Clear, clean and cultural sound powered by NEXO GEO

A vibrant artistic and cultural centre, Hammamet in Tunisia is a place that connects Europe to Africa, and East to West. Now in its 60th decade, the 56th International Festival of Hammamet brought together a host of international artists to the Mediterranean city for a diverse program of events taking place over a five-week period last summer.

Local events services specialists Sybel Event Company were tasked with finding a sound system for the main stage, which would see varied performances from jazz to rap acts and decided on the NEXO GEO M6 compact line array. Hangs of nine GEO M620 cabinets on either side of the stage were each complemented by ground stacks of two NEXO LS15 and two LS18 subs, with six NEXO ID24 and two IDS110 used as front fills. Amplification and processing for the front of house system came from three NEXO NXAMP4X1 and one NXAMP4X4 powered TD controllers.

Flexibility was key to an onstage monitoring system that would have to adapt quickly to very different groups of performers, so 20 of NEXO’s PS15 point source cabinets were chosen, along with two LS1200 and two LS18 subs to create drum monitors and side fills, all powered by 22 NEXO DTDAMP1.3s with DTD controllers.

Commenting on behalf of Sybel Event Company, sound engineer Ahmed Mohamed El Fekih said: “In fact the venue was quite difficult to deal with as it is very large like an ancient theatre. But the most amazing thing about NEXO is the versatility and compatibility of all speakers from the different ranges. I and every engineer who came to the festival was amazed by the harmony between the different components. The sound was clear and clean, fitting the many different styles of music. Everyone was pleased by the power and quality from such a small system.”