Being the preffered Audio company of choice we had the
privilige to work at KALACHAKRA - a international religious Buddhist event hosted by His Holiness the
Dalai Lama . This festival was was hosted recently in Ladakh in the
Himalayas nearly 5,000m above sea level,
making it a milestone in our history.
High quality sound was of utmost importance and hence
finding a right microphone that would project his Holiness’ voice to the nearly
200,000 followers who attended was quite challenging.
‘One of the biggest challenges for us was that the Dalai
Lama would speak for about five hours every day, so we needed a high quality
microphone that would provide excellent gain before feedback, excellent off
axis rejection and a low noise floor,” -Felix Remedios, Managing Director,
Reynold’s Sound & Lighting Services.
‘In addition to needing perfect reliability, given only one
mic for a large audience, there was a high level of stage monitoring required
for the surrounding monks.’
‘I had contacted my friend and colleague Ron Lorman in New
York, and explained that I was unsure that my previous mics would have the
amount of gain that I needed. We additionally discussed the unique monitor
needs for this event, as it was mandatory that the source element provided a
flat response with
substantial rear rejection,’ continues Mr.Remedios.
In addition to this, the loudspeaker of choice was a wide-
ranging Meyer Sound solution consisting of 44 Milo, 32 Mica, 24 MSL-4 and 20 CQ
cabinets.
Our audio team was led by sound engineer Suresh J, succesfully
put the mics to the test for the first time.
‘We chose to use the cardioid version of the mic for the
Kalachakra,’ notes Mr.Remedios. ‘We had never used DPA mics before, but one of
the first things we noticed was that there was no colouration in the signal.
His Holiness’ voice sounded extremely natural and transparent, and we were able
to get the gain levels we wanted. The
DPA Dfine is certainly a quantum leap from what we are used to, both in signal
levels from the mic and overall quality of the design.’
The final outcome was certainally quiet successful,
with a lot of pleased audiences as well
as and most impostantly the Dalai Lama and his media team.
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