Staged in Linjiang’s Cherry Blossom Park, the first Rave Jam Music Carnival outdoor music festival welcomed nearly 24,000 festival-goers over the course of its two days to the southern Chinese province of Jilin.
To cover the a vast audience area, the Longjoin Group – who organised the event along with Entertainment Times – used a front-to-back KV2 Audio system based on the flagship VHD5 Constant Power Point Source System supplemented by smaller VHD systems for side and front fill, plus ES Series DJ monitors and ESM stage monitors.
The festival offered an eclectic mix of electro, rap and pop music with a line-up of renowned Chinese and Asian artists including Aryue Zheng Yue, one of the world’s top 100 DJs in 2022, DJ Kaka, the first Chinese top 100 female DJ. In addition to the music, festival-goers were treated to a technology exhibition area, 60 local food stalls and a fireworks display.
Dedicated to the global audio and video industry and ‘building a world-class integrated platform for musical culture’, the Longjoin Group aimed to provide the best possible audio and video experience for audience members and artists alike. To handle sound for more than 10,000 people, KV2’s VHD5 Constant Power point source system was put in play. An LR system comprising a VHD5.0 mid/hi unit, a VHD8.10 low-mid and an SL412 down fill per side was deployed – all powered by their dedicated power and control units– with the low end being handled by eight VHD4.21A active subwoofers, which also provided power for a further eight VHD4.21P subs.
Side fill was handled by a pair of VHD2.0 long throw mid-high systems, along with six VHD4.18 quad 18-inch subwoofers. A VHD1.0 per side was chosen for front fill along with four ESD12s. The DJ monitor set-up comprised two ES1.0 and a pair of ES1.8 subwoofers, along with an SD8 stage preamp and a Compex dynamic harmonics control unit, also from KV2. The line-up was completed with four ESM12 and two ESM312 stage monitors.
‘It was a privilege to have been involved with such a spectacular, yet well-run event,’ says Chief Festival Director LinLiu. ‘The audio was absolutely stunning, even right at the back of the listening area – loud, punchy and yet crystal clear, no distortion at all. So, even though you’ve spent all night in what is essentially a massive outdoor club, you don’t leave with a headache and your ears ringing. The other amazing thing about KV2 technology is how compact it is for the area it has to cover. It makes set-up and breakdown so much easier. We’re already looking forward to the next show.’
‘I have participated in many large-scale electronic dance music festivals, but this time it left a deep impression on me because the sound effect was the most natural, comfortable and exciting I have ever heard,’ adds Music Director, Yi Zhen Zhou. ‘The PA at the Rave Jam Music Carnival sounded very different from other EDM festivals, and it didn’t look like a line array. It was the first time I’d seen a large-scale point source system in operation, and to be honest, the sound it produced has completely overturned my perception of EDM festivals – first, I have always believed that only line arrays are possible for EDM festivals and, second, I have always believed that the festivals I have heard before were pretty much as good as you could get – I now realise this isn’t the case. It is possible to do better, and without line array. I really look forward to seeing and hearing it again at future EDM festivals.’
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