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Over 400 tonnes of ballast was used to secure the structures which worked well with the high wind speeds experienced during the build-up. Two 16m x 9m LED screens were built into the upstage mountain structures with access to work behind them.
The audio package included 40 L-Acoustics K2 ground stacked in blocks of four with SB28 subs positioned between each set of two K2 stacks. ‘We ran a dual redundant fibre network using DiGiCo racks running digital outs and Optocore Sane units running analogue outputs to the LA8 amplifiers, this complemented our use of the SD10 mixing desk with SD-RE redundant engine which meant we could lose kit or connections anywhere in the network and not lose audio or control at all,’ Protec’s head of audio, Ed Ross explained. ‘For communications we used a Clear-Com matrix and a selection of control panels, HelixNet belt backs and Motorola digital radios. These were integrated with Riedel RiFace units for seamless communication across platforms.’
‘This is a very unique show,’ reflected Mr Andradé. ‘It’s not as simple as using your imagination and delivering an action movie styled show because it also has to be realistic in the sense that being a military demonstration, it needed to involve military procedures and methods. This calls for some serious research and coordination. From a creative standpoint, we had already done a desert theme and a port theme so this time it had to be in a completely different setting. So mountains it was. Once we had the setting,
we had to develop the storyline that was creative yet practical and most importantly, safe for them to perform live.’
‘Thank you very much on a successful IDEX, which for ADNEC and Abu Dhabi, was the most successful ever IDEX in its history,’ concluded Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri, group CEO of ADNEC. ‘This year’s show has broken all records, including reaching more visitors than previous years. Working with Protec was a pleasure for not only myself, but for all my team, who mentioned that it was a delight to work with such a professional, well organised and structured organisation. I am sure the stress behind the scenes was well worth it in the end. What a marvellous opening ceremony and each day I watched the performance, I noticed even more intricate details to the show. The opening ceremony ran as smoothly as I was hoping for and my expectations were not only met, but were exceeded.’
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