Funktion One Aims to Change Festival Sound with “Vero”

Whether you’re an audiophile or just a dance music fan, chances are that you’ve heard of Funktion One and the company’s role in the global spectrum of club sound engineering.

The British loudspeaker manufacture, frustrated with the declining quality of audio in the live concert world, has been working tirelessly for a solution that can be transported quickly and easily while not sacrificing the focus on high-standard sound. The solution? Vero – the new, large format touring sound system that is set to re-define audio and operational performance expectations.

The system is not only easy to fly out and fairly simple to arrange, but boasts an entirely new level of sound delivery characteristics with emphasis on clarity, efficiency and directivity. This complete system includes speakers, amplifiers, cabling, rigging, transport dollies, weatherproof covers and software.

As the Funktion One team explains, “The Vero speaker range features six highly efficient, low distortion horn-loaded loudspeakers – the V60 mid-high, V90 mid-high and V315 mid-bass with a choice of V221, V124 or V132 bass. The V60s, V90s and V315s all have identical dimensions, enabling them to be flown in the same vertical array. The ground stacked V221, V124 or V132 bass enclosures offer a choice of size and low frequency extension.”

Vero, set to debut this coming month at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt between April 5th and 8th, will ship in its own patented Lambda flying system. Built and specially designed to ensure speedy delivery, safety and ease of use, it allows for accurate and efficient set-up and minimizes need of deployment staff. Vero’s Projection software has been developed to accurately adjust all rigging settings, even with the system in suspension.

Funktion One founder Tony Andrews comments: “Talking from the perspective I have right now, just before we launch, I believe Vero will turn out to be one of the most important developments to come out of almost five decades working in audio. The last six years has certainly been the most challenging – and rewarding – R&D period I’ve experienced. We’re very much looking forward to introducing Vero to the world and seeing what it is truly capable of in the live environment.”

For full information and Vero’s specs visit Funktion One’s official release.