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Founded in 1973 by Guido Noselli, Outline is an industry leading manufacturer of premier sound reinforcement systems. Outline develops, engineers and manufactures large, medium, and small format loudspeakers as well as innovative FPGA-based and related technologies for the concert sound and pro audio markets.
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There are over 4000+ Outline installations worldwide. We have reliable high quality products that are designed to deliver great sound in any acoustical environment.
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Outline’s New V10 and V15 Systems – At Last, No Compromise For Ultra-Portable Professional Sound
Outline’s New V10 and V15 Systems – At Last, No Compromise For Ultra-Portable Professional Sound Leading European loudspeaker manufacturers Outline are delighted to announce the launch and immediate availability of their latest breakthrough concept, the V10 and V15 systems. Engineered specifically for users and performers who transport and operate their own sound reinforcement systems, V10 and V15 offer something genuinely new in this area of the market – professional-grade products delivering exceptional acoustic performance and power in a portable, self-contained package, at a price point not previously achieved by any product of this quality. In fact the price to power-ratio is nothing short of extraordinary, with the mono-sub V10 producing 4.5kW and the dual-sub V15 system delivering a massive 12kW of pure, uncoloured audio power. Like all Outline products, both V10 and V15 systems are entirely made in Italy, in the same factory as Outline’s top-line touring systems and to the same exemplary standards. All enclosures are fabricated from top-quality birch ply, again the same material used in Outline’s premium products, rather than the moulded plastic favoured by many manufacturers competing at this level – this makes them not only much more durable but also better sounding. The V10 and […]
Outline’s Superfly Goes Stateside With TAPFS
Outline’s Superfly Goes Stateside With TAPFS Continuing their 30th anniversary tour with a summer run of shows across the USA, The Australian Pink Floyd (with Trevor Gilligan at FOH) took Outline’s new Superfly system with them when they crossed the pond. Paul Timmins, Head of Operations & Sales at their long-standing audio supplier Capital Sound Hire said, ‘Outline’s Superfly cabinet is the gem of the family – it’s so compact and light (just 38kg per cabinet) that it’s a system you can offer to those tours that really do mix it up from clubs to arenas.’ ‘The Australian Pink Floyd are a regular client of ours who do exactly that and when we needed to look at new system options for their European spring tour, knowing what was coming from Outline, we talked with Trevor who had previously used the Butterfly system some 10 years earlier and he was happy to go for it. It wasn’t long before the engineer, production manager and band were commenting on everything from its audio quality to packaging and weight advantages.’ ‘This led to another win for all when it was established that the full flown arena system comprising main hangs of Superfly, side […]
Sky-high with Outline
Sky-high with Outline GTO loudspeakers at large Polish air show – a challenge won with flying colours – The second successful edition of the Aerobaltic Air Show, Poland’s largest civilian air show, was recently staged in two locations in the port of Gdynia on the southern Baltic coast: during the day at Babie Doły airport, and in the evening on the city’s beach and promenade. As well as twenty hours of dynamic shows by top crews from over 10 countries (including the Iron Aerobatic Group with its breakneck evolutions and thrilling corkscrews, the Royal Jordanian Falcons and the Red Bull Flying Bulls), there were 85 planes on static display, meetings with pilots, exhibitions by reconstruction groups and unique evening shows on the city beach, which attracted a huge crowd of spectators. For an event of this scale, held in such a large area, sound reinforcement was obviously of fundamental importance. This challenge was accepted by audio solutions provider Gigant Sound, no newcomer to large-scale projects, having worked on the largest events in the world, such as the World Youth Day. Owner Jerzy Taborowski describes his company as “specialists in demanding and unusual projects, thanks to 25 years’ experience in sound, […]
Outline Newton clocks in at Clockenflap
Eng Outline Newton clocks in at Clockenflap Clockenflap is one of Asia’s biggest multi-genre music festivals, held each year in Hong Kong. Now ten years old, the festival is a firm favourite in the region, with its extensive programme of music, art, film and other activities.In addition to a line-up of internationally renowned artistes – which this year included Erykah Badu, David Byrne, Khalid, Roni Size, Interpol, Caribou, Anpu and The Vaccines – the festival also offers a platform to local talent, helping them reach a wider audience. For the 2018 edition of the festival (9-11 November), the main (Harbourflap) stage and second stage were managed by Alto Stage Management, who called in Davide Linzi of Mister X Service as audio system designer for both and FOH engineer for the main stage (assisting productions with their own sound engineer). Linzi explains why he took Outline’s Newton multi-source audio processor with him for the important event. “I decided to take Newton to Clockenflap because I needed a fast versatile unit that enabled me to create a matrix of inputs and outputs that was fast and effective to manage and control. My workflow required 10 independent inputs always connected with the L-R-SUB-Front […]
Stelios Kyrillidis takes delivery of the largest GTO C-12 inventory in Greece
Stelios Kyrillidis takes delivery of the largest GTO C-12 inventory in Greece The Outline rig debuts with music icon Bryan Ferry The Stelios Kyrillidis rental company in Elassona, Larissa, has taken delivery of the first Outline GTO C-12 system in Greece and the rig’s high-profile debut on arrival was a date on Bryan Ferry’s world tour at Thessaloniki’s Dassous (Forest) Theatre. The second event followed just two days later, with concerts by top Greek names Giannis Aggelakas, 1000mods, Active Member and Pyx Lax at the magnificent Vrahon Theatre in Athens. Bill Michailidis of Mega Event (Outline’s distributor in Greece) comments, “The system was a personal choice of Bryan Ferry’s sound engineer, Davide Lombardi, who assured me that he preferred this system to others he has worked with over the years. For this first set up, Giulio Gandini (R&D Engineer and Tech Support and Training specialist with Outline) came to Greece and we designed the system for this specific show together. Davide preferred to use the full-range preset (with the high-pass filter at 40Hz) to give more emphasis to the low frequencies for the upper seats at the Forest Theater. I think the system responded in the best possible way to […]
Rock under the Tuscan sun
Rock under the Tuscan sun Outline wins important new fans at Lucca Summer Festival Although Florence and Pisa without doubt top Tuscany’s tourist charts, Lucca (with traces of Iron Age settlements, good wines and more) is well worth checking out and music fans have the ideal chance to do so during the annual Lucca Summer Festival, organized by D’Alessandro & Galli in the city’s main square. The Festival’s 2018 edition was a particularly high-profile showcase for loudspeaker manufacturer Outline and the ideal debut of new-born rental firm VVP International Ltd., since, apart from Roger Waters, who performed in another location, the cast on stage featured a wide range of music genres: from California’s stoner rock with Queens of the Stone Age, the latest (triple-drummer) incarnation of Prog Rock icons King Crimson, Joe Perry, Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp’s Hollywood Vampires, Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band, jazzy-pop songstress Norah Jones with a funky Marcus Miller band, James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt, and Italian chart toppers Gianni Morandi, Max Pezzali, Nek and Francesco Renga and Caparezza. LSF, a key gig on Europe’s summer festival circuit, was chosen as a launching pad by well-known industry figure Vincent ‘Vinnie’ Perreux for VVP, his […]
Have a terrific Halloween with Outline!
[ENG] Dear Outline supporters, we would like to inform you that our offices will be closed on 1 and 2 November. Have a nice Halloween week end! Outline team [ITA] Cari amici di Outline, vi informiamo che i nostri uffici saranno chiusi il 1 e il 2 Novembre per il ponte di Ognissanti. Vi auguriamo un buon (lungo) week end! Outline team
Outline’s Superfly – A Touring Video Diary With The Australian Pink Floyd Show
Outline’s Superfly – A Touring Video Diary With The Australian Pink Floyd Show In the midst of a globe-straddling tour that recreates the unique multi-sensory experience of a Pink Floyd live concert, the men behind TAPFS’s live sound take time out to talk about their experiences with Outline’s Superfly loudspeaker system supplied by London’s Capital Sound Hire. Previously described by FOH Trevor Gilligan as ‘…perfect!’, he and System Technician Mark Edwards discuss their respective working experiences with Superfly – Trevor talks in detail about what the system brings to his creative input while Mark focuses on how it facilitates the venue-to-venue performance consistency that helps Trevor. So grab a coffee, sit back and listen to some very happy crew…! Learn more @ superfly.outline.it
Outline adds to Global Teams
Outline adds to Global Teams Patrick Wong appointed as Asia Pacific Sales Manager Outline Srl, a worldwide leader in loudspeaker design and electronic processing, is delighted to announce the appointment of Patrick Wong to the position of Regional Sales Manager, APAC. This, the latest in a series of major recruitments within the company over the last few months, is a new position for Outline and has been created in response to the steadily increasing demand for their products throughout the region. Fluent in both Chinese and English, Patrick’s qualifications include a Bachelor in Business Administration from Western Michigan University and he joins the Outline team after a decade at Sennheiser Asia during which he successfully fulfilled roles as both team leader and regional sales manager. Based in Singapore, he will be responsible for developing each region’s business strategy, supporting Outline’s current distributors and reporting directly to the company’s Italian headquarters. “Outline is a brand with great heritage and reputation in the industry”, Patrick said. “My role will be to build upon this heritage while introducing our innovative loudspeaker systems and unique FPGA-based technologies to the APAC region. I will be heavily involved in product training and market development, engaging regularly […]
Record-breaking rock band gets even bigger
Record-breaking rock band gets even bigger Outline and Powersoft pack the punch for the unique Florence show In 2015, die-hard Foo Fighters fan Fabio Zaffagnini gathered 1,000 musicians to record a video appeal to the band to come and play in his home town of Cesena (Italy), in which “Rockin’1000” sang the US band’s “Learn to Fly” in a local park. The video went viral and FF front man Dave Grohl replied, accepting the invitation. The Cesena gig was followed by the first Rockin’1000 concert by the huge band at Cesena stadium (2016) and a Summer Camp, at Mont Blanc (2017). ROCKIN’1000 – DISCOVER MORE… The latest episode in the Rockin’1000 saga took place in July at Florence’s Artemio Franchi soccer stadium, when the “Biggest Rock Band on Earth” (1,454 performers from over thirty countries) played to an ecstatic crowd of over 13,000. The event also featured Courtney Love, the first guest artiste at a Rockin’1000 event, who performed three of her hits with Hole. Ensuring the crowd a realistic listening experience were two key brands on the international pro audio scenario, both headquartered in Italy, Outline and Powersoft, whose specialists interacted with Cisko Ridolfi and Francesco Penolazzi, respectively […]
What professional audio people are saying
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“We were looking for something versatile and simple to use, but no other solution had that level of versatility. Nothing has come close to what the Newton unit can do.”
“The GTO was already a winner on paper, due to the box containing superior components: four 3″ (HF), four 8″ (MF), and two 15″ (LF) all in a single enclosure. However it was only when I worked with the system for the first time in front of a 700,000-strong audience that I realized that the GTO was not only far superior on paper, but also compared with anything else I had ever worked with.”
“Right now we are using the Newton as our overall system management hub, providing all of our system EQ and control. On our own headline shows we also run the opening acts into it. It is nice not having to worry about clock synchronisation or digital noise with the Newton, and to have the flexibility to send or receive any format we need – this has been of great help through the day to day festival shows we have been doing this summer. The Newton is great – it’s been a real workhorse, and it is one unit in the rack I don’t have to worry about!”
“The internal word clock management allows the user to remain synchronous with whichever console is live, should they wish, the 18×16 matrix is going to be incredibly useful and the fact that all this is built in a 1RU space just makes it even better.”
“What can I say… Working with Outline Systems is like bringing back the correct acoustic rules… but with really high technology on board fully in control without tricks… The best moment is always when we turn on the full rig… For me it’s like sitting on my Harley on a non-stop ride from the East Coast to the West Coast… Pure pleasure… Chapeau, Monsieur Noselli!… So what can I say… Nothing – just listen… louder!…”
“NEWTON easily met and exceeded all our expectations. But beyond the connectivity and convenience I was also delighted to discover just what a great-sounding unit this is. I also particularly enjoyed using the NEWTON’s zero-latency WFIR (Warped Finite Impulse Response) EQ filters…”
“With over 700 shows under my belt mixing Justin Moore, I’ve never come across another system that has the sonic accuracy and headroom of Outline’s GTO C-12.”
“There is some monstrous power contained in one rack unit: easy to use, fast to configure for any need, no more problems with SRC or clock sync … I faced a summer tour where, for every PA I happened to work with, I had a powerful and efficient tool for my mixes. Finally a device that has the combination of pristine quality and extreme flexibility. Hope to use it as soon as possible for a festival. Italian pride. ROCK!”
“Outline has done a wonderful job making GTO C-12 sound fabulous right from the start – rich, potent, and with the silky smooth highs that Outline is known for. In a theatre setting, it was the most hi-fi experience, much like sitting at home listening to my reference system.”
“Managing Director Keith Davis, Senior Project Manager Martin Connolly, Project Manager Robin Conway and I sat in the back row of the upper bowl and the clarity and sonic performance of the [GTO C-12] system blew us away…the highs, mids and lows were all incredible. There was not even a hint of needing delay hangs for the O2 Arena.”
“…just done our sound check for an open air show, the [Superfly] rig breezed it, it’s absolutely fantastic, full, clear, powerful, and travels a great distance; I have been working on my processing and now have the mix very smooth, it’s a great system. The show was fantastic, I can’t believe how solid the system is outside. It’s the best I have used. It’s perfect!” | Full interview (https://vimeo.com/293948997)
“I try to mix the show the way I would want to hear it, nice and punchy with lots of vocals so the crowd can sing along. The GTO C-12 has easily accomplished that task. The system sounds even across the whole spectrum and didn’t seem to shift its tonal balance if it was driven lightly or given its head. Francis Rossi in particular is very in touch with the audience and they hang on his every quip, so having his vocal mic open and crystal clear is paramount. I go for big drums sounds, fat guitars, a good layer of BV’s and make sure all the guitar solos are present.”
“The sound produced by the guys on stage is rich, full and symphonic, and it is essential that I have a PA that capable of delivering this to all corners of the auditorium. The reach of this system is phenomenal – the people at the back of the balconies have been enjoying a far more full frequency spectrum than previously, particularly in the top end. The GTO C-12 system to me is voiced very forward, which makes it very suitable for arena-sized and smaller outdoor shows and this characteristic really helps it push the mix to all corners of the venue.”
“It was very risky and I’d never have accepted the challenge without the Outline systems, because I know them inside out!” [ref. World Youth Day in Krakow with 2.5 Million Pilgrims]
”The Outline system works great, and the settings available have enabled me to easily achieve a smooth and natural response across the entire frequency range.”
“GTO is the closest thing I found in live sound to the definition of studio monitoring. It’s so detailed that you need to treat it with respect. In some ways you have to rethink your mix and be careful not to overlook anything that will show up if it’s not handled carefully.”
“There are very few powerful PA’s on the market that also sound even, tight and clean. GTO is one of them. Its quality is outstanding and like every other Outline product is versatile and easy to manage. The excellent 3D prediction software OpenArray helps to create a perfect sound design too. The R&D team does incredible job. I started using Outline since the Butterfly days and it is always a pleasure to mix using their systems.”
“As a team we bring to professional audio the same legendary Italian passion and creativity that lead the world in many other fields. We listen to our customers so that we can create the true audience experience.“