Audio · Funktion-One
The sound behind the world's best clubs. Now on your dancefloor.
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01 · The sound
We've heard a lot of systems over the years, and nothing moves a dancefloor like Funktion-One. It's loud when you need it to be, but what really sets it apart is clarity. Every kick, vocal and hi-hat stays clean, even at full volume at 3am. Crowds dance longer, DJs hear more detail and nobody leaves with ringing ears. For club nights and festivals, it's the system we trust.
02 · The story
Funktion-One was founded in Dorking, Surrey, by Tony Andrews and John Newsham. The pair had already shaped live sound once, as co-founders of Turbosound in the late 1970s, and they started again with one goal: hi-fi quality sound at concert scale.
Andrews has been designing loudspeakers for more than 50 years. His idea was simple: sound should be felt and heard in full detail, not just pushed louder. That thinking is behind the distinctive axehead horns you see on every cabinet.
In 2005, Andrews tuned Berlin's Berghain system himself, and it became one of the most famous club rigs on the planet. It ran for 18 years before the club upgraded to newer Funktion-One technology. Today the purple stacks are a sign of serious sound in clubs from Berlin to New York.
Tony Andrews and John Newsham co-found Turbosound.
Funktion-One is born in Dorking, Surrey.
Their first major project, the Millennium Dome sound system, eight years in the making.
Andrews tunes Berghain's legendary system himself.
Funktion-One on Manchester dancefloors, with Artium.
03 · What you hear
Clean, detailed sound at any volume
Deep bass you feel in your chest, without the mud
Less ear fatigue over a long night
Even coverage from the front row to the bar
04 · Our rig
Evo 7EH, Evo X and Evo XSH tops, Resolution 2 and Res 2SH cabinets, F215 mid-bass, F121, F218 and F221 subs, and PSM12 monitors.
We hire Funktion-One.
100 to 800 guests, bars, clubs and smaller rooms.
100 to 300 guests
Two Resolution 2s and two F218 subs.
300 to 500 guests
Two Resolution 2s and four F218 subs.
500 to 800 guests
Four Resolution 2s and six F218 subs.
600 to 1,500 guests, big club nights and festivals.
Up to 600 guests
Two Evo 7EH tops, two F215 mid-bass and two F221 subs (or four F121s).
1,000 to 1,200 guests
Four Evo 7EH tops, four F215 mid-bass and four F221 subs (or eight F121s).
1,200 to 1,500 guests
Four Evo 7EH tops, four F215 mid-bass and six F221 subs (or twelve F121s).
05 · On the dancefloor
Our team designs, delivers and runs Funktion-One systems for club nights and festivals across Manchester and the UK, from Kompnd's festival stage to packed club rooms.
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