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How to Train Your Dragon Live

Soundvision was used to work out an

accurate acousti cal and mechanical

simulati on of L-Acousti cs speaker systems.

“Using Soundvision, we were able to design

each of our eleven hangs to perfectly cover

our in-the-round confi gurati on. We used a

distributed sub system, with an end fi re array

confi gurati on in the corners to guarantee

even low frequency coverage throughout the

venue, while reducing excitement from the

room and the seati ng blocks.”

Because of the in-the-round theatre set-up,

distance between the speaker hangs was

an issue that could have an eff ect on sound

quality. To minimize the damping factor,

Rightway suggested the LA8 amplifi ers were

fl own using L-Case.

“L-Case allowed us to place our LA8s directly

above the KARAs, so we could connect the

arrays closely to the amps and avoid running

lengthy cables,” explains Mr He Biao, Chief

of Dadong Huahan. “We then used the LA

Network Manager to monitor and control

our enti re sound system in real ti me. It

allowed us to make balancing adjustments,

and to inspect all enclosures rapidly so we

had a fl awless performance at each show.”

For Alex Bryson, Head of Audio and

Communicati ons at the How To Drain

Your Dragon performance team , the LA8

amplifi ers provided peace of mind: “The

simplisti c networking of the LA8 amplifi ers

proved an effi cient tool for system control,

ti ming and tuning.”

“We were very sati sfi ed with the system”

summarized Bryson. “There was considerable

and constant pressure placed on the audio

system to reproduce the various audio

performance levels: crystal clear live vocal

reinforcement, engaging music, playback and

credible SFX needed to be delivered to every

single seat in the arena, without forgetti ng

about the rich and wide bandwidth voices

of the dragons. The L-Acousti cs KARA and

KUDO, coupled with the SB28 amplifi ers,

handled all these tasks simultaneously with

ease.

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Photography by Yurun Group

“The simplisti c networking of the LA8 amplifi ers proved an

effi cient tool for system control, ti ming and tuning”

• Alex Bryson, Head of Audio and Communicati ons