Dante makes Bristol Speedway one of the world's largest live audio facilities

The circuit offers through Dante a high capacity and sound quality, after migration to the IP audio system, for 165.000 spectators who come to see and feel the excitement of the Nascar races held there and throughout the complex.

Ownership of Speedway Motorsports, Bristol Motor Speedway, located in Tennessee (Us.) hosts the most important races of the NASCAR motorsports championship, Where they go 165.000 spectators looking forward to experiencing the thrill of racing.

Precisely to enhance this last aspect with a different experience, those responsible for the circuit have opted to deploy an audio network over IP Dante de Audinate, becoming one of the most extensive and complex live audio facilities in the world.

As Josh Thompson explains, Co-Founder of Event Sound Services Specialist Point Source, contracted to carry out the integration of audio systems and the acoustics of the venue, "Given the unique demands of this environment, where high-pressure live events are held and where sound has to be distributed over great distances, There was only one digital audio network platform that was up to this challenge: Audinate's Dante Audio over IP Network".

The PA system is made up of more than five hundred speakers that deliver clear, quality sound, in which they are included from the national anthem, Ambient music and announcements in the stands, Rest areas and private spaces, and also reaches the perimeter of this extensive complex.

Thanks to the addressable IP network, multiple channels can be sent simultaneously along point-to-point routes and audio can be routed to individual speakers, groups of speakers or all of them, and these destinations can be modified on the fly.

In the event of an incident or unforeseen emergency, Like a storm, A lightning bolt, A power outage or a burning car on the track, The audio system of the track becomes the best and fastest way to warn the crowd of danger and broadcast messages to protect them.

"We take this responsibility very seriously, That's why we chose a highly secure audio networking solution, Configured with multiple levels of redundancy. Dante has proven to be extremely secure and with very low latency.", Thompson says.

with 140 inputs and outputs, Bristol's Dante network integrates hundreds of components, as digital signal processors BSS Audio BLU Dante, A digital audio mixer Yamaha with DM1000 analog/digital I/O box, Yamaha Dante-MY16-AUD interface card and Yamaha TI01608A to handle media inputs from analog sources, among others.

Another vital third-party component of the new circuit audio system is the manufacturer's D-series amplification platform Lab.Gruppen, that provides open and streamlined interoperability. Since amplifiers incorporate digital signal processing, Point Source didn't need to purchase external DSP enclosures, which in addition to a very important economic saving to the track management company, Eliminated Failure Points.

Numerous unDIO2X2 boxes of Attero Tech, each of which allows two I/Os to be added instantly and easily to the network. Access is as easy as attaching a camcorder or other device to one of the many Attero Tech wall plates available throughout the facility.

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