DYNACORD and Electro-Voice provide sound system for the new ...

Press ReleaseDYNACORD and Electro-Voice provide soundsystem for the new VOITH Arena in HeidenheimAugust 2011ST/SEC-MKT! The Alb Stadium in Heidenheim has been expanded and renovated and wasrecently renamed the VOITH Stadium! A completely new sound reinforcement system has been installed thatcombines equipment from Electro-Voice and DYNACORD! Ingenieurbüro Kummich & Weißkopf was responsible for the planning;system installation was by ELK GmbH (in collaboration with the primeelectrical contractor)Heidenheim / Straubing, March 2011 What was once the Alb Stadium and later,after extensive building and renovation work, the GAGFAH Arena in Heidenheimwas recently renamed the VOITH Arena after the largest employer in the region.The expansion of the stadium was necessitated by a surge in the performance ofthe football team FC Heidenheim 1846, which was promoted two years running –from the fifth division to the third. A year in the reconstruction, the recentlyreopened stadium now has a capacity of 10,000 spectators, with the option offurther expansion to 15,000.The entire sound reinforcement system was replaced in the course of the work.As was the case with the Olympic Stadium in Berlin and the Allianz Arena inMunich, great importance was attached to the quality of the audio equipment inthe VOITH Arena, the result being that all three stadiums now are equipped withsystems from Electro-Voice and DYNACORD. The client opted for a soundreinforcement concept proposed by Ingenieurbüro Kummich & Weißkopf ofBopfingen, with ELK GmbH of Dischingen assuming responsibility for theconfiguration and commissioning of the installation and training staff in its use.The new sound reinforcement system, comprising ELA components fromDYNACORD and pro audio systems from Electro-Voice, serves all areas of thestadium – from the access roads to the grandstands, corporate boxes andancillary rooms of the stadium itself.In the control room, an audio mixing desk is installed for the playback of musicfrom a variety of sources. For the control of the parameters, a TPI-12 touch panelfrom Electro-Voice is provided, which is integrated into the IRIS-Net network. Withthis system, various presets and settings can be chosen and controlled by meansPage 1 of 4

of a clearly laid out user interface. In the Business Club housed in the maingrandstand, another TPI-12 touch panel has been installed and it, too, is fullyintegrated into the audio control network. The entire control and equipmentconcept is based on a main control centre in the south grandstand furnished withtwo 19-inch cabinets and a further such cabinet in the north grandstand opposite.Both control rooms are equipped not only with DYNACORD Promatrixcomponents but also with P64-1500 matrix controllers and linked by fibre-opticcables – with the control data transmitted via Ethernet and the audio data viaCobraNet. An analogue backup for control and supervision contacts offersadditional security.The signals in the VOITH Arena are amplified by DSA 8405 and DSA 8410 multichannelpower amplifiers from DYNACORD. These are notable for theirinnovative technology, high output power and extreme efficiency as well as theiroptional integration into IRIS-Net networks. In addition, thanks to the VariableLoad Drive (VLD) technology of the RCM-810 modules, they exhibit uniqueflexibility: each channel can be individually configured to deliver its maximumoutput of 500 or 1,000 watts respectively into any load from two to ten ohms.As early as the planning phase, Richard Merget conducted an acoustic simulationto ensure homogeneous coverage, as well as the sound pressure levels andspeech intelligibility index prescribed for the stadium. The simulation values forthe installation with full-range loudspeakers from the Electro-Voice ZX5+PI- andDYNACORD D-12-PI series were corroborated by System Engineer DieterKellner, who was pleased to report that "all the conditions laid out in the modelmeasurement protocol were fulfilled".VOITH Arena – Technical equipment (sound)DYNACORD Promatrix ELA controlDYNACORD DPA 4140 ELA power amplifiersDYNACORD P64-1500 matrix controllerDYNACORD DSA8405 amplifiers with RCM-810 modulesDYNACORD DSA8410 amplifiers with RCM-810 modules*DYNACORD D-12 PI loudspeaker cabinetsElectro-Voice ZX5-PI loudspeaker cabinetsElectro-Voice horn loudspeakersEthernet switchesFor further information, visit: www.dynacord.comsnapshot, gm, March 2011Page 2 of 4

Press image:GAGFAH_Arena_Luftbild_(c)_GEYER_LUFTBILD_Heidenheim.jpgFC Heidenheim's newly expanded and renovated VOITH Arena boasts a lavishsound reinforcement system from DYNACORD and Electro-VoicePress image: Voith_Arena_Sanwald_Rau_Maier.jpgThe installation over, play can resume: (l. to r.) Managing Directors HolgerSanwald (FC Heidenheim) and Hans Rau (ELK GmbH) with the President of FCHeidenheim, Klaus Mayer, in the Business ClubPage 3 of 4

The attached photo(s) may only be published in conjunction with this press release.Any further use of the photographic material is only permissible with the prior consentin writing of Communications Systems from BoschPress contact:Gunther Matejkasnapshot RedaktionsbüroHerterichstrasse 8981477 Munich, GermanyTel.: +49 (0) 89/75 50 56 8-0Fax:+49 (0) 89/75 50 58 8-29presse@snapshot-redaktionsbuero.deBosch Security SystemsHelmut SeidlPublic RelationsMarketing Communications EMEAEVI Audio GmbH, ST/SEC-MKTSachsenring 6094315 Straubing, GermanyTel: +49 9421 706-447Fax: +49 89 6290-285596Helmut.Seidl@de.bosch.comSince the company was founded in 1945, DYNACORD has continued to be one of the leadingbrands in professional audio. With a product portfolio including mixing consoles, digital signalprocessing, power amplifiers and loudspeaker systems, DYNACORD products are a premiumchoice for mobile audio applications, concert sound, large venues and fixed installations.To learn more, please visit www.dynacord.comPage 4 of 4