In a collaboration with Audium and FLUX::, Culturgest became the first venue in Portugal to implement a fully immersive live sound system with FLUX:: SPAT Revolution while using the venue’s existing cinema surround speaker system for hybrid use.
The system integrates a FLUX:: SPAT Revolution engine running up to 64 channels from the mixing console, and routing through Dante and AES67 to the house speaker systems. Thirty-six surround speakers from the venue’s existing setup, covering rear, top and side channels, were reconfigured to support live immersive applications.
The LR speaker system used for traditional live events was integrated into the front, and the entire system was tonally matched and commissioned for transparency and cohesion between operation modes.
The configuration supports multiple operating modes for dance and theatrical productions with up to 32 audio objects, including configurations with all speakers, frontal speakers removed, or main floor only with no elevation.
For acoustic music scenarios, the venue can switch to a reverberation-only simulation mode using the SPAT reverb engine. Commissioning was performed by the FLUX:: team and included extensive onsite training for Culturgest’s two in-house engineers.
