Masque Sound, who was contracted by Roundabout Theater to handle audio for the New York production, sub-hired the Zaxcom systems from Orbital Sound. The system included support for 16 audio tracks: two from Daniel Evans who played the lead character, George, and 14 among the other cast members.
Each of these actors had a transmitter body pack that would send the audio signals from the wireless microphones into a Yamaha PM5-D mixing console. This console then linked into an extensive digital processing system with technologies from a number of manufacturers to support various reverbs, digital delays, and signal routing to Meyer and Tannoy speakers. A control and playback system interacted with all audio systems and additionally triggered some of the stage lighting.
The Broadway community is typically rooted in tradition and slow to change, so while much of the audio industry has already moved to digital, theres still a lot of affection for analog on-stage, said Scott Kalata, Masque Sounds director of sales and services. For this reason, the use of the digital wireless microphones was, for some, a leap of faith. Nonetheless, the Zaxcom system performed flawlessly. We didnt have a single problem throughout the plays 22-week run, and thats exactly the type of long-term stability for which Broadway personnel are looking.
Zaxcoms TRX family of wireless microphone systems is particularly well suited for theater settings, where mobility, premium sound quality, and superior performance are all of vital concern. The success of the wireless microphones in this respect speaks to a growing trend in theatrical productions in the future.
For Masque Sound, digital wireless microphones are clearly the final frontier in the digital audio revolution, added Kalata. The Zaxcom systems are exactly the type of cutting-edge technology that Masque Sound embraces not simply because they are progressive, but because at the end of the day, they provide better sound, are more reliable, and are easier for the customer to operate. Weve seen considerable interest from other sound designers who are now taking a very close look at this technology.
I was so impressed with the quality and performance of the Zaxcom system that Ive used it on several shows since, concluded Frost. It was very easy to achieve good coverage of the stage, and the quality of the sound was phenomenal.
Masque Sound, who was contracted by Roundabout Theater to handle audio for the New York production, sub-hired the Zaxcom systems from Orbital Sound. The system included support for 16 audio tracks: two from Daniel Evans who played the lead character, George, and 14 among the other cast members.
Each of these actors had a transmitter body pack that would send the audio signals from the wireless microphones into a Yamaha PM5-D mixing console. This console then linked into an extensive digital processing system with technologies from a number of manufacturers to support various reverbs, digital delays, and signal routing to Meyer and Tannoy speakers. A control and playback system interacted with all audio systems and additionally triggered some of the stage lighting.
The Broadway community is typically rooted in tradition and slow to change, so while much of the audio industry has already moved to digital, theres still a lot of affection for analog on-stage, said Scott Kalata, Masque Sounds director of sales and services. For this reason, the use of the digital wireless microphones was, for some, a leap of faith. Nonetheless, the Zaxcom system performed flawlessly. We didnt have a single problem throughout the plays 22-week run, and thats exactly the type of long-term stability for which Broadway personnel are looking.
Zaxcoms TRX family of wireless microphone systems is particularly well suited for theater settings, where mobility, premium sound quality, and superior performance are all of vital concern. The success of the wireless microphones in this respect speaks to a growing trend in theatrical productions in the future.
For Masque Sound, digital wireless microphones are clearly the final frontier in the digital audio revolution, added Kalata. The Zaxcom systems are exactly the type of cutting-edge technology that Masque Sound embraces not simply because they are progressive, but because at the end of the day, they provide better sound, are more reliable, and are easier for the customer to operate. Weve seen considerable interest from other sound designers who are now taking a very close look at this technology.
I was so impressed with the quality and performance of the Zaxcom system that Ive used it on several shows since, concluded Frost. It was very easy to achieve good coverage of the stage, and the quality of the sound was phenomenal.