Sennheiser supports Robbie Williams in Abu Dhabi
Published: MEA
UAE: Robbie Williams’ recent Abu Dhabi performance saw a host of wireless microphone and in-ear monitor solutions from Sennheiser put to use. The entertainer’s tour kit contains SKM5200 MkII handheld microphones with 5235-J capsules and SR2050 dual channel in-ear transmitters.
‘Robbie spends a lot of time in front of the PA system and the 5235 capsule has a modified low/mid presence in the upper mic which is very good at rejecting noise flow when he is in front,’ said Joshua Lloyd, system engineer at Britannia Row Productions. ‘He also monitors his own voice and after testing lots of capsules, we found that the 5235 has far less bleed in the ear. The engineers prefer the sound and his mic technique works a lot better with this.’
While setting up for the production, the team expected interference from external factors such as the show's video wall. However, leveraging a customised version of Sennheiser’s Wireless Systems Manager (WSM) software solution, the Britannia Row team, supported by Delta Sound managed to set up and coordinate frequencies for the wireless microphones and personal monitors.
‘During the show, all the Sennheiser gear was monitored by two PCs, both running WSM in parallel,’ explained Mr Lloyd. ‘We also had remote control of our in-ear monitors via a customised software application from Sennheiser.’
For the show, all consoles, line systems, microphones, RF kit and other related equipment was supplied by Britannia Row Productions in the UK who supply Robbie Williams globally.