DYNACORD Cobra at Washington State political gala

Bellevue/Straubing, December 2007 “The ‘Breakfast Campaign Kickoff’ started at 8am and we rocked their socks off!” says Ric Webb of Mills Music, who supervised sound. “Rob McKenna came onstage to music from ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, which was a great way to get the guests going, and the exit music was ‘Up Around the Bend’ by Creedence Clearwater Revival. This was our first time flying the Cobra, after a year of stacking the system for a wide range of outdoor and indoor shows, and we found the rigging to be an absolute piece of cake—so quick and easy. Everything clicked into place; we put the frame on top and had them flown in minutes. Simple!”
“As usual, the Cobra delivered a great balance of muscle and intelligibility,” Webb adds, “meaning the playback music had plenty of power to boost the atmosphere, while the speeches were crisp and clear. And, of course, flying the boxes kept the sightlines open. We received compliments from a number of ranking party representatives present, telling us that, in all the years they’ve hosted similar events, they’d never had such high quality production and sound. This was our first time working with Blue Danube, and it was a great success—we look forward to working together again soon.”
In addition to the Cobra system, Webb and his crew deployed EV QRx115 loudspeakers as front fills, powered by EV TG-7 amplifiers. A Dynacord CMS mixer was joined at FOH by Klark Teknik Square One EQs and compressor/limiters for the back of house mix. On the input end, EV’s new REV wireless systems were used with an N/D767a handheld and a new EV PolarChoice Boundary Satellite mic, placed on the podium. “That is a very cool new device from EV,” says Webb. “This whole system delivered great performance at every step in the signal chain. The Cobra-2 can easily handle events for thousands of people, though it packs up easily into the back of a small truck.”
Guy Low, 27th December 2007