NTP Technology Penta 7 gs on Sou American tour with Jamiroquai

NTP Technology Penta 721 goes on South American tour with Jamiroquai 22 Aug 2013

NTP Technology's new Penta 721 routing and networking interface went into action recently, chosen for use during a stage tour across South America by British acid jazz band Jamiroquai. The groups tour director and front-of-house engineer, Rick Pope, became aware of the Penta 721s capabilities during a presentation by NTP Technology sales director Mikael Vest at the Audio Network Conference in connection with the ISE 2013 show in Amsterdam.

We used the Penta 721 at a total of 11 gigs all over South America, starting in Buenos Aires, explains the group's front-of-house technician Warren Grimsley. It enabled us to access Avid Pro Tools from our Yamaha CL-5 sound mixer. The system was used both for sound checks and recording. The 721 is very compact, easy to install, easy to operate and very reliable. The sound passing through the system proved absolutely transparent.

NTP products are used intensively throughout the music industry where the need for high sound quality is just as vital as in broadcasting, Mikael Vest adds. The Penta 721 allows a full-bandwidth uncompressed audio routing network to be established quickly and easily. This makes it ideal for use in permanent installations, at temporary stage venues or for outside-broadcasts. Its IP audio networking capability offers more flexible and less costly networking than point-to-point digital audio systems. The IP audio protocol used in the Penta 721 is powered by Audinate Dante technology and is compatible with Dante-compliant third-party products.

Formed in 1992, Jamiroquai was a prominent element of the London-based acid jazz movement. Subsequent albums have explored other musical directions such as pop, rock and electronica. The groups best known track is Virtual Insanity which won four awards at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards. Jamiroquai has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and won a Grammy Award in 1998. The original band was Jay Kay (vocals), Toby Smith (keyboard), Stuart Zender (bass), Nick Van Gelder (drums), Wallis Buchanan (didgeridoo) and Alec Moran (pipeau). The lineup of the band has changed several times. Longest serving and now core members of the band are lead singer and songwriter Jason Kay and drummer Derrick McKenzie.

About NTP Technology

NTP Technology (www.ntp.dk) produces high-reliability audio routing and signal processing systems for major international broadcasters, audio mastering and editing studios. NTP products are integrated into television and radio stations as well as production centres, post production facilities and outside broadcast vehicles. Based in Copenhagen, NTP is part of Dan Technologies Group, one of Europes leading suppliers of audio, video, transmission products and digital media solutions.

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