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Love Never Dies was Potter’s first experience in designing a production for a theatre with a permanent Constellation system.
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Owned by Stage Entertainment and used exclusively for the company’s own productions and special events such as company meetings, the 1,335-seat Operettenhaus was the first musical theatre venue to install Constellation in 2012, prior to the opening of ROCKY – Das Musical.
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“It works extremely well, and has saved us much of the cost of a separate, dedicated surround system.” “We can leverage the power of D-Mitri for effects like rain and thunder through direct inputs from the FOH console,” explains Potter. In addition to transforming the theatre’s acoustics to suit each scene, Constellation’s core D‑Mitri digital audio platform has also been tapped to implement discrete surround sound effects. “We also use Constellation to enhance the drama by completely changing the acoustical space, like when we use longer reverb times for scenes in the phantom’s lair and shorter ones for outdoor scenes.” “The Operettenhaus is a very dry sounding theatre, so we’re using short reverb time presets throughout the show to add a beautiful, natural acoustic ambience to the room,” says Potter. Lloyd Webber’s longtime sound designer Mick Potter uses Constellation’s acoustical effects throughout the show to optimize the aural experience for the audience. Featured Products500-HP, Constellation, D‑Mitri, MM‑10XP, MM‑4XP, MPS‑488HP, UMS-1P, UP-4XP, UPJ‑1P, UPJunior, UPM‑1PĪ permanently installed Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system at Hamburg’s Stage Operettenhaus is currently supporting Love Never Dies (German: Liebe Stirbt Nie), the musical sequel to the long-running The Phantom of the Opera.