Chao GanGuan, D.A.S. Audio’s exclusive distributor in China, was the official sponsor for the Budweiser STORM Festival in Shanghai. It supplied a complete PA system for both stages at the event in collaboration with rental services from Beijing-based companies SSTAGE and SAG.
German Rodriguez, technical director at Chao GanGuan, designed the PA system for both the Makarian and M31 stages based on A2LiVE’s technical rider. He was joined by Fernando Nanao, systems engineer at D.A.S. Audio do Brasil with extensive experience in Aero systems at live applications in South America.
The system designed for the Makarian stage deployed a total of 24 large-format D.A.S. Aero 50 line arrays in a classic left-right configuration. These systems were paired with four Aero 12A compact line arrays per side, suspended in the same array as the Aero 50s for down fill.
D.A.S. Audio’s new UX-221A subwoofers, ultra-low-frequency 2-in systems were distributed in front of the stage in nine stacks of two cabinets each. A total of ten Aero 12A were brought in as front fill, while a combination of two SF-20A and one SF-1521A made their Chinese debut as DJ monitors. The system was rounded out with four D.A.S. Audio DSP 4080 and two DSP 2060A processors that managed the entire system.
The M31 stage, while smaller, was equipped with eight Aero 50A line arrays, hung in a left-right configuration for the main PA. These were matched with 12 LX-218C subwoofers for a robust low-end punch. Five stacks of two Aero 12A enclosures handled front fill, with two stacks of two SF-20A and one SF-1521A serving as DJ monitors and two DSP 4080 processors providing ultimate audio control.