TiMax controls the audio of the immersive san miguel cave experience

Pixel Artworks has made an immersive experience in the cave of San Miguel that has included a spatial audio solution controlled by TiMax SoundHub. These technologies have been part of the visual spectacle formed by cartographic projection images.

the San Miguel Cave It is formed by a network of rocky caverns located in the nature reserve of the Rock of Gibraltar at an altitude of more than 300 meters above sea level. recently, Pixel Artworks has made an immersive experience helped by TiMax for the audio solution.

The spectacular mixed media show, created in the depths of the caves themselves, traces the formation of Gibraltar, centered on the rock itself. The ambitious project was commissioned by WrightTech Media, a local digital marketing solutions company.

Seeing the final project before the opening of the attraction in June, the director of WrightTech Media, Christian Wright, underlined the dimension that audio adds to the visual element of the project. “The lighting and projection are amazing, but the audio takes it to another level. There has never been anything like it in Gibraltar”.

The sound aspect of the project was specified and installed by Dan Roncoroni, of Raven AV, who worked with content producers, Zelig Sound, to create the emotional soundtracks that are accompanied by the video contents. Dan advised Zelig on the content styles that would work most effectively through the cave network..

Audio content was divided into zones to highlight and focus on individual features of the cave, as a huge area of stalactites resembling an angel with outstretched wings.

“A spatial audio processor was needed that could treat these areas independently and at the same time allow the content to flow through all of them based on the signals.. TiMax was the only solution capable of doing so”, explains Dan Roncoroni.

TiMax outputs via dante to a total of 35 Speakers EM Acoustics in the five areas of the attraction. Zone one houses 16 EM Acoustics EMS61 and three subwoofers S12, while the four smaller zones have an S12 subwoofer and EMS41 each.

EM Acoustics provided weatherproof versions of its standard speakers to ensure they lasted in the difficult space the cave presented..

The system is based on Dante with installation amplifiers Research Line in the rack and amplifier room Mezzo of Powersoft half-rack located within waterproof projector enclosures. Supplemental inputs to TiMax are provided by the media server Disguise, also through Dante.

A show controller Medialon talk to TiMax, notifying you of each cue activation.

Additional TiMax tickets have been enabled for on-premises events, with programming accessible through a Medialon-controlled display that allows you to switch projectors and lighting to a state of ambient beauty and TiMax to background music mode.

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