One Systems chosen for 66-day Otodama Sea Studio festival
Published: ASIA
JAPAN: A One Systems sound reinforcement system was chosen to help entertain music lovers at the Otodama Sea Studio festival, held on Zushi Kaigan beach between June 24th and August 28th. Mr Kurei and Mr Iseki of Kimaguren who grew up in the area, have run the 66-day Otodama Sea Studio festival as ‘Umi-no-Ie Live House’ (Live house on the beach) since 2005.
Completing the installation was One System’s Japanese distributor, M and N Co, Inc. The festival host specified that the speaker system had to be ideally suited to reproduce vocals for articulate music and speech reinforcement. Considering the fact that the system also had to be able to withstand all types of weather conditions, M and N’s Tetsu Morimoto suggested One Systems for job, as in his experience, One Systems speakers perform ‘perfectly’ in extreme weather conditions.
Equipment used at the event comprised two 212CIM loudspeaker systems, two 118Sub-W subwoofer systems, and two Pops sound systems. Meanwhile two 112IM ‘all weather’ loudspeakers, two 212Sub subwoofers and two Proscenium 108IM two-way speaker systems were chosen. The satellite speaker system comprised two 106IM high performance background systems, whilst amplifiers in the form of Ashly Audio’s NE1600 and NE2400 were selected. Soundcraft provided the mixing console.
M and N’s Toshio Kojima reports that due to the venue’s dimensions, the team’s challenge was to achieve the same sound levels across all the seats. Mr Kojima reports that the team had to be ‘confident that the entire system would reproduce vocals and speech reinforcement’.
Engineer and sound designer Yusuke Murakami said: ‘The most attractive part of One Systems is the very high vocal intelligibility of the 212CIM and 112IM speakers. The intelligibility is outstanding and the overall tonal quality is exceptional’, he enthused.
Stating that sound quality is first on the company’s list of ‘must-haves’, Mr Kojima described the One System speakers as ‘ideally-suited’ to the humid conditions of the beach festival.
Festival organisers are said to be ‘very happy’ with the sound reinforcement system. Zushi is next to Hayama town, where an Imperial Villa is located.