A typical set-up in a Dubai hotel ballroom
A pharmaceutical company holds a regional meeting in a Dubai hotel ballroom. The hotel’s AV team runs the stage, lectern microphones and screens. The organiser wants Arabic, English, French and Hindi, with no receivers to manage.
Before the day, our technician speaks to the hotel AV lead and agrees a spare matrix output carrying the programme mix. We ask for a small table at the side of the room, a power point and an internet connection. On the morning, our technician connects the desk output to our audio interface by XLR, checks the levels with the AV team during sound check, and tests each language channel on phones in the back row. The AV crew changes nothing in their set-up.
What we need from the venue
- One clean feed. A line-level output from the desk, not a microphone in the room. Clean audio gives better interpretation and captions.
- A table position. At the side of the room, with a view of the stage if possible.
- Power. A socket at our table.
- Internet. A reliable connection for our position. We confirm the details with the venue in advance.
Wi-Fi and mobile data
Guests receive audio and captions over mobile data or venue Wi-Fi. Some ballrooms and basement halls have weak mobile signal, so check guest Wi-Fi capacity with the venue. We test in the room before doors open.
Conference systems: coming soon
Some venues have installed delegate systems or infrared distribution. Output from SIM.AI into Bosch DICENTIS, Integrus infrared and Dante networks is coming soon. Until then, guests use their phones, or we provide receivers.
Interpretation equipment rental in Dubai
For human interpretation with a traditional set-up, Sim Trans supplies booths and receivers from its own inventory through interpretation equipment rental. Many events mix the two, as described in AI and human interpreters together.
To see the full path from desk to phone, read how SIM.AI works, or compare SIM.AI with traditional booths. Venue integration matters most at exhibitions and trade shows.