Auditorium at the Campus in Segovia

DAS Audio sound system for the auditorium at the María Zambrano Campus in Segovia

An end-to-end sound system based on speakers drawn from the Spanish company’s Aero, LX, Artec-500 and Action-500 series was installed.

The University of Valladolid’s María Zambrano Campus in Segovia recently expanded its facilities after inaugurating a new building, home to a magnificent 400-seat Auditorium/Assembly Hall.

This multi-purpose space required a versatile multi-purpose sound solution, and after the campus managers choose Valladolid-based EMCO for the installation of a brand-new audio system, the sound solution provider called in DAS Audio to analyze the sound in the auditorium and propose a new system design. Álvaro Plumed, DAS Audio’s Sound Project Engineer, worked hand in hand with the company to conduct a series of simulations, ultimately recommending an audio set-up sourced from DAS Audio’s Artec, Aero and Action catalog of products.

The main system features two line arrays at each end of the stage in a L-R configuration, each with three LX-118A subwoofers and six Aero-20A systems flown below the subwoofers. With each system positioned at the optimal angle, the set-up provides particularly uniform coverage paired with excellent speech intelligibility. The entire system is equipped with the DASnet™ audio control and management system.

Two Artec-510A systems were installed to cover the area immediately adjacent to the stage, while two Action-M512A monitors provide all the coverage that speakers or performers on stage need. The system, every element of which is powered, is rounded out with a DAS DSP-2060A digital signal processor.

Both the EMCO technicians who worked on the installation and the University Campus of Segovia managers were thrilled with the results of the installation, underscoring the system’s clean sound and uniform coverage throughout the auditorium.  “The cardioid configuration of the low frequency systems was designed by inverting the last system to focus the maximum cancellation on the stage”, said Álvaro Plumed, “while also adapting the system’s axis of maximum radiation to the slope of the audience area”.