Hunan TV's hit music contest 'Singer 2024' has made a return to television after a four-year hiatus.
The 12-episode show features a diverse cast of established Chinese artists and international artists for a 2,000-strong studio audience and millions of viewers at home.
The show's producer, Hong Xiao, emphasises the importance of authenticity in each performance. Hence, to meet the challenge of delivering an unparalleled audio experience, the production team turned to He Biao, a sound designer and engineer based in China.
He was tasked with implementing a concert sound system that could enhance both the live studio audience experience and the broadcast quality.
He Biao's solution was to deploy L-Acoustics’ L Series. Deployed by Beijing Dadong Huahan Audio Visual Equipment with technical support from local L-Acoustics certified provider distributor, Rightway Audio Consultants, Biao’s system used L Series in an L-ISA immersive audio configuration — enhancing performances with precise 3D sound positioning and movement of up to 1,800 audio objects.
The L-ISA design consists of a main frontal system of five hangs of one L-Acoustics L2 and one L2D each. A total of 24 flown KS28 subwoofers extend the lows. Four 115XT HiQ boxes are used for stage monitors. The entire system is powered by 18 LA12X and 10 LA7.16 amplified controllers.
David Cooper, director of sales APAC at L-Acoustics, commented: “The excellent live band and orchestra are positioned in the mix stunningly across the five L2 arrays with localisation where necessary. The vocals cut through so clearly and forcefully that it creates a kind of ‘excitement feedback loop’ between audience and artist, creating and regenerating endless energy. Only L-ISA has the capability to provide an immersive sonic masterclass such as the one I experienced at Singer 2024.”