Ukraine’s VYRII Festival Delivers Hope and Live Sound Excellence with L-Acoustics  Ukraine’s VYRII Festival Delivers Hope and Live Sound Excellence with L-Acoustic...

Franz Audio deploys K3, Kara and V-DOSC across two ethno-electronic live sound stages at festival hailed as “Ukraine’s Burning Man”

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KYIV, Ukraine – December 2025 – Ukraine’s inaugural VYRII Festival took place in August 2025, fusing Ukrainian culture and mythology with modern electronic and traditional music, theatre and visual art. Hailed as “Ukraine’s Burning Man”, the event used ethnofuturism as its guiding theme and encouraged total freedom of expression. Audiences of every age enjoyed a wide-ranging line-up that featured world-renowned artists like Mercury Prize-winner Benjamin Clementine and Ukrainian icons Jamala and DakhaBrakha. For those in attendance, this beautifully curated, expressive festival offered a welcome reprieve from the challenges imposed by the ongoing war.

Delivering exceptional audio quality at VYRII required high-quality equipment and technical expertise. Franz Audio, one of Ukraine’s leading technical production companies, has been collaborating with the VYRII team for over five years, and was a natural choice when it came to delivering the festival’s audio infrastructure.

K3, Kara and V-DOSC selected to meet festival brief

Franz Audio’s mission was to deliver even sound coverage across the entire site so attendees could enjoy a comfortable experience whether they were listening to the powerful low-end of the festival’s electronic acts or the nuanced acoustic detail of its traditional performers. Because the festival featured two stages that operated simultaneously, Franz Audio also needed to avoid interference, allowing audience members to move from one stage to the other without any bleed.

The final configuration Franz Audio opted to use was dependent on the availability of equipment. K3 and Kara were ideally suited for the electronic stage design and deployment, while a legacy V-DOSC system was sourced for the main stage. Much of Ukraine’s audio inventory has been destroyed in the war, or moved abroad for protection. Adapting to what was available ensured that VYRII was able to proceed without a hitch.

Two Stages, Two Solutions

Franz Audio used Soundvision to model each stage, predict coverage patterns, and optimise speaker placement before transferring to LA Network Manager for final tuning.

“Soundvision greatly simplified our process,” comments Director of Franz Audio, Yurii Danyliuk. “It allowed us to simulate the system’s coverage accurately and ensure we were meeting our primary objective of guaranteeing consistent sound distribution.”

The electronic stage featured three hangs: two clusters of six K3 over three Kara each, plus an out-fill hang of four further Kara. Six Kiva provided front-fill. Paired with SB18 and KS28 subwoofers, this configuration delivered the precise imaging and substantial low-end electronic music requires while maintaining listener comfort. The main stage deployed two hangs of 11 V-DOSC hangs by LA8 amplified controllers.

The K3 system was already familiar territory for Franz Audio; it had been part of the inventory for about a year and the team had successfully deployed it on numerous projects, while V-DOSC was new to the team. “Our familiarity with L-Acoustics products, our team’s extensive L-Acoustics training, and the preparatory work we were able to undertake in Soundvision ultimately made the transition to V-DOSC as smooth as it could possibly have been,” says Danyliuk. Although considered a classic series, V-DOSC proved to be exactly what the festival needed: a reliable, versatile and powerful system that performs excellently in large outdoor venues. “V-DOSC is a legendary, time-tested solution that once again proved its ‘immortality’ under extraordinary circumstances. It was incredible to see it perform so well and integrate so seamlessly with K3 and Kara,” Danyliuk continues.

The K3/Kara system used AES67 network audio protocol to provide high-quality signal transmission, flexible system configuration and precise synchronization via the PTPv2 protocol. The audio, video and lighting elements were integrated into a unified control system – critical for the electronic stage, where music synchronized tightly with visuals.

The installation was smooth and simple, and the team was able to set up everything on schedule despite the challenges imposed by poor weather and air raid alerts.

Performance Under Pressure

Franz Audio received enormously positive feedback from the FOH engineers and technical specialists who worked with the system during the festival, as well as audience members and artists. Many of VYRII’s artists not only expressed their appreciation for the team, but also praised the crystal-clear sound for allowing them to deliver exceptional performances and fully connect with the audience.

“We have no doubt that our choice of sound system had a definitive impact on the success of the event,” says Danyliuk. “Ultimately, we’re very pleased with the festival’s technical implementation—even now, looking back, we wouldn’t make any changes. Achieving this level of professionalism and success during an ongoing war makes the project even more meaningful for our team.”

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