The Muni amphietrater reinforces its sound reliability with Powersoft amplification

To amplify the system of this space located outdoors, the Ottocanali 12K4 DSP+D and Duecanali power amplifiers have been installed 4804 DSP+D, that have multiple channels, Simple DSP and Dante integration.

The Muni was created in 1950 as a non-profit theater organization by the Springfield Municipal Opera Association (Springfield Municipal Opera Association) which transformed a wheat field from 55 acres in an outdoor amphitheater.

Located on the shores of a lake, The Muni amphitheater mounts four shows per season, live productions like 'Little Shop of Horrors', 'Sister Act', 'Legally Blonde' and 'Annie' which are currently on the bill.

To update the sound system in The Muni, Trent Keeling, Senior Design Consultant at Advanced Audio and Lighting Systems, selected power amplifiers Powersoft Ottocanali 12K4 DSP+D and Duecanali 4804 DSP+D to amplify the outdoor theatrical system.

With the presentation of four different productions each season, Keeling needed a system that offered reliability night after night. "Every weekend we have many people waiting to see the show., And we really have to reduce the risks regarding the reliability of our system. I can't have a show that starts at seven and think there's a problem with the amp.", Keeling clarifies.

Keeling and his firm were looking for an amplification solution that offered Dante connectivity to power FOH's console. Yamaha Q05 of The Muni. "Amplifiers that had Dante connectivity were needed., but also that they met other important requirements such as quality DSP, Multi-channel and power density in a small rack space. The Ottocanali 12K4 DSP+D and Duecanali 4804 DSP+D are perfectly suited", Keeling explains.

When looking for amplification solutions for the Left-Center-Right theater system (CSF) by The Muni, Keeling's attention was towards the multi-channel count and sound quality of the Ottocanali 12K4 DSP+D along with the simplicity of the DSP programming of the Duecanali unit..

"The DSP programming of the Duecanali amplifier is very simple and offers several attributes such as it is possible to control the overshoot with speakers that compensates for the loss of signal. También nos gustó la función de rollover analógico redundante para esta aplicación ya que no sólo estamos alimentando Dante, sino también entradas/salidas analógicas”, comenta Keeling.

Como un centro sin fines de lucro, The Muni consigue fondos estrictamente a través de la venta de ingresos, de modo que Keeling estaba buscando soluciones de amplificación que pudieran ser usadas por muchos años.

“Obviamente existen algunas opciones más accesibles en el mercado, pero al hacer actualizaciones para un espacio sin fines de lucro como The Muni, donde su dinero es precioso y difícil de invertir, la gente busca el rendimiento de sus inversiones. Al usar sistemas de alta calidad de Powersoft, no sólo sabes que van a funcionar durante años, sino que puedes estar tranquilo al saber que el sonido que obtendrás de los amplificadores será de la más alta calidad”.

Además del sonido fiable, Keeling eligió a Powersoft por su calidad sonora incomparable, que es fun-damental para un espacio de actuaciones al aire libre. “Atribuyó parte de la alta fidelidad, inteligibilidad y musicalidad directamente a los amplificadores Powersoft. Los altoparlantes de calidad se benefician con la amplificación de calidad. La nueva cobertura es muy amplia y muy musical”.

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