For after the parade, the organisers had prepared a stage in Munich's Odeonsplatz as well as a varied programme of cultural entertainment the highlight of which was a performance by the three-time Eurovision Song Contest winner Johnny Logan.
The sound production for the event was the responsibility of M7 Veranstaltungstechnik, a company based in Rott am Inn. "We were recommended to the organisers by several sources as being reliable partners with first-class equipment and personnel," says Stefan Linnerer, M7 Veranstaltungstechnik's managing director.
"The considerable experience of the company was a further factor and one that proved important as the details of the commission emerged; for as well as a shortage of building-up time, the task involved showing to best acoustic advantage a wide variety of talent, running from dance groups and comedians to musicians.
"But the greatest challenge of all was having to provide even coverage for a packed audience spread over a large area. Furthermore, intelligibility was just as important as acoustic power, the musical performances being by no means the sole items of interest."
The sound engineers opted for a Dynacord Cobra-4 system. "The Cobra-4 is a powerful, compact system, which in comparison to other line-arrays is very easy to operate," says Linnerer.
(Jim Evans)
