L-Acoustics has announced the launch of the KARA/SB18 Pilot Program, after unveiling the concept at Frankfurt Prolight+Sound 2010.
The KARA/SB18 Pilot Program will primarily involve existing members of the L-Acoustice Rental Network, including 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 program are UK-based rental companies SFL and Plus 4 Audio, French events specialist Impact Evenement, Wilhelm & Willhalm from Germany and global services provider 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,” says 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.
