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FESTIVALS AND OUTDOOR EVENTS

Post date May 19, 2023

CASE STUDY:

Festivals and Outdoor Live Events

Sound Systems

OUR MISSION

UNITE YOUR AUDIENCE

Martin Audio maximises consistent sound levels and coverage onsite while containing offsite noise levels to unite festival goers and the neighbourhood.

Headliners at Hyde Park are now performing at levels well in excess of 100db which was unthinkable before

Jim King, Senior Vice President, Live Events, at AEG

Revered Festival Sound

For over fifty years, Martin Audio has earned a reputation for supplying superb sound systems across the spectrum of sound reinforcement, including outdoor concerts and festivals.

In collaboration with our global network of rental partners, Martin Audio has taken pride of place on some of the world’s biggest and most prestigious festivals, such as Glastonbury, Rock in Rio, and BST Hyde Park.

With our fastidious focus upon full frequency sound, control, coverage and consistency, festival production teams rely upon Martin Audio to deliver the best controlled sound across their sites.

I have to say the system delivered a really exciting muscular sound with absolute clarity for the daily crowds that were in excess of 100,000. There’s nothing that will make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck as much as seeing an audience rocking as far as the eye can see.

Peter Racy, Gabisom Chief Engineer, Rock in Rio.

Unite Your Audience

Our philosophy of “Unite Your Audience” isn’t just a motto, it’s the guiding principle behind everything we do. Our systems bring our signature sound of clarity and impact with the coverage and consistency that truly connects the fans with the artist’s performance ensuring across the festival site, everyone hears the best sound.

Big Sound Without The Noise Pollution

Since the mid-2000’s Martin Audio has been an innovator in the arena of line array optimisation – the ability to manipulate sound for improved control, coverage and consistency for the benefit of the user and the audience.

Today, our acoustical simulation software provides both highly accurate sound system prediction with the ability optimise the sound against target goals set by the user and the dynamics of the festival grounds. The user specifies exactly what SPL and frequency response is required at various points throughout the festival site and intelligent software automatically determines the array configuration and controls the array to produce that result. With such control, both non-audience areas and Hard Avoid® areas ─ such as on stage and beyond the venue perimeter ─ can be programmed in, and vertical coverage can be fine-tuned electronically.

This helps to contain audio avoiding unnecessary sound bleed between stages, but moreover where offsite noise levels are enforced, this technology maximises onsite SPL levels, coverage and consistency while meeting off-site restrictions. Leading festivals rely on Martin Audio systems having born witness that alternative solutions have not met exacting standards in real world scenarios.

This makes for happier FOH engineers, performing artists, promoters, paying audience and the local neighbourhood, and ultimately a successful and profitable festival.

The technology behind Martin Audio MLA and Wavefront Precision allows us to deliver a full range intimate experience at 350m from the pyramid stage and yet within 50m of the edge of the arena, we can reduce the levels up to 15dB and even lower beyond. The accuracy of this system is unmatched; it’s like stepping through an invisible door as the sound rapidly fades around you.

Simon Honywill, Audio Consultant for Glastonbury.

All members of its management are approachable, down to earth, and they are service led, driven by its people and understanding that it’s about shared relationships and collaboration with customers.

Paul Timmins, Director, 22live

We had to control sound escape outside the venue to an unprecedented level, but with Martin Audio’s DISPLAY optimisation software the results were easy to obtain. Inside the audience field the audio experience was completely different to outside the perimeter. It was amazing how much sound pressure and quality was provided to avoid it leaking out.

Shuzo Fujii, Chairman, MSI Japan.

THEATRE AND LIVE PRODUCTIONS

Post date May 19, 2023

CASE STUDY:

Theatre

Best Sound Systems

OUR MISSION

UNITE YOUR AUDIENCE

Martin Audio delivers signature sound with class leading coverage, consistency and control to truly connect performers and audience for an unforgettable experience.

I felt that the MLA array was the right sounding loudspeaker system for the job and it offered me the most control and consistency of sound for the auditorium.

Nick Lidster, Sound Designer, Jesus Christ Superstar

Signature Sound, Class Leading Coverage and Performance

Since 1971, Martin Audio has been designing and manufacturing from its British headquarters high performance professional loudspeaker and electronics systems for both touring and permanent installation.

Theatre, musicals and live production is in our blood having provided sound systems for worldwide productions including Jesus Christ Superstar, Legally Blonde, Spamalot, Joseph, Return to Forbidden Planet, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Grease, Lord of the Dance and Dirty Dancing.

At Martin Audio we recognise the importance of intelligible speech, vocals and music that envelops the audience, front to back, regardless of the acoustic challenges set by the production or venue itself and have a range of product solutions tailored to meet these needs.

We achieve this by an obsessive attention to detail on the professional sound system’s acoustic performance, involving a sophisticated mix of design, research, mathematical modelling and software engineering, to deliver dynamic, full-frequency sound right across the audience.

SIDECAR SOCIAL

Post date February 26, 2023

SIDECAR SOCIAL

SONANCE
February 26, 2023
Case Studies

ABOUT SIDECAR SOCIAL

“Anything but your typical Texas bar, Sidecar Social is an innovative social experience. The 20,000 sqft space offers a place to watch the big game, relax outdoors, or get into some friendly competition with Pop-A- Shot and Foosball.”

JENNIFER JACKSON, DIRECTOR OF DESIGN – ON DECK CONCEPTS

THE CHALLENGE

Sidecar Social was an intriguing project with a bold vision and a complex space. The open concept L-shaped building brought unique challenges. There needed to be four distinct areas, each serving a specific purpose, from watching a ballgame to playing foosball, or sharing a meal with friends. The complexity came in making sure the whole space blended well together. For the project to be successful, there had to be a lot of trust and communication between everyone involved. Interior designer, Jennifer Jackson and CEO of SAVE, Tim Boyd took the challenge head on.

“The goal of the space and the real challenge was to make everyone feel comfortable. We wanted someone to be able to go to a dinner party all dressed up, and swing by Sidecar Social for cocktails on the way home. But we also have this other group of people that have been playing golf all day and want to come to Sidecar to watch the game.“ – Jennifer Jackson

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REQUIREMENTS

The dream for Sidecar Social was to be a place that had something for everyone, with well defined spaces that served specific functions, but that all fit together harmoniously. Two vital pieces of creating that harmony came from the audio and video quality throughout the space. It needed to be top notch to get the desired experience for the guests.

METHODOLOGY

Designing an automated system for a commercial project requires unique needs of that business and that it operates seamlessly and with ease. Functionality and usability are of utmost importance. That is why the team at Sidecar Social selected SAVE Electronics to help them transform their venue with the right audio, video, and system control. Creating a space with incredible audio from speakers that didn’t detract from the look and feel of the space was vital. There are roughly 150 Sonance speakers in Sidecar Social. The whole space can be turned up or played at lower levels depending on the time of day, and the audio quality isn’t compromised either way. The entire system is controlled by Crestron from an iPad. IPORT is the solution used to Hold, Charge, and Protect the iPad and can be mounted to the wall or on a charging dock.

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Amplifiers For Hospitality | LEA Install At Beachcomber Hotel & Resort

Post date January 30, 2023

Amplifiers For Hospitality | LEA Install At Beachcomber Hotel & Resort

When popular Australian Hotel and Resort, The Beachcomber, decided to completely gut and upgrade their entire audio system ahead of their busy season, local supplier Pro Sound and Lighting called on us to provide amplifiers for hospitality systems that would transform the space.

Let’s dive in and see how our partners down under at Midwich worked with the integrator to spec our CONNECTSERIES amplifiers into the AV system for this beachfront getaway.

THE SPEC

Amplifiers For Hospitality | LEA Install At Beachcomber Hotel & Resort

Venue: Beachcomber Hotel & Resort

Integrator: Pro Sound and Lighting

Install Purpose: Complete System Rennovation

Product Used: CONNECTSERIES 354 (X3), 702 (X1), and 704 (X1)

THE VENUE

Amplifiers For Hospitality | LEA Install At Beachcomber Hotel & Resort

The Beachcomber Hotel & Resort, or as the locals call it ‘The Beachie’ is an iconic waterfront destination located in the heart of the Central Coast, Toukley. The resort sits between two Great Lakes and the Pacific Ocean with nearly 100m of lake frontage and its own private pier. The sprawling complex was recently relaunched as a 4-star, an 80-room resort offering multiple indoor and outdoor bars, restaurants, six function rooms, gaming and bottle-shop amenities as well as expansive guest facilities including a 20-meter pool, sauna, gymnasium and wellness services, and a three-level car park all amid a 1-hectare site with lawns terracing down to the water’s edge.

With international travel to or from Australia on hold due to COVID-19 restrictions, the resort’s offering of a ‘Hamptons-inspired ambiance’ meant a big uptick in demand from locals looking for a unique vacation experience within Oz.

THE INTEGRATOR

Amplifiers For Hospitality | LEA Install At Beachcomber Hotel & Resort

To carry out the extensive renovation work, the resort relied on local production company Pro Sound and Lighting to provide a new audio system for the resort’s gaming and sports bar, DJ area, outdoor area, and hotel lobby areas.

Pro Sound and Lighting offer all the best brands under one roof. For all of your sales, hire production and installation entertainment technology gear. Stocking EV, QSC, Rode, Antari, Chauvet, Shure, Pioneer, KRK, AKAI, Event Lighting, and much more.

We sat down with Pro Sound and Lighting after the Beachcomber install was completed to talk shop. Check out our full conversation here.

THE INSTALL

Amplifiers For Hospitality | LEA Install At Beachcomber Hotel & Resort

Leonard Buckley, Production Manager at Pro Sound and Lighting, explained the demanding timeline of this project meant that the team was fighting against the clock and struggling with many manufacturers not having equipment on hand.

“This project had a particularly quick turnaround time, we needed to get the entire install done within the space of 3 or 4 weeks and couldn’t be held back because of equipment delays, ” commented Buckley. “One of the main reasons why we chose the LEA amps was because they were so easy to get our hands on and they were one of few companies with no supply chain issues.”

Ultimately the company decided to power the resort with five LEA Professional Dante Connect Series Amplifiers, including three of the Connect 354, one Connect 702 and one Connect 704.

For the Beachcomber Resort, Pro Sound and Lighting utilized QSYS and QSC speakers, InDesign box and ceiling speakers, Community speakers and Shure wireless systems.

“As the LEA amps can integrate with any kind of system, I wasn’t worried about investing in them without knowing what kind of system we would end up putting in the space,” commented Buckley. “We didn’t have to worry about what sort of system we were pairing with, and that’s what made it so easy for us to use them, there was no special programming or training involved, everything talked to each other nice and simple.”

“The very first thing I did with the amps was connect them to the cloud,” explained Buckley. “From the very first day of installing them I was able to remote monitor and see what was going on, it was really handy, especially as our office is a three-hour drive from the resort. We haven’t had any issues, the amplifiers have been flawless so far but the fact that the option to control them remotely is there, is really great.”

Buckley explained that one of the main challenges of the project was that the scope of the work was constantly changing due to the owners reconfiguring the space.

“Throughout the project the owners made changes as to how different areas of the resort would be utilized. The versatility of these amps was amazing, we never had to stress about things changing at the last minute because the amps were flexible in terms of what they could drive in their power outputs, we just put them in and knew we’d be okay.”

THE CONCLUSION

Amplifiers For Hospitality | LEA Install At Beachcomber Hotel & Resort

For Pro Sound and Lighting, this was their first time using LEA Professional amplifiers, yet because of the simple visual interface and resources provided by LEA, the team was able to install them quickly with no assistance.

“Everything was so intuitive that I didn’t need any assistance with getting everything going. There’s a couple of tutorial videos that I watched, and they had more than enough information for what I needed to do. The interface was very visual and very easy to understand. You didn’t have to do any specific training to get these things going like you do with a lot of audio-visual equipment in the industry. That was brilliant.”

The entire installation is now complete with the resort back open and taking bookings. So far, the team has received positive feedback and plan to do similar installations in other resorts within the hotel group.

“I want to put these amplifiers into every one of these clients’ venues and I’m really glad I found them,” concluded Buckley. “They’ve just been really reliable, even just the simple things of them turning on and off when they’ve been told to. That may seem like a small thing, but it makes a huge difference when things just work at the first go and at the price point they are, it’s just amazing.”

We’d like to thank our partners at Midwich for working with our integrator friends at Pro Sound and Lighting to get our amps into this killer installation and we hope that guests at the Beachcomber Hotel & Resort will enjoy a relaxing and fun stay for years to come as our amps amplify their experience.

If you have any questions or feedback about using amplifiers for hospitality install projects like this or any other projects, feel free to fill out the form below or reach out to us on our social media channels.

Conference Center Audio Systems: LEA Install At I-Hotel

Post date January 30, 2023

Conference Center Audio Systems: LEA Install At I-Hotel

The I-Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, IL brings people together from around the world to gather for corporate meetings, seminars, social events, weddings and so much more. From creating special moments and memories for the bride and groom’s big day to providing the tools and technology to inspire business leaders and deliver critical information, this space required technology with power, reliability, and flexibility. And it is an honor to have our amplifiers driving this conference center audio system.

Let’s dive in and take a closer look at this LEA install…

THE SPEC

CONFERENCE CENTER AUDIO SYSTEMS: LEA INSTALL AT I-HOTEL

Venue: I-Hotel and Conference Center

Install Purpose: Conference Center Expansion to provide over 70,500 sq. ft. of meeting space

Product Used: CONNECTSERIES CS704D (Qty. 9)

# of Zones: 27

Total Wattage: 25,200 Watts

THE VENUE

CONFERENCE CENTER AUDIO SYSTEMS: LEA INSTALL AT I-HOTEL

I-Hotel now provides more than 70,500 square feet of interior meeting space. This includes a modern 12,200 sq. ft. exhibit hall that can accommodate up to 750 guests for a wedding reception, endless floorplan options for large conferences and expos, and seating for up to 1,200 guests, theater-style. In total, they now have 9 new, fully reconfigurable rooms.

THE INTEGRATOR

CONFERENCE CENTER AUDIO SYSTEMS: LEA INSTALL AT I-HOTEL

Champaign-Urbana based C.V. Lloyde Audiovisual has been providing pro AV design, sales, and installation services throughout Illinois for more than 150 years. With a deep-rooted philosophy that the quality of a professional system must not be compromised by the actual installation, C.V. Lloyde counts many of the region’s universities, stadiums, houses of worship, school districts, and corporate facilities among their long list of clients.

Kyle Wikoff & Todd Fitton the System Design Team at C.V. Lloyde worked on the I-Hotel project, explained that I-Hotel management wanted to equip their new meeting spaces with high-quality, scalable AV systems. They also wanted to use the opportunity to upgrade their existing systems and tie them together for maximum, full-facility flexibility.

We recently got the chance to talk with Stephen Morris about some of their install stories, motivations, and just geek out a little bit about audio gear. It was a blast! You can read some of that transaction here.

THE INSTALL

CONFERENCE CENTER AUDIO SYSTEMS: LEA INSTALL AT I-HOTEL

Because the AV system is all network-based, C.V. Lloyde worked with the I-Hotel IT team to deploy the system. The C.V. Lloyde team designed the system, specified the equipment, and then provided the IT team with a database of equipment serial numbers and Mac addresses so they can set up their network around the equipment needs — whether it’s a standard network for IT or if it’s an AV network distributing audio or video.

And we were glad to hear that C.V. Lloyde was taking full advantage of our Cloud platform with this project as well.

“At the I-Hotel, we’re currently using AMX SVSI for AV transport, as well as an extensive Dante audio network,” explained Fitton. “The LEA amplifiers we’re using are 100% Dante and IoT-enabled, so we were able to put the LEA amplifiers on their own kind of network to be able to reach the internet because that’s not typical for the hotel facility — the remote connectivity is a huge LEA advantage for us, and the client loves it.”

“When we’re on-site, our technicians can log in to the system with a laptop or smart phone, walk around the facility and just mute a channel or a media zone and quickly be able to identify if it’s on or off,” said Fitton. “And when we are doing speaker testing, to be able to mute all the other channels of the amplifiers easily, that says a lot about the product. We really liked those features.”

The I-Hotel and Conference Center system is currently using nine 704D, Dante CONNECT SERIES amps for a total of 25,200 watts across 27 zones.

THE CONCLUSION

CONFERENCE CENTER AUDIO SYSTEMS: LEA INSTALL AT I-HOTEL

The new system is very flexible and easy to use, allowing hotel staff to quickly combine any rooms or any batch of rooms to meet any configuration need. Everything in the system is controllable via an AMX touch panel. C.V. Lloyde helped create a custom user interface that allows users to quickly set up background music and adjust audio volumes with or without engaging video projectors or dropping motorized screens.

According to the design team, the system delivers the audio quality, flexibility, and ease of use across the entire facility that the client required.

“LEA is our number one choice for amplifiers because of the units’ quality and connectivity, and for the relationship, we have with the people at LEA Professional,” said Fitton. “Their response times and level of support have been phenomenal— that’s a huge benefit, especially for hotel and conference spaces. I certainly look forward to more projects with the folks at LEA Professional.”

We’d like to thank C.V. Lloyde Audiovisual for giving our CONNECTSERIES a chance in this project and we hope that people will benefit from the support provided by our amps in the I-Hotel and Conference Ceneter for many years to come.

If you have any questions or feedback about using our CONNECTSERIES amps in install projects like this LEA Install for Conference Center audio systems or any other projects, feel free to fill out the form below or reach out to us on our social media channels.

Hospitality

Post date January 13, 2023

CASE STUDY:

Hospitality

Bar, Restaurant & Hotel Sound Systems

OUR MISSION

UNITE YOUR PATRONS

Martin Audio delivers a consistent acoustic signature of rich, clear sound across a venue, connecting the different facets of the space and delighting the patrons that frequent them. Consequently, venues become destinations and more profitable.

Everyone’s very impressed with the sound system because when you walk through the building, you essentially have the same acoustic signature throughout every space, there aren’t any gaps or areas where the highs drop out or it’s all bass.

Gibsons Italia, Chicago, USA

Signature Sound, Class Leading Coverage and Performance

We have an extensive record of successful hospitality installations, everything from bars and restaurants to hotels.

Delivering high quality sound can play an important part in turning venues into destinations, helping clientele smile so they become repeat customers who spread the word and thus increase the venue’s reputation and profitability.

Martin Audio has a wide portfolio of loudspeaker solutions – including weatherised outdoor speakers – to meet the variety of needs and challenges that face hospitality venues and their deployment of sound systems – this also helps to guarantee consistency of sound dynamics between different loudspeakers throughout their location, as well as working within an assortment of project budget scenarios.

Many of these solutions incorporate award winning Patented technology that deliver a superior audio experience for patrons of the venue and can solve acoustic challenges that the building may present.

Corporate Event

Post date January 6, 2023

CASE STUDY:

Corporate Event

Sound Systems

OUR MISSION

UNITE YOUR DELEGATES

Martin Audio delivers rich, clear sound that envelops all delegates ensuring impactful presentations that educate, motivate and inspire.

The system sounded great, with really even coverage from front to back and side to side, even within a very wide space. Everyone was very happy with the coverage, clarity and overall sound quality.

Jamie Ransford, OSA

Signature Sound, Class Leading Coverage and Performance

We have an extensive record of successful corporate events – ranging from Fortune 500 companies through to SME clients – based on the same philosophy that a delegation that can hear every word and feel inspired or informed will be more engaged and the event is more likely to fulfil its goals.

Many corporate events take place in spaces with highly reverberant surfaces that can significantly impact upon intelligibility: Martin Audio has patented technology solutions to better control sound and deliver superior coverage and consistency for the audience.

Similarly, the nature of these events often means that the ideal position for loudspeakers is not available because of sightlines or screens, and again Martin Audio solutions can compensate for this to still ensure clarity for the audience.

A wide portfolio of loudspeaker solutions meets the variety of needs and challenges that face corporate presentations and deployment of sound systems – this also helps to guarantee a consistency of sound dynamics between different loudspeakers, as well as working within different project budget scenarios.

Finally, with C-suite or celebratory presenters and entertainment guests, everything has to work seamlessly. Much like live touring sound, there are no second chances.

Live Venue

Post date January 6, 2023

CASE STUDY:

Live Venue

Best Sound Systems

OUR MISSION

UNITE YOUR AUDIENCE

Martin Audio delivers signature sound with class leading coverage, consistency and control to truly connect the artist and audience for an unforgettable experience.

ENGINEERS WHO’VE MIXED ON THE NEW MARTIN AUDIO SYSTEM HAVE HAD VERY POSITIVE REACTIONS ABOUT ITS FIDELITY, FIREPOWER, CONTROL AND EVEN COVERAGE

(Le) Poisson Rouge, New York

Signature Sound, Class Leading Coverage and Performance

Since 1971, Martin Audio has been designing and manufacturing from its British headquarters high performance professional loudspeaker and electronics system for both touring and permanent installation.

With our heritage in live production it’s no surprise that this has transferred into the realms of permanent audio installation within live venues. More often than not, live venues combined with bar and club areas so our portfolio offering has frequently meant and integrated system design approach. As with many other applications, our solutions focus upon appropriate sound level performance, coverage, consistency and control to unite audiences night after night.

ETHOS

Post date December 22, 2022

ETHOS

SONANCE
December 22, 2022
Case Studies

ABOUT ETHOS

Ethos is an upscale restaurant that pays tribute to the Mediterranean and is designed to draw in an audience of up and coming entrepreneurs and business professionals. These elements show up in the food, the interiors, and the people. Each aspect is interpreted in a revitalized context with a South African flavor.