L-Acoustics Launches KARA/SB18 Pilot Program

13 May 2010 12.25 BST

L-Acoustics has announced the launch of the KARA/SB18 Pilot Program, having unveiled the concept at Frankfurt Prolight+Sound 2010.

The KARA/SB18 Pilot Program will primarily involve existing members of the L-Acoustics Rental Network, in particular dV-DOSC owners interested in advanced field testing of the new system for corporate and special events through to concert applications. 
 
The initial companies taking part in the scheme are UK-based rental companies SFL and Plus 4 Audio, French events specialist Impact Evenement, Wilhelm & Willhalm from Germany and global production company PRG, all of which are located near L-Acoustics’ headquarters and offices to facilitate close collaboration with the R&D team and technical support. Emphasis will be put on preset validation, system configuration and design, rigging and general system set-up and operation.

“We are pleased with the overwhelmingly positive responses we have had since proposing this scheme at Frankfurt, especially from our existing dV-DOSC users,” said L-Acoustics marketing director Stéphane Ecalle. “With a design inspired by our new K1 stadium system, KARA delivers a considerable number of improvements over its predecessor: added LF resources for increased bandwidth and coherence, improved directivity control in the horizontal plane, vertical inter-element variation up to 10° and improved ergonomics thanks to an integrated rigging system and lighter weight.”

The KARA/SB18 Pilot Program is expected to run throughout the summer in preparation for KARA’s official launch, scheduled for September.

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