Eurovision participants counted on Sennheiser audio technology for their performances

Sennheiser together with Magnelusa provided the Festival with the series of digital wireless microphones 6000 and series wireless monitors 2000.

As a technical operator of eurovision, in Lisbon, The brand Sennheiser alongside Magnelusa, investee company of Magnetron in Portugal, contributed to the digital wireless microphone series 6000 and series wireless monitors 2000 in this musical event organized by the radio and television of Portugal (RTP). All equipment has been used since the beginning of the tests on 22 April, at the Altice Arena in Lisbon and at the press center.

All artists participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 had the Digital series 6000 and used SKM handheld microphones 6000 with dynamic MD capsules 9235 and SK emitters 6000. For wireless monitoring, made use of the series systems 2000: SR two-channel transmitters 2050 Rack-mounted IEMs transmit signals over A 5000-CP in-circuit polarized antennas to EK artists' portable receivers 2000 IEM.

A large number of receivers ensured that all artist groups and technical equipment could receive a high-quality audio signal.

For backstage communications, the new Command function of the series was used 6000, allowing connections to be established for conversations between the technical team of the Eurovision Song Contest. To do this, the team used the SKM handheld transmitters 9000 COM or SK transmitters 6000, via Comand KA switch 9000 COM available.

Digital microphones 6000 They were also used in the press center, where press conferences and interviews took place, as well as SKM handheld emitters 6000 with cardioid and KK condenser capsules 204 of Neumann.

“as a whole, more than 100 Wireless channels were used for audio only. This is the ideal environment for the Digital 6000 Demonstrate your spectrum efficiency. As the system is designed to be free of intermodulation, We can organize the transmission frequencies in an equidistant grid, saving spectrum for other wireless applications", comments Volker Schmitt, Director of Development Operations and Application Engineering at Sennheiser.

Sennheiser Equipment:

• 41 EM receptors 6000 two-channel.
• 74 SK portable emitters 6000.
• 68 SKM handheld emitting microphones 6000, with MD capsules 9235 for artists and KK capsules 204 for communications.
• 115 capsules and microphones customized by Sennheiser.
• 6 SKM handheld emitters 9000 COM.
• 6 Command KA switches 9000 COM.
• 21 L rack load units 6000 with chargers for SK 6000 and SKM 6000/9000.
• 17 SR emitters 2050 Two-channel IEM.
• 112 portable EK receivers 2000 IEM.

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