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The vertical and horizontal ballet barres for the SoundScape surround-sound speakers
“Normal design processes you use for a typical
theatre or concert hall just don’t apply when working with a building that is as much a piece of art as it is a performance space.”
L-C-R planter system,” he says, “comprises a total of three MSL-4 loudspeakers and six 700-HP subwoofers arranged in an end-fi re cardioid confi guration for the center planter, plus two MSL-4 loud- speakers in the left and right planters.” Outrigger left and right silo systems each house nine M’elodie loudspeakers and two 600-HP subwoofers. John Pellowe, Meyer’s Project Director of Constellation Systems, also worked on the project with Bolly. “The custom designed, surround sound barre system comprises Meyer M’elodie, UPJ-1P and M1D-Sub cabinets mounted inside three-foot diameter horizontal and vertical pipes,” Bolly continues. “Protection grills are designed to withstand local 160mph winds and torrential rain,” that visit this Florida city during hurricane season. Left and right horizontal columns house 26 Meyer M’elodie loud- speakers each, while the various vertical / uprights contain combina- tions of Meyer UPJ-1Ps and M1D-Subs. The rear video-projection tower houses a pair of Meyer UPQ-1P speakers plus three 700-HP subwoofers; a quartet of media hydrants each house a single UPJun- ior loudspeaker. “Remote monitoring of all 167 loudspeakers is via Meyer Sound RMS software,” Bolly concludes. All signal processing is handled by a D-Mitri digital audio platform.
OTHER TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES New World Center features an advanced recording, projection and webcasting infrastructure with several miles of high-speed fi bre optic cable that carry high-speed transmissions using Internet2, a next generation broadband network connecting many universities
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within the US, as well as organisations around the world. “I2 is 100- times faster than regular internet services,” says Robert Toledo, the centre’s Director of Audio Services. “It is ideally suited for musical interaction and education.” Mixing of live concerts within the concert hall is handled by a pair of identical 96-channel DiGiCo D1 digital consoles for mixing front of house and stage monitors, connected via MADI multichannel ports to analogue stage boxes and OptiCore fi bre optic I/O. The hall is also outfi tted with fi xed-position and moveable robotic HD cameras that offer 360° coverage of the hall and recording spaces. The high- speed infrastructure enables instantaneous editing from a remote AV recording suite equipped with an Avid D-Command console and Pro Tools recorders, or instant WallCasts. “Most of the audio systems utilise MADI plus individual channels of AES- and ADAT-format I/Os,” Acoustic Dimensions’ Elwell says. “We specifi ed the DiGiCo consoles because of their low ambient noise levels, and a solid MADI interface; Pro Tools equipment also works nicely with ADAT.” In addition to the performance hall, the centre includes the 2,400 sq ft SunTrust Pavilion, a large multi-purpose room that serves as both the primary teaching space for the orchestra and as a space for performances, fi lm screenings, lectures and recordings. Additional practice and rehearsal rooms, classrooms and technical suites include two ensemble rooms capable of holding a master class for 20-25 fellows. “Normal design processes you use for a typical theatre or concert
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