the 2008
Summer Olympics

Featuring more than a dozen impressive
dragons with 40-foot wingspans, the audio
challenge for Rightway Audio Consultants
and sound supplier Dadong Huahan was to
make the dragons sound as impressive as
they looked, while also superbly representi ng
spoken voice and song from the cast of the
dragons’ human trainers. And all of this had
to be done in a theatre with an in-the-round
confi gurati on that was full of refl ecti ve
surfaces. Aft er rigorous tests, an L-Acousti cs
KARA and KUDO sound system was chosen to
make the producti on soar.

“54 x KARA in nine groups of six are installed

for the three sides, and in using KARA and

KUDO, we were able to achieve perfect

clarity, intelligibility, and precision, as well

as a wide dynamic range,” explained Vincent

Zhou, Technical Manager at Rightway Audio

Consultants.

“We especially appreciated KUDO’s

customized horizontal directi vity, which

enabled us to off er a superb audience

experience, with crystal clear sound, free

of refl ecti ons; and since both KARA and

KUDO off er extended verti cal coverage, the

arrays provided even sound distributi on,

guaranteeing coverage from the last row on

top, to the lowest row at the front.

The L-Case hosted LA8 amplifi ers directly above the KARA array

“We especially appreciated KUDO’s customized horizontal

directi vity, which enabled us to off er a superb audience

experience, with crystal clear sound, free of refl ecti ons”

• Vincent Zhou, Technical Manager, Rightway Audio
  Consultants