SOUND STYLISTS INVESTS IN YAMAHA RIVAGE CONSOLES

STAGE AUDIO WORKS SUPPLIES TWO YAMAHA RIVAGE PM3 MIXING SYSTEMS FOR 947 RADIO’S SAMSUNG GALAXY MOVE FESTIVAL.

technical support. In recent years, Sound Stylists has embraced the future of networked audio by updating its entire audio structure onto the Dante format.

“We were already aware of the Rivage platform, but simply didn’t have the need for it at the time,” said Kevin Glover, Director of Sound Stylists. “However, recently we were researching new desks and were impressed to discover the Rivage surfaces all spoke to the same DSP. The fact that you can run two surfaces on a single DSP was an attractive concept, as it allows us to double our fader count as required. The DSP can also be run on its own, mirrored for redundancy or upgraded from the base 140 channels to 280.” processing power.” The first major test for the two consoles was at the Samsung Galaxy Move festival at Prime Park in Olifantsfontein.

Sound Stylists was involved every step of the way, from the stage design to the provision of the audio system and production on the day. The original audio system design placed the two PM3s at FOH, with a CL1 between them providing feeds to the subs, outhangs and frontfills. However, unforeseen circumstances spurred a change in direction.

South African audio-visual production specialists, Sound Stylists recently invested in two new Yamaha PM3 Rivage consoles to add to its extensive inventory.

Shortly after, the company had the opportunity to test them in situ, deploying them as part of a networked audio solution at the Samsung Galaxy Move Festival, hosted by 947 Radio. The consoles were supplied by Stage Audio Works (SAW), which also had a team on hand throughout the festival to offer

He added: “What swung it was the ease of integration with our current systems with its Dante compatibility – the technology slots nicely into our existing Rio racks and obviously plays nicely with our Yamaha QLs and CLs, making it a smooth and cost-efficient transition.”

Glover considered several brands but ultimately plumped for Yamaha due to its “array of products that are all interoperable”. He stated: “The PM3s are flexible in every sense of the word. They are compact, light, and have a high channel and bus count as well as stellar effects and

“We experienced bad weather leading up to the concert, resulting in moisture interfering with our CL5, which was on monitor duty, rendering it inoperable,” stated Glover. “Fortunately, we were able to replace this with one of the PM3s.”

Nathan Ihlenfeldt, CTO at SAW, commented: “We are very proud to have supplied Sound Stylists with two new PM3 Rivage consoles, which will serve them well for years to come. Samsung Galaxy Move Festival is a significant occasion for a lot of South Africans and it’s great that we could play a part in that too, even if it was in a supportive capacity.”

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