Emerging among the fastest-growing and most popular events in the Caribbean, the 2016 Barbarella Festival by Presidente Black drew thousands of music fans to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic for an orgy of electropop fans from the world’s biggest DJs – from David Guetta and Steve Aoki to Afrojack and Jack Ü. The sound was provided by a DAS Audio system.
Emmanuel Martínez and Gustavo Montilia at the helm, Dominican sound company Enlab managed the event’s sound for the festival with DAS Audio Systems Engineer Joel Damiano on-hand for set-up and adjustment of the systems used in the Quisqueya Stadium.
The spectacular Barbarella by Presidente Black stage – compete with laser effects, screens and a massive width at over 50m – required an equally hard-hitting sound system. After studying the stage’s requirements, the sound technicians designed a main PA solution based on 36 DAS Audio Aero 40A powered line array systems. Rigged in two linear hangs of 18 boxes, these were paired with 12 Aero 20A for out fill. A combination of 12 DAS UX-221A and 32 LX-218CA systems provided low-frequency support. These systems were stacked in front of the stage in an arc designed using Ease Focus 3 software, and set up and controlled via DASnet software.
Eight DAS Convert 12As were provided even sound coverage for the closest ranks of fans, while six Aero 40As stacked on two LX-118A subwoofers handled DJ monitor duties. The Enlab sound team also rolled out DAS Road 12A wedges for the front of the stage.
To ensure uniform coverage for the 18,000 fans packed in front of the wide stage, the team also set up two delay towers behind the mixing console rigged with eight Aero 12A powered line array systems each. An additional two delay towers ensured flawless sound for the VIP area. The package of main PA and delay towers delivered high SPLs and reliability, and has earned Enlab and DAS Audio an invitation for next year’s event.
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