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Dynacord Cobra: Caribbean Carnival King
With dozens of fantastically costumed steel bands and mas troupes from across the Caribbean and beyond, along with the world’s top Soca, Calypso, Reggae, Zouk and Salsa artists, the annual Broward Caribbean Carnival is a vibrant feast for the eyes and ears that attracts tens of thousands of revelers from around the globe. Held on October 8th (Columbus Day weekend) at Markham Park, Sunrise, FL, this year’s festival celebrated Caribbean music and culture with an added sonic boost, thanks to a huge mobile Dynacord Cobra system supplied by Drummer Boy Sound (DBS) of Miami.
“This was our debut at a South Florida Carnival event,” Harold Cummings of DBS reported, “and we wanted to make a really strong first impression in front of the 80,000-strong party.” To do this, DBS pooled their Cobra-2 and Cobra-4 systems, creating an all-Dynacord rig comprised of 24x Cobra PWH subs, 12x Cobra-2 TOP, 4x Cobra-4 TOP and 2x Cobra-4 FAR boxes.
“We were all set to deliver a dynamic mix with phenomenal punch,” Cummings continued, “ – perfect for a party like this – with all the equipment stacked neatly on the back of a 48-foot trailer, taking advantage of the Cobra’s unbeatable output to size ratio.” In addition to the massive Cobra rig, the trailer pulsed with activity, with the 300 dancers on and around the float moving to the sounds of the onboard Trinidadian drum band and pro DJs.
“Though there was some serious competition,” added Cummings, “with 14 other trailers pumping out some serious sound, the Cobra really stood out – we had an edge that was tangible in terms of the crowd response when we rolled by. We were thumping!” The system was powered and processed by dedicated Dynacord Cobra drive racks (a total of eight Dynacord L2400 amplifiers and four Dynacord DSP244 processors) and mixed on a Dynacord CMS1000 console, making this the only complete, single brand system heard at the event.
“The Cobra System has really helped our company grow over the past couple of years,” Cummings says, “and there’s a great buzz around the Dynacord brand in this part of the world. In fact, we were referred to our client for this event, Hayden Hart of Florida Electronics, by Jaison O’Connor (of Telex Pro Audio Group reps Sales Force & Associates), who really sees great things for Dynacord’s high-performance ‘plug and play’ approach to system design in the Caribbean. Sure enough, it went down exceptionally well – the Cobra made a lot of new friends that day, and this debut performance will no doubt be the first of many.”
20th October 2006
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