Point Source Audio Elevates Just for One Day

Point Source Audio’s SERIES9 lavalier microphones had been centre stage for Just for One Day – The Live Aid Musical, because the present accomplished its debut run from January to March at The Old Vic in London.

Nominated for an Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Contribution, the musical has earned popularity of the performances from its present band and forged, all counting on Point Source Audio’s newest microphone know-how.

Gareth Owen, one of the vital trusted and ingenious sound designers in musical theatre, spearheaded the sound design for the manufacturing. "My method was to think about what the songs from the live performance would sound like with at the moment’s know-how," he explains. "The aim was to keep up the essence of the unique performances whereas infusing fashionable manufacturing values.

"The Point Source Audio mics carried out exceptionally effectively," remarked Owen. "We had ample alternative over the run to match them to varied different microphones and every time we got here again to SERIES9."

Held at Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia on July 13, 1985, Live Aid raised roughly $127 million to assist alleviate the Ethiopian famine. "Live Aid was iconic – it showcased the ability of music to unite individuals throughout continents for a humanitarian trigger," stated Owen.

"I began by collating all of the music from the present right into a playlist and listening to it on repeat!" he continued. "There are so many iconic songs there which I assumed I knew however realised I actually didn’t after I began actually drilling down into them. Details of results and orchestrations had been meticulously researched – I believe I learn each on-line thread about 80s reverb ever written!"

The present featured a dwell band on stage which carried out with minimal acoustic screening. When this was mixed with the lavalier microphones hidden within the forged’s hair, it made for a difficult design. Owen had heard of the benefits that Point Source Audio microphones can ship, and determined that this present could be a superb alternative to expertise this for himself.

"My outdated buddy Jonathon Deans (Cirque du Soleil Vegas Sound Designer) had been extolling the virtues of Point Source Audio microphones to me for years," he defined. "I’d all the time needed to make use of them and at last the chance introduced itself to me for Just for One Day in London."

When it involves choosing a lav mic for theatrical performances, there are a couple of standards that Owen feels are vital to success. "Audio high quality comes initially when choosing a microphone. It additionally must be sufficiently small to cover in plain sight on a performer. Finally, it must be strong – it does not matter how small it’s or how good it sounds if it breaks midway by means of the opening quantity."

Point Source Audio’s microphones, particularly the SERIES9 GO-9WL lavaliers, proved instrumental in assembly these calls for. With a most SPL of 142 dB and a sensitivity of -39 dB, these microphones ship distinctive audio high quality in difficult efficiency environments. Featuring patented ENDURE connectors and an IP57 waterproof ranking, they’re constructed to face up to the trials of stage manufacturing.

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