Hemisphere breaks the sound barrier
Hemisphere Conference Centre & Hotel, located on the Moorabbin Campus of Holmesglen TAFE, recently upgraded their audio-visual system courtesy of solutions company, Lightmoves.
With their business heavily focused on corporate conferences and retreats, Hemisphere demands first class performance from their audio-visual systems. Their existing system was not capable of meeting these standards; suffering from poor sound quality that was often muffled and uneven. In addition, many of their clients were now demanding access to a projector and projector screen, facilities not readily available in-house.
After their highly successful installation of a complete audio-visual system in the conference rooms of Holmesglen TAFE’s Chadstone campus, Lightmoves were approached by Hemisphere to provide a solution that would not only drastically enhance their overall audio-visual quality, but also fall within budget. Although best known for their high standard of lighting installations and lighting control systems, Lightmoves was able to call on its wide variety of skills to provide the solution.
Lightmoves’ Peter Gray, in collaboration with Joe Scalise from Broadcast Services, prepared an initial proposal for Hemisphere to consider. The following months saw extensive discussion and refinement of the specification, leading to the development of a cost effective solution that met all requirements.
The primary priority was audio quality and intelligibility.
To achieve this, Lightmoves installed a control rack in the back of
the restaurant that gives global control over the audio system. This includes
Australian Monitor Synergy SY 400V Amplifiers and an AMIS ZRM4 6x4 Routing Audio
Mixer that operates in conjunction with the existing radio, tuner, DVD and CD
player. This setup allows the audio to be controlled and distributed to the
four required zones; The Restaurant, The Bar, The Café and The Foyer.
A microphone can also be connected to the system, allowing a complete paging
and public address system to be distributed to any or all of the zones.
A total of 28 JBL Control 24 CT Micro Speakers were installed in the bar and restaurant area, due to their superior sound quality and durability.
Using a NEC MT 1065 LCD projector and a Screen Technics
Lecturer Motorised Roller Screen, Lightmoves created a complete presentation
space in the restaurant. To complete the setup, a microphone input point was
added along with two Video and VGA input points linked directly to the LCD Projector.
This simple, but effective, setup facilitates professional corporate presentations,
by 
simply
hooking up a computer to the VGA input point.
An additional Video / VGA input point, located on the wall
behind the Projector extends the flexibility of the system This point also feeds
the vision back to the control rack allowing it to be distributed to other areas
of the bar and restaurant. This also provides flexibility for large presentations,
with video feeds being accessible to video screens at points throughout the
complex.
Now, when Hemisphere promotes their audio-visual faculties to potential clients,
they can do so with the utmost confidence that their system will not only meet
expectations; but significantly exceed them!
For more information on Audio-Visual infrastructure and
installation, please contact Peter Gray of Lightmoves on 9701 2500.
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