Scott Willsallen writes about his experience as Audio Systems Designer at the London 2012 Olympic Stadium. Once L-ACOUSTICS were selected as the brand of choice for the sound system at the Olympic Stadium for the Olympics and Paralympics at London 2012, the collective team faced a gargantuan task.  Exceptional sound was required to electrify a brand new stadium with a capacity of 80,000 for the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the Olympics and Paralympics as well as for every single athlet...

Scott Sugden writes about the sound design for the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Designing a sound reinforcement system for a large-scale music festival is a complex process, with the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, held this year in Indio, California, serving as an instructive case study. Once again, the festival relied on Rat Sound Systems of Camarillo, California, to provide systems for all five stages. The L-shaped configuration of the stages, combined with t...