India’s annual Enchanted Valley Carnival delivered its blend of music and spectacle recently, with international performers and homegrown talent drawing large audiences to Pune’s Aamby Valley City.
Sixteen of these powered line arrays were deployed at the main stage, flown in two groups on opposite sides of the stage. These were augmented by 12 DAS LX-218 subwoofers, allowing the system to provide powerful bass, warm mids and crisp highs. The ‘down in front’ fans were addressed via six DAS Aero 12A two-way line arrays, while Avant 12A s were matched with another pair of LX-218 subs for the DJ booth.
The set-up for the Trance/Techno stage was similar: 12 DAS Aero 50s line arrays were flown with bass provided by 12 DAS LX-218 subwoofers. Two Aero 12As handled centre fill duties, while another eight Aero 12As combined with two LX-218 subs were brought in for DJ fill. The same PA and amplifier configuration was used on the wider Live stage but with the addition of two extra Aero 12As for centre fill.
The SNL Pro team performed extensive soundchecks before the festival, changing parameters to limit the unwanted crossover of audio between the stages. The Aero 50’s short, medium and long throw options made it possible to adapt individual boxes within the arrays to limit sound throw. The arrays were also angled away from each other and the PA lowered even further to focus the sound onto each of the individual audience areas.
Good communication between the SNL Pro engineers and constructive feedback from Twisted Entertainment overcame the challenges presented by the event. The response from the crowd on the dancefloor combined with the atmosphere over the three-day festival was proof that good audio choices had been made.
