AR Rahman uses Butterfly in Dubai
Published: MEA
UAE: AR Rahman and his troupe recently performed at the Dubai Cricket Stadium relying on an Outline Butterfly system. Production for the show was provided by the Muscat-based Talentz Centre LLC.
The company has invested significantly in Outline Butterfly systems with the MD, Baltazar Fernandez, quoting the products’ consistency, quality and flexibility as key factors in his company’s ability to handle visiting international acts.
Talentz deployed its Outline Butterfly system comprising a 16 per-side flown main L-R system with eight further enclosures per side as ‘wraps’. Low frequency reinforcement came via 20 Outline Subtech 218 subwoofers, and the whole system was powered by Outline T-Series amplifiers. Despite the size of the venue and crowd, only one mono delay tower comprising eight Butterfly high packs and four Subtech subwoofers was required.
The Dubai Cricket Ground poses particular challenges for visiting production companies, being well known for its ‘slapback’ echo generated by a combination of the roof covering the seated area, the huge video screens and the plastic material used to protect the playing surface during events. Outline’s senior technician Francesco Ferretti was on hand to assist with tuning the system using the company’s own ‘Open Array’ 3D prediction software. The accuracy of this system plus the tight dispersion characteristics of Butterfly meant that the unwanted reflections were kept to a minimum.
FOH engineer KJ Singh said, ‘Despite its small footprint, I was very impressed by the clarity and power handling of the Outline Butterfly system we used for the AR Rahman concert in Dubai. Mr. Ferretti from Outline did a fantastic job of tuning and aligning the system very quickly and it was amazing to hear its wide, even dispersion, especially considering the difficult acoustic environment that we were in. I am a convert!’