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Jinan, China \u2013 October 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n When China\u2019s Jinan Olympic Center Donghe Stadium opened its doors to the public on September 16, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Shandong Provincial People\u2019s Government co-sponsored a remarkable symphonic presentation, treating the audience of 2000 to the region\u2019s first immersive orchestral performance.<\/p>\n The \u201cYellow River Flowing Into the Sea\u201d<\/em> concert featured an orchestra of nearly 160 pieces, as well as an 800-person chorus and guest appearances by nearly a dozen famous singers. The massive event utilized the power of Flux:: Immersive Spat Revolution to bring the audience inside the music.<\/p>\n FOH engineer Yong Xu mixed the show on an SSL L500 with L100 sidecar, integrated with dual Spat Revolution workstations running dedicated 8-core i9 computers, while OB engineer Wenzhao Ma ran a DiGiCo SD7 Quantum, also using dual Spat Revolution system. MADI connectivity via MGB devices ensured full redundancy.<\/p>\n \u201cWe used Spat on both the live and OB production,\u201d<\/em> reports systems engineer Wenzhao Ma.<\/p>\n \u201cWe divided the orchestra into 15 stereo stems and one mono stem to the FOH desk, and then flowed it into Spat using MADI. For the OB mix, I tried to put all the inputs into Spat, including functional channels like background music, ambient and audience mics. I did not use reverb tails on those elements, but but I used the acoustic simulation in Spat\u2019s room effect to leave a little bit of early reflections, to give a sense of space.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.flux.audio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/preview-chat-preview-lightbox-IMG_8652-2.png” alt=”Spat Revolution -SSL Desk” title_text=”preview-chat-preview-lightbox-IMG_8652-2″ _builder_version=”4.6.0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|on||||||” text_text_color=”#6b6b6b” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” custom_margin=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding=”|40px||40px|false|false”]<\/p>\n \u201d<\/span> We divided the orchestra into 15 stereo stems and one mono stem to the FOH desk, and then flowed it into Spat using MADI.<\/em> <\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.4″]<\/p>\n The object-based FOH mix consisted of more than 20 stems from the SSL console, with Spat Revolution rendering the mix to the LCR system to provide imaging and acoustic simulation. At the OB position, a mix of 21 stereo stems and two mono stems from the DiGiCo console utilized Spat to render stereo, 5.1 surround, and full binaural synthesis mixes.\u00a0<\/p>\n For Wenzhao, the show was his first experience working with Spat, and he was more than impressed.<\/p>\n \u201cThe functions are powerful, and the sound is amazing,\u201d<\/em> he enthuses.<\/p>\n \u201cI really like the flexibility to be able to work in any configuration, even on headphones. Immersive and spatial audio is more than just a technical \u2018trick\u2019 \u2013 it enables us to improve and enhance the sound and the performance by adding dimension. Spat gives me the flexibility to show the composers what surprises are possible with their creations.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n As Wenzhao explains, the stadium required a fair amount of preparation for the event.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Jinan Donghe Stadium is a normal sporting venue, not really designed for music events. We had to build a stage and create special rigs to hang the LCR loudspeaker system from a wire.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.flux.audio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/preview-lightbox-IMG_0367.png” alt=”Live Setup” title_text=”preview-lightbox-IMG_0367″ _builder_version=”4.6.0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.4″]<\/p>\n Each column comprised six d&b Audiotechnik GLS8 and two GSL12 boxes. Twelve SL-SUBs were stacked in front of the stage.<\/p>\n \u201cWe really wanted to hang the subs as well, to avoid too much low-frequency build-up in the front rows, but the weight restrictions prevented us from doing that,\u201d <\/em>adds Wenzhao.<\/p>\n Two groups of sidefills utilizing SE Audiotechnik M-F3a units were processed in mono. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.flux.audio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/preview-lightbox-IMG_8650-2.png” alt=”Recording the Show” title_text=”preview-lightbox-IMG_8650-2″ _builder_version=”4.6.0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|on||||||” text_text_color=”#6b6b6b” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” custom_margin=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding=”|40px||40px|false|false”]<\/p>\n \u201d<\/span>\u00a0I will be presenting this recording to some of our clients, and I will be changing it to a 5.1 or 7 channel mix. With Spat, that is so easy to accomplish.<\/em> <\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.0″]<\/p>\n The live recording of the event also added to the challenges, Wenzhao reports.<\/p>\n \u201cThe event was being recorded for Blu-Ray, and the recording engineer Mr. Jakob Handel had specified using DPA4099 mics on the strings. We were a bit concerned about capturing a good sound on the strings, as the mics also picked up much of the sound of the brass. But then we found that using Spat to add some\u00a0natural depth and dimension to the strings solved the problem perfectly; I didn\u2019t even need to any EQ to the strings.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Wenzhao also gives high marks to the Flux:: Immersive team for their support.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I have read almost an entire e-book from Mr. Hugo Larin and the rest of the team,\u201d<\/em> he quips. \u201cThey really helped us a lot through a challenging setup.”. “<\/em>One thing that I love about Spat is the ability to easily reconfigure the channel setup,\u201d<\/em> observes Wenzhao.<\/p>\n \u201cI will be presenting this recording to some of our clients, and I will be changing it to a 5.1 or 7 channel mix. With Spat, that is so easy to accomplish.\u201d, <\/em>\u201cThe show was a great success,<\/em>\u201d reports Wenzhao.<\/p>\n \u201cI will most certainly be using Spat Revolution for future projects. Our team had the first application of Spat in China, and it is just the beginning. We have a studio in Beijing, and we will create a Spat setup there. I have plans to use it for many upcoming projects.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=”4.4.3″][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jinan, China \u2013 October 2020 When China\u2019s Jinan Olympic Center Donghe Stadium opened its doors to the public on September 16, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Shandong Provincial People\u2019s Government co-sponsored a remarkable symphonic presentation, treating the audience of 2000 to the region\u2019s first immersive orchestral performance. 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