Harman system for record-breaking Turkish concert
Published: MEA
TURKEY: A variety of Harman products were in use for Grup Yorum’s record-breaking 25thanniversary concert in Istanbul. The show played to a record 55,180 people at city’s Inonu Stadium using equipment provided by local production hire company, Altinczme Sound & Light.
The system included a Soundcraft Vi6 large-format console for the front-of-house position, which was purchased in 2009 by Altincizme. A 96-channel expansion to the Vi6 handled the Philharmonic Orchestra’s addition to Grup Yorum’s band for this special event. ‘The soft Soundcraft sound, which is superior to most other digital consoles I use, along with the analogue feel of the console and the superiority of the Studer core left little doubt about the wisdom of purchasing the Vi6,’ commented Serdar Altincizme, owner of the company and FOH engineer for the show.
The main PA system consisted of 12 JBL Vertec line arrays powered by Crown I-Tech amplifiers. System support was provided by Burak Altunay of S.F. Ses ve Işık Sistemleri Ltd., the local Harman International distributor for Turkey.
Mr Altincizme has been impressed with the performance of the console, and has now purchased a second Vi6 for the busy summer festival season, and to be used on Grup Yorum’s European and Americas tour that is due to start this autumn.