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British and Irish music invade France with the help of APG

Dinard, France, welcomed the fourth edition of Dinard Opening, a festival that celebrates English and Irish music. Held from August 4-10, 2024, the music festival featured artists such as Emilie Rose Bry, Izo Fitzroy, Rum Buffalo, Mick Flannery & Susan O’Neill and The Stranglers.

Festivalgoers enjoyed music in various locations around the city, including a public park, Anglican Church, theatre, auditorium, as well as forecourt of the Port-Brenton manor. Behind the scenes, APG sound systems, designed by Paulin Bonijoly from Koroll Sonorisation, ensured the desired audio experience for the Dinard Opening Festival audience.

Bonijoly, who has been working with the French loudspeaker manufacturer for two years, opted for the APG Uniline Compact (UC) modular line array to cover the festival’s main stage and outdoor area, which was split between standing and seated sections. Bonijoly also worked as FOH at Dinard Opening.

At the main stage, half of the audience was standing on a flat area while others were in the seated section on a sloped terrain, making equal sound distribution the main challenge for the team as the loudspeakers needed to properly optimise the audio in these two areas. Bonijoly chose ten APG UC206N (narrow coverage) and two UC206W (wide coverage) per side, as well as two UC206W to cover the central area in front of the stage.

Six APG UC115B Uniline Compact bass speakers were installed per side in a Front Back Front cardioid configuration behind the UC206s. The bass speakers reinforced the main system, while the cardioid configuration allowed Bonijoly and his team to control the volume on the soundstage. This was particularly useful on the first day when a jazz ensemble used various condenser microphones, along with ten APG DX15, DX8 and DX5 monitor speakers.

Eight APG TB218S subwoofers were installed in an arc configuration, enabling the team to project the low end evenly across the audience while limiting audio rejection at the stage sides. The whole system was powered by APG SA30:2 two-channel amplifiers while digital loudspeaker and system control was done by APG DMS48F digital processor via Dante.

For Bonijoly and his team the sound quality was not the only reason he chose APG loudspeakers: “We needed a compact and lightweight system due to the weight and attachment point constraints of the stage, as well as the venue layout”, he says, adding that the Uniline Compact loudspeakers gave them the versatility to adapt to the festival’s challenging environment.

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