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To create a thorough communications infrastructure at the 52nd Viña del Mar Song Festival staged in February in Santiago, Chile, the show’s organiser used a comprehensive system combining wired and wireless communications equipment from Riedel Communications.
Riedel, a provider of real-time networks for video, audio and communication, installed a system comprising Artist digital matrix intercom, Performer digital partyline and Acrobat wireless intercom.
The Viña del Mar Song Festival is one of the largest music events in Latin America spanning several days and attracting more than 15,000 visitors each day. Besides the two competitions for best international song and best international folk song, renowned artistes such as Nelly Furtado and Simply Red participate in the festival every year. This year’s highlight was the performance of UK artiste Sting.
Production company Chilefilms provided, on behalf of broadcaster Chilevision, the HD broadcast of the show throughout the Latin and North Americas.
To establish the communications infrastructure, Riedel, in cooperation with Intervideo, Riedel’s local partner in Chile, used one Artist 64 mainframe on-site that were connected to the Artist matrix in the HD OB truck. To allow for wireless communication within the arena, 16 Acrobat beltpacks were used. Four Acrobat cell antennas established the network — two in the basement, where the backstage area was situated and two antennas closer to the stage. For applications, where the work radius was smaller, a Performer digital partyline system, with 20 Performer beltpacks, was used.
“It was really great to work with the Riedel system. Not only the integration of all three technologies was seamless, but the set-up was also really fast and easy, making the whole event a complete success for us — at the level this event will be not possible without the help of Riedel,” said Rodolfo Nutters, technical director of the Viña del Mar Song Contest 2011 festival.
All three systems were interfaced together allowing for a seamless communication between Artist, Performer and Acrobat users. This way, for example, Acrobat beltpacks could be called from any Artist control panel or Performer beltpack.

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