Fredericia Musical Theatre
Fredericia Musical Theatre has truly established itself as a leading player on the Danish musical scene. Its impressive large-scale productions and repertoire include a wide range of original audience successes as well as productions from abroad. Their annual sales of more than 150,000 tickets testify to an ability to create innovative performances of high quality, which sets a high standard for Danish musical productions.
Meyer Sound's loudspeaker system was an obvious choice to bring into play when Stouenborg, in collaboration with the Fredericia Musical Theatre staff, had to design a sound system in 2016 that would be able to handle creative and complex sound designs and solve some of the challenges that were faced at the time, with the sound level varying wildly in the hall. At the same time, there was a desire to work artistically with designs that could easily be taken on tour to other theatres in the country.
The D’Mitri system is characterized by its advanced real-time sound processing and the ability to work in surround, which opens up countless possibilities for creating unique sound images for each performance. With the right speaker placement and distribution of the sound, it has been possible to create a uniform sound level with just +-1dB difference in sound pressure from the front to the back row – without distortion, of course. This means that the sound appears transparent with high speech intelligibility regardless of where you are in the hall. It also means that relatively high sound levels can be worked with without the audience experiencing that the sound feels too loud.
The system is easy to adjust when working with new formats and creating spectacular sound universes that support the unique soundscape of each performance. When the performances go on tour, processing can be used to adapt the individual sound design to fit a new hall. In this way, it is possible to recreate the magic of the performances with great precision when performed at other venues.
Stouenborg has also previously worked on installations at other theaters such as Østre Gasværk Teater and Mungo Park. You can also read about the other installations Stouenborg has worked on here.