Outline (欧浪)新品Superfly打造立陶宛帕兰加音乐厅扩声系统
Outline’s New Superfly Takes Off InLithuania
位于波罗的海的海滨度假胜地帕兰加市，同名音乐厅刚配备了最先进的Outline (欧浪)音响系统，旨在满足当代演出场所的各种需求。
帕兰加音乐厅于2015年完工，可容纳2,200人，其引人注目的近圆形设计为音乐会、各种节日、电视项目、戏剧表演、会议和其他活动的制作提供了亲密感和空间感。
由Outline (欧浪)立陶宛代理商NO NOISE LT, UAB公司的首席执行官Kestutis Dulinskas和Linas Kazlauskas指导安装，该系统广泛使用了Outline (欧浪)产品组合，但采用了最新产品——突破性的紧凑型线源模块。
客户的任务指示非常明确，要求强大但不唐突的扩声，为整个场所提供顺畅、均匀的覆盖。
Dulinskas运用CAD 3D文件、Outline (欧浪)Open Array 3D声场预测/分析软件以及从场所的许多节目中获得的经验，描述了他的系统设计：
“由于音乐厅的大小和形状，音频配置并不简单。主左/主右阵列每边由12只Superfly和6只Mantas 28组成，其中Superfly作为远场的楼厅音箱，而Mantas作为下区补声音箱，主要覆盖大厅的下区。对于这样大小的场所来说，可能看起来有很多扬声器，但是我们需要这些扬声器来覆盖接近垂直90度的观众区域。同时良好的垂直指向控制，避免了天花板的反射。”
“设计阶段最困难的部分是为这个场所配置最好的超低音音箱。我们首先从中央集群部分开始，使用8只DBS 18-2超低音音箱，但这并不成功，因为天花板的强烈反射抵消了观众区大量的能量。经过大量的测量和试听后，我们决定采用左-右每边吊挂5只超低音箱，再在最前排地面加上1只超低音箱。这个设计方案非常成功。”
除了主左/主右系统之外，大量Outline (欧浪)产品配置在音乐厅周围- Spectra和Vegas 12 CX模块作为外部补声，更多Vegas 12 CX作为楼厅下区补声，而更多Mantas 28s作为内部补声和前部补声。整个系统仅由8台Outline (欧浪)X8功放驱动，以及由全新的Outline (欧浪)NEWTON 16+8数字集线器控制整个系统。
Dulinskas讲述他为帕兰加大厅选择Outline (欧浪)：
“对于这个特别的场所，我们需要一个非常紧凑但非常强大的扬声器系统，而Outline (欧浪)的Superfly可以做到。对于我们来说，Outline (欧浪)是一家非常专业的公司，拥有出色的产品，新品Superfly作为一个高端系统，由四个放大通道驱动，而大多数竞争对手都使用费用低廉的二分频设计这种系列的音箱，这些设计根本无法与Superfly的音频质量竞争。Superfly的三分频设计正是我们选择的主要因素。”
此项目的最后也是最重要的部分——客户和最终用户的反应是什么？Dulinskas总结道，“我认为客户非常高兴。现在这个场所的每个节目从PA方面听起来很好，而且覆盖范围也非常好。对于任何来访的租赁公司而言，在演出前的几个小时内是不可能设置出这样的音响系统，这意味着所有来访的音响公司和工程师现在可以花更多的时间来为节目调音，而不用设计PA。从安装完成后的第一场演出，来访工程师也对Outline (欧浪)系统的音质、覆盖范围和功率表示赞许。”
Located in the Baltic coastal resort town ofPalanga, their eponymous concert hall has just been outfitted with a state-of-the-art Outline audio system designed to handle all the diverse demands of a contemporary performance space.
The Palangos Concert Hall was completed in 2015 with a capacity of 2,200 seats, its striking near-circular design providing both intimacy and space for a range of productions including concerts, festivals, TV projects, theatrical performances, conferences and other events.
Specified and installed by Outline’s Lithuanian distributor NO NOISE LT, UAB under the guidance of their CEOs Kestutis Dulinskas and Linas Kazlauskas, the system draws extensively on Outline’s product portfolio but features their very latest product, the groundbreaking compact line-source module.
The brief from the client was very specific, demanding powerful but unobtrusive sound reinforcement that would provide smooth, even coverage for the entire room.
Using a combination of CAD 3D files, Outline’s Open Array 3D prediction / analysis software and the experience gained from many shows in the venue, Dulinskas describes his system design:
‘The audio configuration is not simple, because of the size and shape of the room. The main L/R arrays consist of twelve Superfly plus six Mantas 28 per side, with the Superfly cabinets working like far-field boxes for the balcony while the Mantas are effectively downfill speakers, mainly covering the lower parts of the hall. It may seem like a lot of speakers for this size of venue, but we need them to cover the nearly 90-degree vertical audience geometry. At the same time we have a good vertical dispersion control which avoids reflections from the ceiling.’
‘The hardest part of the design phase was to find the best subwoofer configuration for this venue. We started with a central cluster of eight DBS 18-2 subwoofers but this was not successful due to strong reflection from the ceiling, which cancels a lot of energy in the audience area. After extensive measurements and listening tests we decided to fly L-R subs, five per side, with an additional sub on the ground for the very first rows. This design works very well for the arena.’
Beyond the main L/R system, more Outline products were deployed in various roles around the room – Spectra and Vegas 12 CX modules were installed as outfills, more Vegas 12 CX were used as under-balcony fills while yet more Mantas 28s were located to provide infill and front fill coverage. The whole system is powered by just eight Outline X8 dante-equipped amplifiers while overall system control is provided by the all-new Outline NEWTON 16+8 digital hub.
Dulinskas comments on his choice of Outline for the Palanga’s Hall:
‘For this particular place we needed a pretty compact but very powerful loudspeaker system and Outline’s Superfly looks perfect in this place. For us Outline is a very professional company with great products and the new Superfly performs like a high-end system. It requires four channels of amplification while most competitors in this range of speakers are using cost effective two-way design boxes, which just cannot compete with Superfly for audio quality. Superfly’s 3-way design was a major factor in our choice.’
The final and most important part of the project – what has been the reaction from the client and end-users? Dulinskas concludes, ‘I think the client is very happy. Now every show in this place will sound good from a PA aspect and the coverage is pretty good too. For any visiting rental company it is not possible to set up a sound system like this in the few hours they have before a show which means that all guest sound companies and engineers can now spend much more time on mixing their show, not in designing a PA. Even from the first shows after the installation was finished, visiting engineers were impressed by sound quality, coverage and power from the Outline system.’
