A NIGHT IN PINK WITH GIUSY FERRERI AND HDL 30-A

One night a year, from sunset to sunrise, a large part of the Italian Adriatic Riviera turns into an explosion of lights, sounds, images, and colors with concerts, theatrical performances, installations, exhibitions, and magical settings. The "Summer’s New Year's Eve" is the way it is defined by many locals.

The square was packed, with an audience of over 8,000 people. Massimiliano Salin, the artist's FOH engineer, describes his modus operandi: "We are guests, so this is half-production, with the main audio system provided by Romagna Sound on this occasion. The artist's genre ranges from rock to ballad to the summer hits that for four years have brought Ferreri to the top of the national charts. The Italian squares are always large and overflowing, so I always need a good PA with adequate coverage, remotable and controllable in every part from FOH, as in this case with RDNet. I spend a lot of my time on the configuration of the SUBs with the local PAs. I like ‘democratic coverage’, when possible, and I prefer a subwoofer arc with the speakers distributed in front of the stage. In this way, I can have good coverage even at long distances without hurting people in the front rows. Frontfills are also important to satisfy the fans of the front row, who are usually the ones who have the closest relationship with the artist."

"I have been fortunate enough to work frequently with important brands, especially with classical music, and I have always been struck by the definition of the mid-high end of RCF’a premier systems, such as the TT series." Continues Max Salin, "Before tuning the PA, and after checking that all the components are working, I usually send pink noise and a song through the main PA, possibly with the sub off. The PA of higher quality sounds good even without tuning or EQ! HDL 30-A behaved very well and without smudging. I would certainly have wanted a few more modules because we didn't expect such a crowded square. I was impressed by the SUB 9006-AS, as I find them more efficient and faster than the old RCF sub, a clear improvement."