iPoint Academy hosts 14-day training programme

TURKEY: A 14-day performance and training event was held in Istanbul recently, with the main goal of providing technicians seeking to improve their knowledge with new training opportunities. The event was organised by iPoint, a community of experienced sound engineers and Tonmeisters, and was attended by a select group of 22 technicians.

The main sponsor for the event was Kling & Freitag’s Turkish distributor, Dinakord Elektronik. The distributor contributed Sequenza 10 and Sequenza 5 line arrays systems to be used through the course. Aside from the 14-day training programme for beginner engineers, a seven-day programme was also established for technicians wishing to update their knowledge.

‘The reason for being the main sponsor of this event was to train the people in the pro audio field about the technical advantages of Kling & Freitag equipment; such as the special waveguide horn design, frequency line coupling technology and its unique and very practical rigging system,’ said Sarkis Çavuşyan, chairman of Dinakord. ‘After making a good calibration with the Con:Sequenza software, we aimed to show the real performance of the Kling & Freitag items in a live performance.’

The main topics covered in the theoretical part of the programme included: sound physics, EQ, dynamic processors, effects units, digital consoles, digital network protocols, and signal chain/flow.

For practical training, there was a three-day session during the event focused on Kling & Freitag. The Sequenza 5 and 10 systems, along with Nomos XLC cardioid subwoofers were installed, with calculations carried out by Con:Sequenza software. The resulting data was used to position the array, and a training demonstration providing a detailed explanation of the systems’ calibration procedure was then carried out by Kling & Freitag system engineer, David Lutz, and Yilmaz Yeniyol, a sound engineer and the founder iPoint. Finally an FOH sound check was performed with a live orchestra whilst monitoring techniques were taught using the manufacturer’s Scena 15 wedge monitors and in-ear monitor systems.

During the sessions, a selection of digital desks from Yamaha, Avid, DiGiCo, Soundcraft, Allen & Heath, Behringer and Mackie were available to all students in a special room where they could familiarise themselves with the various features and detailed training was given on each desk.

The following day the system was re-installed by students under the supervision of Mr Ludz. After setting back up, several shows were performed, with reinforcement provided separately by Sequenza 5 and Sequenza 10 systems. There were reportedly a lot of visitors for the performance day, including Baransel Baran and Emrah Öztürk, Tonmeisters for the well-known Enbe Orchestra. They were reportedly very impressed with the demonstration and were even considering whether to replace their existing line array with a Sequenza 5.

Another engineer in attendance for the performance day was Basar Yurtçu, sound engineer for MFÖ Music Group, Gripin and İrem Demirci, who commented: ‘I have used several high end line array systems from well-known brands, but the power and the distribution of the Nomos XLC was far beyond my expectations.’

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