'Adele Live 2016' puts beyerdynamic's new TG MM1w microphone to the test

The British singer uses this measurement microphone as part of the sound system on her current world tour to guarantee optimal quality in all her concerts..

The 'Adele Live 2016' world tour, that at each concert hangs the poster of everything sold, It has a careful sound design, with a clear focus on the British singer and her voice, which is completed with a spectacular scenic visual support, in which optical and acoustic effects are perfectly combined.

Due to the concept of the show, with sections in scenario A and B, A fundamental element in this production is the sound system and, specifically, measurement, to ensure optimal sound quality and adjust the sound source to the artist's position.

The design of the sound system allows the sound source to 'move' in a certain way during the show. As innovation, PA equipment is significantly greater in scenario B, assigned as central, that in the A, which is the main one in the enclosure. If the singer moves to one of the stages or between both during the show, the sound source also follows it.

The responsibility of creating this impressive sound system falls to an experienced team, formed by FOH engineer Dave Barcey, and audio systems engineer Ulf Seckel (in the image), who have also worked together for international artists such as Pink, Cher and now Adele.

With the objective of measuring the PA systems of both scenarios (the A-270° and the B-360º), Ulf Oeckel has trusted the new beyerdynamic TG MM1w (which distributes in Spain If he speaks), since before this measurement microphone was officially presented in Prolight + Sound 2016, this engineer was able to work exclusively with the digital wireless system combination, the handheld transmitter and TG MM1w capsule on Adele's tour.

“The TG MM1w microphone has been with me on tour for nine months and has proven to be very accurate and extremely robust,” explains Oeckel.. Before Adele's world tour, I had already been working with this new model, together with the TG system 1000, on Mark Knopfler's tour and that work was able to provide the development team with very useful feedback.".

Thanks to the booster integrated into TG MM1w, “transmission in large venues is great, and the handheld transmitter is very nice in terms of use. Generally, When I'm on tour I have to use between five and six measurement microphones of this level throughout the year, as most suffer performance losses in the HF range over time and become inaccurate. But after nine months, TG MM1w is still generating constant and reliable measurements, And it really impressed me.”, Oeckel emphasizes.