L-ACOUSTICS KIVA AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL

December 2007

PLUS 4 AUDIO used their new L-ACOUSTICS KIVA system for the main front of house arrays at the recent National Television Awards ceremony held at the Royal Albert Hall. Broadcast live on National TV the annual event commemorated the most prestigious annual awards for both the stars and programmes alike.

PLUS 4 used a total of 32 KIVA split into 2 arrays of 16 cabinets each while 24 dV-DOSC in 2 arrays of 12 took care of the left and right outfills. A further 4 SB118 subs were utilised for low end reinforcement All the amplification was derived from a mixture of the new L-ACOUSTICS LA4 and LA8 Controllers.

 

The decision to use the ultra compact KIVA was taken by Stew Chaney the MD of PLUS 4 who explains his design concept:

“Site lines were very tight on this show so we needed the smallest possible system to cover the Albert Hal. I used SOUNDVISION to appraise the system coverage and was really surprised to find that the SPL and coverage figures looked exceptionally good with the KIVA system. When it came to the show the benefits were really apparent as we wanted to put as little weight as possible in the air (each array was only 220kg) fly the system well out of sight (we trimmed the bumpers at 18m) and have enough vertical coverage for the audience geometry (100 degrees). We already knew how good the system was in smaller venues but to cover the Albert Hall with two tiny arrays was unbelievable”.

Paul Nicholson from L-ACOUSTICS adds:

“The KIVA system has proved to be a great success for L-ACOUSTICS on a world wide scale, and has filled a crucial gap in our armoury. With 8 systems already sold in the UK since the official launch just 4 months ago KIVA looks likely to be a big hit for us. Companies such a PLUS4 will certainly benefit from the multi faceted appeal of the system which includes:

    * Stunning size and weight ratios

    * True WST® performance in common with V-DOSC®, dV-DOSC, KUDO™, and ARCS

    * Integrated “invisible” rigging system

    * Perfect audio coupling with the LA4 Controller

    * Complimentary KILO bass extension

    * Low cost system package

 

Designed for medium format music and speech reinforcement the NTA awards certainly showed what KIVA can do in a large and difficult acoustic environment by providing a high level of accuracy throughout the audience ”.