Multipurpose venue looked for flexible system to
cater to different entertainment requirements
KUALA LUMPUR,
MALAYSIA – When installing a new sound system in
their multi-use facility, The Mega Star Arena (MSA) team turned to HARMAN
Professional Solutions to help implement a solution which would offer
flexibility to produce a variety of events.
MSA, located in Kuchai Lama, is ideally located to cater to
major events and performances in the country. The venue features an 18,000
square foot (1672 square meters) flat floor open plan hall that can be
customized according to each events’ needs. The venue also features a vast
array of the latest, fully integrated audio-visual technology solutions with
free WiFi access. It is a multi-dimensional venue which acts as a performing
theater, mega event venue, convention facility for corporates and seminars and
even a church gathering on Sunday.
Mega Star Arena was conceptualized to be a one stop center
not only to be able to cater to different events but also to ensure that it
possessed state-of-the-art audio visual equipment thereby enabling the best
experience for their clients and their customers. It was critical that the
Audio-Visual technology is able to cater to a wide array of requirements from a
corporate conference to a large scale concert. In this aspect the choice of
sound system was an important factor.
“We wanted to provide a full-fledged audio visual system in
house to cater to our customers’ requirements,” said Paul Wong, Owner, Mega
Star Arena. “From a conference to large scale concert, we are able to provide
expert and reliable assistance to ensure a customer’s vision is executed successfully
and professionally. HARMAN Professional Solutions has helped us meet those requirements
and ensure our customers are satisfied”.
HARMAN Professional Solutions partners in Malaysia, Mahajak
Trio, was hired by the MSA Group to help them achieve their objectives of
flexibility and quality. Working with the MSA Group leadership team, technical
director, sound architect and designers, HARMAN’s JBL range of products was
determined to be the best suited for the arena.
The team chose the JBL VTX V25 3-Way line array loudspeaker,
as the venue was to be treated as a large arena for which the product is aptly
suited, along with achieving the MSA Group’s vision to invest in the best
available technology and sound experience. The systems were provided as a test
case for a few months and after sufficient ground trials for live performances,
they were recognised for their quality and performance and purchased by MSA as
part of their inventory.
In addition, the JBL VTX V25 loudspeakers were complemented
with JBL VTX S28 Dual 18” subwoofers to handle the low frequencies. The V25 speakers
deliver powerful sound in a compact, lightweight enclosure that is perfect for
a venue such as MSA. Ensuring
flexibility for the sound system setup is the JBL VTX-V25-AF frame structure
that enables suspended or ground-stacked configurations for the VTX24 and S28
speakers, with all the relevant frame and pin holes to assemble the systems in
place quickly and effectively. Driving the speakers are Crown IT 1200 HTD and
4X3500HD amplifiers that are racked onto a rugged Crown VRack system that is
not only mobile but is fully protected from rough handling.
Mixing duties is assigned to a Soundcraft Vi3000 digital
sound console that offers 36 faders and 24 mono/stereo busses. The Vi3000 also
boasts a black screen panel with four Vistonics II touchscreen interfaces. The
four touchscreen interfaces offer the option for two engineers to operate the
console at the same time.
The console is also complemented with a Soundcraft Realtime
Rack Ultimate Sound Plug-in Engine that offers 74-plug ins. The Soundcraft
Realtime Rack provides access to Universal Audio's acclaimed analogue audio
processing emulations and award-winning UAD plug-ins. Realtime Rack software
gives Vi console operators all the control they need to insert UAD plug-ins on
individual channels, auxiliary channels, and master busses - just as easily as
real hardware. A comprehensive snapshot system allows total recall of all
plug-ins and their settings, while tight network integration with the Vi Series
ensures that all settings of the application are stored inside the console. The
Vi3000 with the Soundcraft Realtime Rack in essence offers operators a powerful
console that is able to recreate the ideal sound specific to the event’s
character.
“We are privileged to be associated with Mega Star Arena and
happy to have met their requirements to build an outstanding convention center
in Kuala Lampur working with our partners Mahajak Trio,” said Ramesh Jayaraman,
VP & GM HARMAN Professional Solutions, APAC. “The HARMAN Professional
Solutions’ suite of solutions at the venue showcase the ability of the systems
to be deployed quickly for different configurations to meet the venue’s demands
and enhance their customer experience.”
Products Used:
JBL VTX V 25-II
JBL VTX – S28
JBL V25 AF
Crown IT 1200 HTD
Crown IT 4X3500HD
Crown VRack
Soundcraft VI3000
Soundcraft Realtime Rack Ultimate
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