Bose Professional technology brings sound to Mexico's new Humanitas Theater

GeneSist has integrated the ShowMatch DeltaQ system and a distributed audio solution from this manufacturer for the different artistic shows and educational events that are presented on its stage.

Founded in 1979, the Humanitas University has eleven campuses in Mexico, the newest of them is Presa Madín, that opened last year in Atizapán de Zaragoza, very close to Mexico City, and which now has a functional theatre, The first of this university.

To ensure that all works, Shows, Conferences and cultural activities presented in the new Humanitas Theatre have all the technical facilities, The Mexican specialist GeneSist has designed a comprehensive audio solution, video, Lighting and theatrical costumes.

With the capacity to 512 people, the Humanitas Theatre has a stage of professional dimensions, Test and heating areas, Dressing rooms, Control cabin and a huge lobby. Being designed as a multifunctional space, A versatile technological infrastructure was required to respond to the needs of any production.

"Theatre, dance, opera, Classical and popular concerts; oratory, Congresses, Academic and even corporate presentations,... everything fits in the Humanitas Theater", explains María Guadalupe Lima, Coordinator.

That's why, The sound system had to respond to this versatility of events with a quality solution, yield, Intelligibility and ease of use. "Since the theater was just a project in plans, GeneSist got involved to advise on the different technological solutions, Isoptics and theatrical mechanics, and finally we take care of all the technological integration", remember Fidel Molina, Operations and Projects Manager of this company.

GeneSist chose the technology of Bose Professional for the entire audio solution. "To sound the theater room, we decided to use a ShowMatch DeltaQ linear array speaker system. We worked with the blueprints and data to generate a predictive model through Bose's Modeler software and make sure our proposal would be heard just as we wanted.", adds Molina.

The hall of the Humanitas Theater has a great height and is rectangular in shape, and the stage is on one of the baselines, I mean, on the longest face. These features challenged GeneSist to achieve full coverage., No "sound gaps".

To solve this, a solution was designed with a ShowMatch linear array., Consisting of four modules and one subwoofer per side, plus a RoomMatch Utility speaker as sound reinforcement to the center.

"The ShowMatch system was ideal because of its wide horizontal coverage and, although the room is very high, its modules offer different angles of coverage -points out the head of GeneSist-. With an adequate design we reach every last seat with impeccable fidelity and sound pressure level".

Four PowerMatch PM8500 amplifiers provide the power needed to power the ShowMatch DeltaQ system, while ControlSpace ESP-880 ensures signal processing quality. The ShowMatch system consists of four modules per side (two SM5s, one SM10 and one SM20), two SMS118 subwoofers (one for each side), and a RoomMatch Utility RMU208 speaker in center stage.

This application is a good example of the performance of DeltaQ technology, because the sound is directed more precisely to the audience, while interchangeable waveguides in each module,allow coverage to vary, and even create asymmetrical patterns, resulting in high sound quality and optimal vocal clarity for every seat in the room.

In addition to the sound of the room, GeneSist installed a speaker system to cover the lobby area and dressing rooms, and inform both the public and the artists waiting in the dressing room area about the start of the show, Play ambient music or locate someone. The sound has been distributed in two zones with sixteen FreeSpace DS 40SE units, controlled by a FreeSpace DXA2120 digital amplifier and mixer.

As María Guadalupe Lima points out, the sound result is the result of a comprehensive and very professional work with GeneSist and Bose, "It's really amazing the sound of the theater.. The companies that come to present their works receive a professional technical treatment, with a sound that only large audiences have and we are very happy".

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