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Krzysztof Polesinski chooses DiGiCo to power immersive mixes

Krzysztof Polesinski is a Polish sound engineer with many experiences in his back catalogue, including redesigning the sound systems for major Polish theatres and mixing front-of-house for some of Poland’s most popular artists. Throughout that time, DiGiCo has always been his tool of choice.

Polesinski started in theatre sound, mixing and then moving onto collaborating with theatres to design their sound systes, memorably designing the sound system in Roma Musical Theatre, one of the country’s largest theatres. More recently he designed the sound system for the Mazowsze Song and Dance Ensemble Auditorium, designing a fully immersive system with an L-Acoustics L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound system.

The audio system includes two DiGiCo Quantum 852-T, one at the front of house position, one at the monitor position, plus two further DiGiCo Quantum 338-T for touring, all supplied for the project by Polsound, DiGiCo’s Polish Distributor. Polesinski purchased his own equipment: “I have my own technology, including immersive processors”, he says. “I’m designing for my clients, but I also want to stay up to date with all the news. I’m always following the latest information, so I can increase the quality of my work.”

It was through this love of broadening his knowledge that he met the DiGiCo team, benefitting from training in the theatre specific T software very early in its conception, and meeting Autograph’s Andrew Bruce during the session. Bruce is a theatrical sound designer, responsible for the original soundscapes for many classic performances, including “Les Misérables”, “Miss Saigon”, and “Mamma Mia!”.

“My journey with DiGiCo began many years ago”, says Polesinski. “I was designing a system for Roma at the time, and I found that the T software was the best choice for their theatre productions. Since then, I have always used T softwar. I remember the words Andrew said to me all those years ago: ‘No one should wait for sound.’ I always think of that and make sure everyone is always fully prepared. The features of T software help to speed up workflow.”

Many of Polish theatres are now using audio systems designed by Polesinski. For Roma, he began with the PA, swapping out the existing system for a Meyer Sound PA. A few years later, the consoles were updated to DiGiCo SD7 and Quantum 7, along with upgraded networking powered by Optocore and additional SD Racks. A few years after this came the theatre’s first immersive PA system, the Meyer D-Mitri audio platform.

“After the Roma immersive system design, people began to recognise that this was something I could do really well”, states Polesinski. “From that moment on, I was asked by other cultural centres to design systems for them, too. To complete these systems, DiGiCo is a must. On some shows, such as the musical ‘The Addams Family’ in the Poznan Musical Theatre, there were over 440 cues.” In his recent sound design for the Mazowsze Ensemble, he utilised the two Quantum 852, with theatre software, and also specified two Quantum 338-T for touring use.

In addition to working in theatre, Polesinski also mixes front-of-house for bands. His fondest memories are of the band Obywatele Republiki, and his DiGiCo joined him for the gigs. The sound caught the attention of the musical director Leszek Biolik, and the pair ended up working together on other immersive projects, which led Polesinski to Dubai for the 2020 Expo (delayed due to the pandemic until 2021/22).

At the same time, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many of the venues in Poland were closed and repurposed as emergency temporary-accommodation for Ukrainian refugees. This caused many events and performances to be cancelled. Luckily for Polesinski, a team from Italian hire company AgorA were also in Dubai. His sudden availability enabled him to start a job with them, which he still does every year.

“The summer season was completely cancelled, so I had time to spare. Now I spend every summer touring Italy, which is fantastic”, he says. “Of course, I don’t work alone and we are lucky to have built some amazing teams, which are the key to success. If everyone is working properly and can trust each other, that is magical.”

As Polesinski approaches 50, he shares his knowledge with the next generation, teaching and training them across a wide range of industry devices and techniques. The constant throughout his career has been his DiGiCo consoles. He concludes: “Whether I’m mixing a theatre performance, an immersive experience or live music show, DiGiCo gives me the ability to balance every element: microphones, instruments, timecode, MIDI, or OSC.”

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