Every evening the lake in the Palermo Marina Yachting Park becomes the stage for its latest attraction, the Marina Fountain. Offering a majestic water and light display choreographed to captivating music, the spectacle is supported by a audio system provided be RCF Audio to serve watchers along the entire promenade.
The Marina Fountain is named after the mermaid child from Gianni Rodari’s story, The Mermaid of Palermo, a tale of love and inclusion. The mermaid is embraced by a poor fisherman’s family in Palermo, where she unveils her remarkable talent for telling stories, ‘from all peoples and all times’.
The fountain project was commissioned by Cler – Cooperative of Roman Electrical Workers and created in partnership with local firm Ennegi Service. Forme d’Acqua developed the fountain’s management technology for all water and light displays in collaboration with light designer architect, Simona Marta Favrin of FavrinDesign.
To maximise sound impact, ensure synchronisation between music and water features, and achieve 360° sound distribution, an audio system with full-range RCF speakers was installed inside the lake near the fountain. Song selection is managed remotely via a smartphone, tablet, or PC using an app, developed by Forme d’Acqua.
‘The audio system comprises six HL 2290 loudspeakers arranged to cover the lake’s entire 6,000sq-m perimeter,’ says Nico Tarantino, head of the Technology and Special Systems Division at Ennegi Service srl.’A 28U-high rack houses a DX 1616 processor and six RCF IPS class-D amplifiers that drive the high frequencies (IPS 1.5K model) and low frequencies (IPS 2.5K). The rack also includes a player from Forme D’acqua that synchronises audio and pump controls via DMX.
‘Working with the RCF Engineering Support Group allowed us to fine-tune the processor and the strategic speaker placement,’ he continues. ‘We achieved constant and clear coverage throughout the location, allowing everyone to fully enjoy the show at any point in the promenade.’
‘RCF has given Marina the clear and powerful voice we desired,’ says Gianluca Orazio, CEO of Forme d’Acqua Venice Fountains. ‘Just like a siren, from which it takes its name, its voice attracts and enchants those who hear it. Thanks to RCF, the fountain provides a unique and immersive experience, achieved through a custom audio system composed of cutting-edge equipment and technology that fully meets our design and performance requirements.’
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