From "audioPRO September 2009 - www.audioprointernational.com"
Wine, women, and tobacco
can ruin a man…
...but those in the Italian nightclub scene wouldn’t have it any other way. Yamaha’s new Installation series
has been chosen for a wide variety of Italian venues. Audio Pro travels to the continent to find out more…
Yamaha Commercial Audio’s recently launched
Installation series is getting major play in Italy’s busy
nightclub market. Slick interiors and state-of-the-art
AV systems are combined in Italy’s clubs and the punters
have grown to expect the latest technology.
The Installation series of loudspeakers was
designed for live music, theatre and nightclubs
and comprises 27 different models to suit a
wide range of applications, from dual 18-
inch subwoofers to dual 5-inch models.
Several Italian venues have been
equipped with products such as the XP
and Tn ranges of amplifiers, DME digital
mix engines and compact digital mixing
consoles. Here is a brief run-through:
BLANCO CAFÉ
Located in Corsico, a western suburb of
Milan, Blanco Café is a multi-purpose live
music and DJ venue, which caters for an
extensive range of music styles, delivered by a stateof-
the-art Yamaha installation.
The venue features four separate zones – the bar, exhibition
area, a live music area inside the pub and a further
performance space outside, which created the necessity for a
flexible and easy-to-set-up sound system.
Stefano Papetti of installation company Audio Progetti
chose a Yamaha Ethersound network, based around the
NAI48ES network interface and four AD8HR AD
converters. In the live music area an LS9-32 console is
situated at FOH, together with an MY8AE AES/EBU board,
MY16ES64 and MY16EX Ethersound interfaces. A
stage rack houses the four AD8HR, a DA824 DA
converter and the NAI48ES network interface.
Powered by XP7000, XP5000 and XP3500
power amps, the PA system comprises two
Installation Series IF2115/64 mid/high
speakers, two IS1118 subs and four
CM12V wedge monitors. Speaker control
is by an SP2060 processor.
In the bar, sound is delivered by four
S15C speakers, powered by an XM4080
amp, while an MG124CX, 12-channel
analog mixer can be patched into the system
for small-scale performances.
Meanwhile, the outside performance area
features two Installation series IF2115M/64 speakers,
two IS1218 subs and four CM15V monitors, driven by
two PC6501N power amps controlled by an SP2060
speaker processor.
“Another advantage of using the Ethersound-based sound
system is that it will be very straightforward to expand the
system in the future,” continues Papetti. “It is a great solution
all round.”
SPAZIO AURORA
Audio Progetti has also installed a Yamaha system at Spazio
Aurora, a multi-function venue in Rozzano, which is also
near Milan.
Spazio Aurora is a popular meeting place and cultural
centre that offers courses, social projects, theatre shows,
dance nights and live music. In addition to a school of music
with a wide variety of lessons, there are also three rehearsal
rooms and a recording studio, which meant it needed a
flexible and reliable sound system.
“We did a product demo of the Installation series
loudspeakers at Spazio Aurora and the venue’s technicians
were very impressed by the rig’s sound pressure and
reproduction quality, even though we only used a limited
number of power amplifiers,” says Papetti.
The system features two Installation series IF2115/64 fullrange
enclosures with a pair of IS1215 2x 15-inch subs,
complemented by two IF2208 2x eight-inch for infills. Four
Club series CM12V monitors are provided onstage.
Drive for the system comes from XP3500, XP5000 and
XP7000 power amps, with signal processing and distribution
handled by an SP2060 speaker processor, whose LSI
technology promises optimised sound quality and dynamic
range and a signal/noise ratio of over 110dB.
“The system is set for three-way use, the processor being
used as a crossover, limiter and compressor. It makes the setup
extremely flexible,” says Stefano.
“The XP series has excellent units that run very quietly
and the system was designed using Yamaha’s Y-S3 Sound
System Simulator software, to study the sound and configure
the appropriate presets.”
“For the various outputs, I created and stored a series of
presets,” says Lorenzo Catinella, who runs the venue’s
recording studio and is also in charge of the audio set-up
throughout the building.
“We’ve got a preset for DJ sets, a ‘live’ preset with more
punch on the bottom end, another that has a bit more
compression and one with a compression threshold that
reacts to low input signals, but ensures we have precise
powerful sound even on nights when we don’t have a large
crowd in the room.”
MAX & PLAY
Max & Play in Carditio, near Napoli was created as a live
room for emerging local musicians. The venue includes a
control room and three recording rooms, one of which can
also be used for rehearsals. There’s also an outdoor
‘relaxation’ zone, which is complete with fountains, pools
and tables.
The Yamaha audio system in the live room comprises two
flown IF2115/64 full-range cabinets with a ground-stacked
IS1215 2x 15-inch sub per side, powered by PC9501N and
PC3301N amplifiers while, on stage, two IF 2208 and four IF
2108 monitors are driven by XP3500 power amps.
“We’d heard the new Yamaha Installation series
loudspeaker enclosures and were very favourably impressed,”
says Fulvio Liuzzi of installation company Start Up Audio.
“Their very linear response, even at high frequencies, is an
important feature. It ensures fatigue-free listening over long
periods, making them very pleasant to listen to.”
This system is controlled by an SP2060 digital speaker
processor programmed with two presets: a ‘live’ setting with a
flat eq configuration and a ‘lounge’ setting, which has the
subs excluded and a loudness curve set to avoid excessive
volumes in a softer context.
Mixing the system is a compact LS9-32 digital console,
that has 32 mic pre and line inputs, 16 mix outs, eight
assignable matrix outs, two Mini-YGDAI cards slots, Virtual
Effect Rack, multiple equalisers and a built-in two track USB
memory recorder.
“To link the live room to the studio facilities, Yamaha
provided two Yamaha ACU16-C control units connected
with the LS9, which send 32 channels of 24-bit audio at
48kHz from the FOH mixing position to the control room,
for live multi-track recording,” says Fulvio.
“The Yamaha console has two MY16-CII Cobranet
expansion cards, from which the signals are fed via Cat 5
cable to the ACU16-Cs, which convert them to analog and
send them to the recording desk’s patch bay. This means
that two track recordings can be made of the live mix on the
LS9, plus a 32-track dedicated recording mix done in the
control room.”
The ACU16-Cs are also configured to control the main
system’s PC-N series amplifiers on stage. These units can
provide control of up to 32 separate PC-N amplifiers.
With Yamaha’s NetworkAmp Manager software, it’s
possible to control and monitor functions such as in and
out levels, limiting, protection circuit, heat sink
temperature, power on/standby, attenuation, phase and
muting of the loudspeakers.
NATIONWIDE COVERAGE
Yamaha installation gear can be found in various places
throughout Italy, such as in the MD Music Jazz Club in
Angri, Kasamatta in Bologna, the Tambien in Settimo
Milanese, the Soleluna, Sol Levante and Gattopardo
nightclubs in Albisolina, Cavi di Lavigna and Alba Adriatica
respectively. That’s Italy covered, then.
> yamahacomercialaudio.com
AUDIOPROGETTI è stata inserita da Digigram nella lista degli ETHERSOUND GURU, ovvero la pagina degli esperti del famoso sistema di trasporto digitale ETHEROSUND.
http://www.ethersound.com/guru/index.php
Unici per l'Italia e tra i primi della lista, AUDIOPROGETTI vanta un esperienza biennale nelle installazioni e nei sistemi che usano il trasporto ETHERSOUND di casa Digigram.
A breve, tante altre novità!!
Staff Audioprogetti
Vi segnaliamo il link inerente all'articolo di Luca Comi che svela i segreti del sistema Yamaha di trasporto digitale con formato ETHEROUND (di casa Digigram) creato da Audioprogetti per la società GM Music di Salice Salentino (Lecce).
Il noto service (guidato da Giampaolo Tarantino, Antonio Porcelli e Fabio Fava) segue costantemente il fantastico tour di Caparezza, e nella data del 7 Marzo 2009 all'Alcatraz di Milano ha utilizzato il sistema di trasporto digitale Ethersound con Card YAMAHA MY16-ES64, con Card MY16-EX e normalissimi cavi di rete in sostituzione ai più noti splitter e multicore analogici.
http://www.integrationmag.it/viewnews.php?id=21515
Staff Audioprogetti
SB168-ES è uno stage box in formato 3U rack dal prezzo molto conveniente che sfrutta la tecnologia EtherSound per trasportare i segnali audio digitali. Si può collegare a console digitali all-in-one tra le più usate (PM5D, LS9 o M7CL) per ottenere una risultato sonoro live di primissimo livello. Ogni unità dispone di 16 canali di ingresso analogico remoto, ognuno con il proprio head amp e 8 canali di uscita analogica con possibilità di utilizzo in cascata per collegare più unità contemporaneamente. L'SB168-ES funge anche da periferica EtherSound convenzionale e da unità di ingresso/uscita analogica. Rispetto ai tradizionali modelli che abbinano console analogica e multicore analogico, l'SB168-ES elimina praticamente del tutto i disturbi e consente di migliorare la qualità del suono riducendo al massimo la lunghezza dei cavi dei microfoni. Inoltre, è facilissimo da montare, con un conseguente risparmio su tempi, modalità e costi di installazione.
Trasmissione perfetta del suono digitale
Per la trasmissione dei dati viene utilizzato, in genere, un cavo CAT5e in grado di trasportare un segnale audio di alta qualità, non compresso, a 24 bit / 48 kHz o 44,1 kHz ad una distanza anche fino a 100 metri*. L'SB168-ES consente anche di controllare gli head amp remoti dalla console di missaggio per regolare il livello di guadagno dei microfoni in modo che si adattino a scenari audio specifici. Questa funzionalità, abbinata all'eccezionale qualità sonora degli head amp, offre enormi vantaggi nelle esibizioni dal vivo.
* A seconda del tipo di cavo usato.
Tecnologia EtherSound per la trasmissione del suono digitale
L'SB168-ES sfrutta la rinomata tecnologia EtherSound che, tra i protocolli attualmente disponibili di trasmissione dei segnali audio digitali, garantisce una latenza molto bassa, assicura un'ottima trasmissione multicanale bidirezionale e consente di utilizzare i cavi CAT5e. Inoltre, grazie alla tecnologia EtherSound è possibile abbinare i segnali audio con quelli di controllo per gli head amp remoti dell'SB168-ES (funzione +48V).
Si possono creare connessioni “daisy chain” mediante schede mini YGDAI MY16-ES64 e MY16-EX per collegare lo stage box a una console digitale Yamaha, il che semplifica enormemente l'installazione in qualsiasi postazione. Dato che l'SB168-ES può fungere anche da unità EtherSound standard, è possibile utilizzare AVS-ESMonitor della AuviTran Ltd per controllarne i parametri.
Affidabilità Yamaha
Fino a oggi i sistemi di tramissione dei segnali digitali erano molto costosi. L'SB168-ES è stato progettato specificatamente per essere utilizzato con le console digitali Yamaha, in modo da ottenere prestazioni di altissimo livello a un costo contenuto. Dispone, inoltre, di indicatori per +48V, presenza segnale e picco su ogni ingresso, quindi ideale per un controllo in tempo reale.
Impianti audio live di grandi dimensioni
Questo esempio descrive un impianto basato su due console M7CL-48. M7CL-48 può controllare a distanza fino a 48 head amp microfonici e salvarne le impostazioni nelle memorie Scene. Questo sistema EtherSound, in particolare, semplifica l'installazione e il monitoraggio attraverso un PC, utilizzato anche per la registrazione multitraccia. Con questa configurazione è addirittura possibile registrare l'audio digitale direttamente dalla console alla postazione front-of-house.
Specifiche tecniche
16 canali di ingresso con head amp remoti e 8 canali di uscita
Indicatori +48V, di segnale e di picco
Protocollo audio EtherSound
Uso contemporaneo di massimo 4 unità
Formato 3U a rack
Compatibile con prodotti con funzionalità ES (utilizzabile come interfaccia audio per ES da 16 ingressi/8 uscite analogiche) e con software AVS-ESMonitor.