The Outlook festival dedicates itself to reggae, drum 'n' bass and jungle while Dimensions specializes in the deep end of techno, house and other electronic music.
The festivals have fostered a dedicated following of those seeking a different festival experience who make something of a pilgrimage to the events from across Europe and North America. Void Acoustics systems were found at many stages of this year's festivals. The Void stage was powered by a monstrous combination of Arc Array, Hyperfolds, Incubus Subs and Stasys X V2s.
Kyle Marriot of Neuron Pro Audio elaborates, "For this year's festivals in Croatia, we decided to go all out with each stages PA spec. There certainly wasn't anything lacking in previous years with the Incubus, but there aren't many places in the world where you can do something totally ridiculous without being concerned of noise limits or angry environmental health personnel.
"At The Void stage, we chose to deploy three Arc Arrays per side with Incubus Subs and Hyperfolds to enhance coverage in the far field and maintain the sonic character of the Air Array for the entire audience. DSP settings on Bias amplifiers and measurement data ensured that all boxes covered the space evenly with suitable level drop on stage to allow for many acts to use vinyl without issues.
"We also took out a big surprise for the DJs on The Void stage in the form of the first outing for the latest DJ Void monitoring system featuring a monster quad 15" sub per side and a coaxial 12" and 1.5" with a tight dispersion pattern. We had amazing feedback from many artists including legends such as Lil' Louis who asked when they could add them to their riders for worldwide tours. Youngsta said that the new sub was frankly the craziest thing he'd ever felt on a stage."
The latest processing techniques were also used on The Garden stage with the tried and tested Arcline system, giving more even response across the audience area and more headroom. This allowed just four boxes per side to cover an audience of some 750 people.
The Ballroom stuck with the perennial favourite Air Motion system, but was this time supplemented by an array of Cyclone55 speakers installed around the rooftop areas of the fort, providing background fill with music fed from The Ballroom to punters in the bars and walkways of the fort itself. Surviving two weeks of hot sunshine, loads of dust and the occasional tropical downpour, the boxes more than proved their all-weather credentials with ease.
(Jim Evans)
