For the eighth time the Open Air Festival Electro Magnetic took place in Germany. For the 2019 edition almost 60 DJs and live-acts performed a huge variety of electronic music – mainly house, techno, trance and minimal – on different floors in a unique location, the UNESCO World Heritage Völklinger Ironworks, a large industrial compound, developed at the end of the 19th century. In 2019 and for the first time the Electro Magnetic Festival celebrated two nights at Völklinger Ironworks. The combination of unique sound, light and video installations as well as the worldwide unique location, a fascinating work of art was created in areas that are otherwise closed to visitors. RCF audio-systems were used on all floors. German event company TRIACS GmbH was responsible for the technical implementation of the main floor.
More than 16,000 people met, dancing to the beats of big names like Carl Cox, Boys Noize or Amelie Lens, making the 2019 edition one of the biggest electro parties in Germany. Part of the event were the PA systems from RCF, used throughout all floors and stages of the festival. TRIACS GmbH was responsible for the mainfloor and implemented a RCF HDL 50-A system. Together with the several production partners, organising company 4 plus 1 Konzerte GmbH around managing director Thilo Ziegler was able to present an event that sets standards.
To perfectly reproduce the electro stars’ performances, TRIACS used several RCF modules on the main floor. 2x 10 HDL 50-A Line Array Modules (hanging) together with 16 SUB 9007 (Sub Arc Cardioid) were in place as the main PA. Additionally 8x HDL 30-A were used as nearfill. 4x TT 1-A covered the VIP zone. TT 052-A modules in combination with In-Ear acted as the monitoring for the control rooms (light, laser, video).
The sound equipment of the other floors briefly summarized.
“Craftsman Alley”
Front
14x HDL 10-A
12x 8004-AS
Delay
2x HDL 10-A
2x 8004-AS
Monitor
2x ST 15-SMA
2x 8004-AS
“Scrap Track”
Front
18x HDL 6-A
4x 8004-AS
2x 8006-AS
Monitor
2x ST 15-SMA
“Inclined Elevator”
Front
4x HDL 10-A
4x 8004-AS
Monitor
2x ST 15-SMA
Further companies, involved in the Electro Magnetic Festival: Laserfabrik (laser), FOG (SFX), Provisuell (video) and Gebrüder Rende Gerüstbau (rigging), Lux and Fabula, Senad Deumic & Jan Eiserloh (idea and planning) and Gerdon Design (lighting design).
Additional information about TRIACS GmbH can be found here: https://wp.triacs.de/
Everything you need to know about the active 3-way line array modules HDL 50-A can be found on the RCF website: https://www.rcf.it/en_US/products/product-detail/hdl-50-a/210181
About us:
dBTechnologies Deutschland GmbH, based in Cologne, Germany, is a 100 percent subsidiary of the Italian RCF Group distributing RCF and dBTechnologies products in Germany, Benelux and Austria. The RCF Group is one of the world’s leading companies for sound reinforcement systems and, thanks to its in-house development and production of key-technologies, is competitive in this market and a technological leader.
