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DUO GASTROBAR CELEBRATES A MICHELIN STAR AND MARTIN AUDIO SOUND

UAE: Situated in the luxury residential area of Dubai Hills, on the Business Park, DUO Gastrobar has joined the growing list ofhaute cuisinerestaurants being sucked into the fast-developing neighbourhood.

Founded by Duoband Restaurant Group from St. Petersburg, headed by Renat Malikov and Dmitry Blinov, its quest for the best has already earned them a Michelin star for their fine European cuisine (with a twist of Asian), while their clientele luxuriates in an interior characterised by light, airy colours and natural materials, while the musical ambience is delivered by Martin Audio’s best-selling CDD series.

But it wasn’t the aesthetic of the white CDD5s so much as the sound quality that had impressed the owners, according to regional distributors PRO LAB LLC. Already with a presence in the area the operators were aware that Martin Audio is the brand of choice for many upmarket establishments and also for project designers/consultants, LXA—who have worked on a number of projects with PRO LAB.

“In fact the owners had asked LXA to look for the providers of Martin Audio as it has such good visibility in the region,” confirmed PRO LAB general manager Jan Tarakji.

The Martin Audio distributors were happy to support LXA Senior Project Manager, Riaan Koch as he designed the main bar/restaurant sound around five discreet CDD5W.

But the operators also wanted some headroom in the system for when needed, and to this was added a pair of SX110 subwoofers.

Tarakji added, “They know that if they want to push the system … maybe play some deep house, they have the tools to do so, as these are small and punchy. Thanks to eyebolts LXA have been able to fly these—one at the bar and one at the opposite end of the venue—as space on the floor is at a premium.”

In addition to the main area there is also a separate covered terrace, with a different vibe where patrons are served their music via a further five CDD5W.

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WebApp 1.5: Thinks Faster, Talks Smarter

Continuing its mission to be the go-to zone control software for small to medium-sized venues, WebApp 1.5 arrives with a turbo upgrade and a brain boost to make life easier for system integrators, installers, and everyday venue staff.

What’s new?

Five Times Faster

With Sync speed improvements to WebApp, the flow of operation is now lightning quick and smooth for both system integrators and venue staff.

Auto Name Shortcuts

With auto naming of shortcut buttons, it’s  even faster to configure systems in WebApp. Fields where a user would manually add names of sources, inputs and outputs, WebApp will now make suggestions for the names of those zones. Based on both a library of preset names and from the Zone name, routing and speaker preset, this added intelligence allows a quick shortcut button push to name the field you are completing.

Configures Systems in Under 5 minutes

These enhancements alongside WebApp’s revered workflow means system integrators and installers can on average configure a 3-zone venue in under 5 minutes.

Talk Smarter

WebApp 1.5 has enabled Talk 8 announcements to be integrated into routines. Routines is the automation of control functions within a venue system such as when music starts to play in a given zone, or how the levels may change over the course of a day. WebApp is still the only zone control software in its class to offer this level of automation that makes installers look like super heroes and leaves staff worry free.

Audio files and announcements stored in the award-winning 8 zone digital paging station,  can now be assigned to a routine, such as a school bell or a marketing message in a retail store. This routine can either be triggered manually from WebApp or assigned to a time-of-day routine for automatic playout.

Similarly, when using a ZonePad 4 in single zone mode, the Zone buttons 1-4 can be assigned as routines for instant message replay, along with other routine parameter changes like source and volume.

Sub18 Support

It’s time to get your boom on, as the update also brings built-in presets for our latest hardware arrival—the mighty Sub 18. With deep bass and punch to spare, it’s now easier than ever to drop in low-end power with zero guesswork.

Simultaneous Update of WebApp Desktop Demo

As with all updates to WebApp, the companion offline tool, WebApp Desktop Demo, is also updated so users can get familiar with all functionality of WebApp without the need to be connected to a system.

Matt Rowe, the man leading the engineering wizardry, commented, “WebApp 1.5 isn’t just an update, it’s a leap toward a faster, friendlier, and more flexible audio control experience—because great venue sound should never be hard work.”

Download WebApp1.5 and Desktop Demo: https://optimal-audio.co.uk/support/software/

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