Danley Selected to Provide Audio Experience for World’s Largest Stationary Wave

Even with such success, a great deal of planning was involved. As the Bordner cousins began discussions regarding this project in 2016, one of the considerations was who to contact regarding the facility’s audio and visual needs. A member of a local church’s tech team referred them to Focus Partners.

“While we serve a lot of churches’ audio and visual needs, we also frequently work with indoor and outdoor arenas and expansive event complexes,” said FOCUS Partners CEO and founder Dave Dartnall. “Lakeside Surf was our first outdoor theme park that included water-oriented sports and activities as well as a broad variety of multi-use zones throughout the complex.”

Focus Partners installed new sound and video production and display systems throughout the venue. Regarding audio, Focus selected Danley Sound Labs as the right fit for the venue.

For Phase I, Focus selected the Danley OS80 outdoor loudspeaker as well as the OS115 outdoor subwoofer along with a Danley DNA 10K4 Pro amplifier with DSP controls to power the speakers. A temporary structure was built for mounting the speakers until Phase 2 construction was completed.

“We chose Danley because they provided the best sound quality, pattern control, and power for expansion,” said Dartnall. “This set up provides simplicity for possible upgrades overtime to more powerful Danley loudspeakers for future venue development.”

Dartnall pointed out that the largest wave doesn’t come without its own set of difficulties from an acoustical perspective: “The pool’s 12 generators move an enormous amount of water and they are not silent. So, above the gentle roar of those generators, people are surprised how well this one set of full-range speakers work. They are consistently impressed by how well music and speaking can be heard and how pleasant and even the sound is even at great distances.”