Harman on song for The Sufi Route festival
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Harman was the official technology partner of the concert, which was held on 18 November at Qutub Minar in New Delhi and featured a line-up comprising Javed Akhtar, Nooran Sisters, Hans Raj Hans, Mukhtiar Ali, Kamna Prasad Sood, Fouzia & Firoz, Dhruv Sangari and a Whirling Dervish ceremony from Turkey.
The Sufi Route and Harman partnered with The Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation to allow 35 students with hearing loss enjoy the show in support of the organisation’s A Billion Acts for Peace campaign. Students from the Centrum GRO Advanced Skill Training Centre for the Deaf heard the performances using four translators and vibrations from JBL speakers.
“Harman Professional is proud to be associated with a concert of this genre and scale,” said Prashant Govindan, senior director, Harman Professional Solutions, India & SAARC. “Martin lights created the ambience, while JBL sound solutions rendered music exactly the way artists intended for their audience. The Sufi Route was also made accessible to hearing impaired children, which is even more heart-warming."
The audio system comprised 24 JBL VTX V25-II loudspeakers, four clusters of Vertec VT4888 loudspeakers, nine VTX G28 subwoofers, and six VTX S28 subwoofers. In addition to the main system, the venue deployed VRX932LA-1 loudspeakers for out-fills, STX835 loudspeakers for side-fills, and VRX915M speakers for stage monitors. Crown I-Tech 12000HD and I-Tech 4x3500HD amplifiers provided power for the entire system, and JBL Performance Manager software was used for configuration and control.
The performances were mixed on two Soundcraft Vi3000 consoles and a Soundcraft Vi6 console. Artists relied on AKG microphones for vocal and instrument reproduction, including the DMS800 Vocal Set, Drum Set Premium, D40, C518, C5 and D5. The Martin lighting rig for the main stage included 36 MAC Quantum Wash fixtures, 48 MAC Aura LED wash fixtures, 12 Rush MH7 hybrid fixtures and 12 MAC Axiom hybrid fixtures.
(Jim Evans)
