The production effort behind the final of the first series of Sing China served a live audience of 80,000, and saw a total of nine DiGiCo digital mixing consoles used by the show’s broadcaster, Zhejiang Television.
Based on The Voice of Holland, Sing China searches out new singing talent from public auditions. In China, the show ceased using foreign copyright in 2016, changed its name to Sing China, and became one of the most popular singing competitions in the country. The recent final was held at the Birds Nest – originally the main stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the Olympic Green Village in Beijing’s Chaoyang District – and used Four DiGiCo SD7s with an EX007 extender, two SD5s, an SD10, and an SD9.
‘Zhejiang Television chose to use DiGiCo consoles because of their powerful processing ability, stability and unrivalled operating system that can handle anything that happens – either planned or unplanned – in a live mixing situation,’ says Wen Hao Lee, on-site supporting engineer for Rightway Audio Consultants, DiGiCo’s Chinese distributor. ‘As well as their processing ability, both the SD7 and SD5 have sufficient channels to deal with this scale of a performance and the EX007 allowed the mix engineer to mix and listen to the acoustics of the show from any position that worked for him. Having two SD7s handling the PA gave better control for the show and meant that two engineers could work together at the same time. They also found the ability to share racks particularly useful.’
As well as providing equipment, Rightway supplies technical support for all its customers whenever needed: ‘We have a 24/7 hotline to solve any issues our customers might have,’ says Rightway Product Specialist, Eric Liew. ‘We also provide an on-site and off-site repairs service, which is one reason why our customers find us dependable, reliable, and timely. For a show like the final of Sing China, this kind of complete service is vitally important. DiGiCo’s technical support team was also available during the show, actively assisting our on-site engineer whenever required.
‘The show was a success, the DiGiCo’s worked perfectly throughout and we are extremely pleased that we have a very satisfied customer.’
