Charles de Gaulle Airport celebrates the Olympics with DiGiCo Quantum 852
The rooftop of the Terminal 1 of this airport has been the scene of a spectacular secret event, in which the new Quamtum mixing console was used for the first time in France 852 of DiGiCo, On the occasion of the Olympic celebrations.
The beginning of the Paris Olympic Games 2024 It has been accompanied by numerous previous celebrations in the French capital, among which the 'secret' event that took place a few days ago on the rooftop of the emblematic building of the Terminal 1 of the Charles de Gaulle Airport, that broadcast live through the Twitch channel of Amazon Music for a large audience.
The whole process, from assembly to disassembly, was also recorded for a feature film that will be broadcast at the end of this year, since it has also been the first time that the new mixer has been used DiGiCo Quamtum 852.
Tristan Mazire, sound engineer at DiGiCo and co-owner of the consulting firm The Audio Agency, captured this whole show live, while mixing for the broadcast and for the 2.000 Spectators who gathered on the rooftop of the Terminal 1.
The areas specially created for the public were filled with a mix of guests and lucky Parisians, who had won the opportunity to be there that night through a lottery for tickets to the event. There were also live performances, as well as DJ sessions. All this served as an example to show "French cultural excellence and highlighted the role of the airport as a gateway to the summer festivities".
The Audio Agency is known for facilitating high-level filmed events and getting teams into unusual locations, which in this case was the roof of a large airport terminal without a freight elevator, which complicated things a little more. Much of the equipment was manually taken to the rooftop, but for larger elements, including the Quantum table 852, A helicopter was used.
Once in position, the flexibility of the Quantum surface 852 allowed two engineers to work side by side if necessary, which was essential because the program lasted three hours, Constantly broadcasting, No breaks.
"The plan was always to have multiple cameras, with mixed live view, and to remain broadcasting all the time," Mazire explains. We had a lot of surprises planned, But it all happened live, except for some sequences recorded at the beginning and end of the night".
With a Minimum Trial Time, Mazire organized for the event meticulously, with a system designed with built-in redundancy to ensure nothing interrupted the broadcast or recording.
DiGiCo Quantum 852 used its two engines, with audio converters Orange Box and the SD Rack from this manufacturer running in a loop, with dual power supplies, plus analog and digital outputs, which allowed Mazire to guarantee that the signal would reach, even with unforeseen events.
"Because of the type of event, there could not be a single point of failure," he says. It was a lot of responsibility and, due to the location, Everything had to be as small as possible, there was no OB truck, No fixed gallery, Everything was in blown boxes, so there was never anything in the shot that didn't have to be there".
Thanks to the variety of DiGiCo solutions, Mazire was able to design the entire signal path around its products, Increasing reliability and compatibility, while reducing on-site network testing time.
As far as possible, Mazire used small multi-purpose units, with minimal cables, to ensure that the sound equipment was as hidden as possible and did not stumble over any of the camera or drone operators who were capturing the performances.
"DiGiCo is like a Swiss Army knife: It has so many products that I always find something for every situation. Now there are more and more projects like this, that cross the border of live and studio sound. The tools it offers have the precision of studio processing within consoles, So now I have the flexibility to sit comfortably in both worlds.", Concludes.
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