Hosted in an outdoor nightclub constructed for the occasion, an exclusive pre-wedding party in Delhi made effective use of TiMax SoundHub 3D surround panning and sound effects, and video mapping
Commissioned by Arjun Bahl of Most Technical India who co-ordinated production for the event, sound design was by Out Board’s Dave Haydon and involved multiple surround zones running parallel 3D surround and dynamic delay-panning effects for the dancefloor, dining room and lounge areas plus, in a global first for the TiMax system, animated surround-sound installed in luxurious men’s and women’s washrooms.
A separate surround system ran a continuous soundscape loop of heartbeats, industrial sound effects and rhythm beds in the venue’s 20m-long entrance tunnel, with additional hidden speakers along the 30m long outdoor pathway leading up to the venue. The soundscape gradually faded over to the DJ mix as the evening progressed, with all areas included in the surround panning effects from the dancefloor.
In addition to sets by premier Indian Bollywood and techno DJs, the night was headlined by Dutch DJ Sidney Samson – flown in especially for the event. Multiple TiMax SoundHub Cues alternately focused the mix tight onto the DJ booth before swelling it into a wide stereo image, plus slow, medium and fast spin, chase and zig-zag pan effects, all triggered by Dave Haydon using soft keys on a Macintosh computer. He worked closely with Immersive’s John Munro and Martin Harvey to synchronise specific audio pans with their live-mixed video content and effects being mapped onto the complex multi-element DJ booth structure.
As well as the surround panning and immersive soundscaping, TiMax also provided all system EQ and zone level control across 30 speakers comprising quad dancefloor, lounge and tunnel zones, stereo diners feed, entry path and quad surround for the washrooms.
The dancefloor PA used flown d&b Q1s for main and surround, two stereo pairs of T10s built into the DJ booth, and six QSubs built into the stage with a B2Sub either side. The lounge, bar and dining room were covered by multiple individual EAW JFL210s, eight VAL trapezoidal speakers and pair of QSubs for the tunnel soundscape. Eight EAW speakers hidden in the ceilings delivered the washroom surround reinforcement. System engineer Samir Kripliani from Room Tone collected DJ sources via a Yamaha M7CL console feeding a TiMax2 SoundHub S32, then to d&b D6/D12 and Lab.gruppen amplifers.
As well as thumbs-up for the sound, light and video crew from numerous guests during the night, one remarked it was the best sounding club in Delhi.
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